Richard Maponya

Richard Maponya
GCOB
Born
Richard John Pelwana Maponya

(1920-12-24)24 December 1920
South Africa
Died6 January 2020(2020-01-06) (aged 99)
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1944 - 2020 (76 years)
OrganizationMaponya Developments
Known forPioneer of black business in South Africa under apartheid
Political partyANC
AwardsOrder of the Baobab

Richard John Pelwana Maponya, GCOB, (24 December 1920 – 6 January 2020) was a South African entrepreneur and property developer best known for building a business empire despite the restrictions of apartheid and his determination to see the Soweto township develop economically.

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