Mteto Nyati acceptance speech on receiving an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Johannesburg

Today, the University of Johannesburg has conferred an honorary doctorate in Information Technology Management on our Group Chief Executive Mteto Nyati.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg, Prof Tshilidzi Marwala said the institution recognises “the outstanding contribution of Mteto Nyati driven by elevating others, service, integrity, excellence and fairness.”
In accepting the honorary doctorate, Mteto said, “It is such an honour for me to receive a degree from an institution whose vision is to dynamically shape the future. As a pragmatic engineer, I fully align with your values of imagination, conversation, regeneration and ethical foundation. These values speak to me.”
Mteto thanked his late parents for instilling the love of education in him, a nose for business and a grounding in ethics. He also thanked his primary and secondary school teachers. He expressed his gratitude to Altron and previous employers for giving him an “opportunity to do good business while doing good.”
Mteto concluded his acceptance speech by saying: “I will strive to serve humanity through innovation that matters. I will continue to push for innovation that makes a difference.