Now in his eighties, Mister Maponya recently opened a huge shopping center in Soweto, near the city of Johannesburg.

八十多岁高龄的马蓬亚先生最近还在约翰内斯堡附近的索韦托开办了一个巨大的购物中心。

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Its transformation from chaotic township to thriving Johannesburg suburb got a boost when the 700, 000-square-foot Maponya Mall opened in 2007.

2007年，700,000平方英尺(65032.1平方米)的马蓬亚购物中心开业，推动这个地区由混乱乡镇转变为繁荣的约翰内斯堡郊区。

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Its transformation from chaotic township to thriving Johannesburg suburb got a boost when the 700,000-square-foot Maponya Mall opened in 2007.

2007年，700,000平方英尺(65032.1平方米)的马蓬亚购物中心开业，推动这个地区由混乱乡镇转变为繁荣的约翰内斯堡郊区。

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Mr Maponya's business empire is expanding.

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