`He brought dignity to black people`: Soweto residents honour Richard Maponya
(World News South Africa)

Johannesburg - The community of Soweto honoured recently departed preeminent businessman Richard Maponya at a memorial service which took place at Maponya Mall in Soweto on Monday. Maponya died on Monday last week following a short illness after an illustrious career which spanned over fifty years as a pioneering business entrepreneur. Maponya Mall was built by Maponya in 2006. The Maponya family co-owns the mall with JSE-listed property company Redefine. On September 24, 2007, late former president of South Africa (SA) Nelson Mandela cut the ribbon to declare Maponya Mall open for business. In an audio-visual recording on two big screens at the memorial service in Soweto, showed Maponya...