Mashaba clarifies ‘The Outsider’ book arrangements
22 May 2023
ActionSA regards it necessary to provide clarification on the matter of The Outsider – the biography authored by Prince Mashele about Herman Mashaba’s life and political experience. Such a clarification was only possible this morning following the return late last night of Mashaba from an international trip with his family.
ActionSA notes various media reports which have incorrectly sought to make this matter about the integrity of Mashaba. These false allegations cannot go uncontested.
It is necessary to clarify that the book was not an ActionSA project and was initiated 2 years before ActionSA was launched while Mashaba was still the Mayor of Johannesburg. The project involved a 3-year in-depth research exercise into Mashaba’s life.
A plan to finance the book was presented by Mashele to Mashaba in October 2018 but when it became clear that raising the funds would be challenging, Mashaba agreed to provide the initial finance of R12.5 million in his personal capacity.