Maponya remembered: ‘O robale ka kgotso Tlou’

Humble, magnanimous and generous are some of the words President Cyril Ramaphosa used to describe Dr Richard Maponya during his funeral service at the University of Johannesburg Soweto campus on Tuesday.

Maponya – fondly known as the “godfather of black business” – passed away on January 6 after a short illness. He was 99 years old.Trained as a teacher, he started his business career in the clothing industry, but was blocked from opening a clothing store by the apartheid government. Parks Tau, deputy minister for cooperative governance and traditional affairs, was the programme director for the funeral proceedings. Pictures: GCISMaponya’s casket is guided into the venue at UJ’s Soweto campus.IFP founder and former leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi said Maponya was the “most visionary individual he has ever met”.

Buthelezi concluded by encouraging his family to continue sharing stories about Maponya and said that was where they would find comfort. “Grandpa had a great sense of humour and we would laugh often with him. He really had his own special way of showing us how he loved us and I’m sure, at some point, each of us thought we were the favourite,” she said.

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