'Dr Maponya‘s life a testament to resilience' - Ramaphosa

Maponya started his small grocery store where they also distributed milk in Soweto in the early 1950s, he went on to build an empire that included a car dealership, liquor store, a supermarket, filling station and a R450 million shopping mall through a joint venture with property group Zenprop.

He became a well-known icon in Soweto and South Africa as a whole for spearheading black people’s involvement in business. He founded the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 1964 to look out for black business people’s interests during apartheid. “He was of that rare breed of entrepreneurs who would not be held back or become disheartened by difficult operating conditions - in fact, having obstacles put in his path drove him even further to succeed,” Ramaphosa said.

kgmadisa Capitalist self enrichment never cared about the poor I don't remember him asking for donations to build school for the poor 😏😏😏

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