{"id":215384,"date":"2020-08-13T07:42:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T06:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=215384"},"modified":"2023-01-14T20:50:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T19:50:12","slug":"10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-richard-maponyas-children-and-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-richard-maponyas-children-and-family\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things To Know About Richard Maponya’s Children and Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richard Maponya was married to Marina Nompinti Maponya (n\u00e9e Sondlo) until his death in 2020. He had a total of eight children with his wife and among them are Chichi, Solly, Godfrey, and Bonnie Maponya.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Richard\u00a0Maponya\u00a0attained a reputation as a South African who set himself up for success for many years as a businessman, and property developer who regardless of the many blocks of apartheid built a business empire, and worked many years of his life to change not just his financial\u00a0status, but to watch Soweto and his\u00a0country change economically and in many other aspects. Following his example, Richard\u00a0Maponya\u2019s children have turned out to be important business individuals who also have black communities and the country at heart.<\/p>\n

Maponya was born in\u00a01920\u00a0died of old age on January 6, 2020, but this was not until he turned 99. He became the founder of the African Chamber of Commerce; opened the Maponya\u00a0Mall, a 65,000 square-meter development in Soweto; and became one of the most acknowledged and wealthy black people in South Africa. His success would also see many other members of his family in the spotlight, especially his late wife Marina, who like him was bent on making their business strive. His kids and grandchildren did not fall out of the great business reputation he has set, making the entire family among the most respected and revered in the country.<\/p>\n

Facts That Prove Richard Maponya Had a Fulfiled and Exciting Family Life<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1. His wife was Nelson Mandela\u2019s cousin<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Richard and Marina Maponya (Image Source<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Behind the very successful Richard was his wife, Marina Nompinti\u00a0Maponya (n\u00e9e Sondlo) who was significant not only for contributing to the wealth of her family but also in the democratic journey of South Africa and black empowerment. Born in 1934, Marina was a cousin to former South Africa\u2019s president Nelson Mandela<\/a>. Because of Richard’s closeness to the Mandela family, he was the person who drove Tata Nelson Mandela from the Victor Verster prison after his release.<\/p>\n

2. Marina Nompinti Maponya also had an entrepreneurial mind<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The enthusiasm for entrepreneurship pushed Marina to work alongside Maponya\u00a0to create businesses even when they were not given the\u00a0license to own a shop because they were blacks. She first practiced as a social worker for which she trained before she joined her husband and together, they started the Dube Hygienic Dairy, employed boys on bicycles to deliver the milk to customers, and the rest became history. Marina had her hands in other works of life including being a member of Black Housewive\u2019s League, an organization aimed at building strong moral\u00a0fiber\u00a0in black communities, and a philanthropist among others. Unfortunately, she died many years before her husband in 1992 when she was only 56. A director of 9 public companies, the belief is that had she not died rather early, she would have played a significant role in the country’s politics.<\/p>\n

3. Richard Maponya\u2019s children are 8<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Unlike most other individuals with great fortune, Richard was only married to a single woman with whom he remained until they were parted in death. With his wife, Maponya had a large family of 8 children.<\/p>\n

4. His daughter Chichi started working at his shop at the age of 6<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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