Soweto’s first mega retail mall opened in 2007 and takes its name from Richard Maponya, a Soweto entrepreneur and race horse owner, who is legendary for having overcome the limits of Apartheid to create a retail empire. Besides being a retail and entertainment hub offering South Africa’s big retail and grocery brands, Maponya Mall’s establishment was historic as the first major mall in the township, diverting the estimated millions in capital flow to outside of Soweto.
