Richard Maponya 'decided to celebrate his 100th birthday with his late wife'

She recalled how Maponya had said he wanted to be reunited with his late wife, Marina Maponya, who gave up her social worker profession to join her husband in starting up a variety of business ventures.Marina died of cancer in 1992.“Marina had no fear of hard work,” he said, describing her as a perfect match for Maponya.

Mabuza-Suttle recalled how the Maponyas opened their home to her and other young people. She said they dared not misbehave in front of Maponya, whom she described as a disciplinarian. A representative from Maponya’s church, Reverend P Mengoai, described him as a great man of God, who made a huge contribution to the church.

“He did not want to occupy leadership positions at church because he led enough of them in business,” Mengoai said. He added that whenever Maponya made a contribution towards church initiatives, he never wanted recognition.

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