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President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday deliver the eulogy at the Special Official Funeral of the late business leader Dr Richard Maponya in Johannesburg, Gauteng.

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Maponya died on January 6 2020 a few days after celebrating his 99th birthday following a short illness. His career as a pioneering entrepreneur spanned over fifty years. Ramaphosa has honoured Maponya with a Special Official Funeral Category 2. The National Flag has been flown at half-mast from last Friday and will remain until the evening of the burial.

The funeral is set to take place at the University of Johannesburg, Soweto Campus, Johannesburg from 8:00. The funeral programme will then be followed by the burial at West Park Cemetery. The community of Soweto honoured Maponya at a memorial service which took place at Maponya Mall in Soweto on Monday.

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when i saw the word eulogy i was about to jump with joy. i thought God did us all a favor and took Pravin. then boom i saw Dr Richard Maponya 😔 anyways RIP PravinMustGo

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