Maponya passed away in the early hours of Monday morning following a short illness, his family confirmed. He was 99-years-old.
“He has left behind a towering legacy and I call on businessmen and businesswomen to take up the baton and see fulfilled his long-nurtured dream to open a youth entrepreneurship academy,” he said.
What a champion! RIP
An entrepeneur, not a tenderpreneur. A businessmen when it was difficult to be a black businessmen. A legend of Africa. A son of the soil. RIP
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