PHUTI MOSOMANE
THE African national Congress (ANC) has strongly criticized ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba, accusing him of perpetrating one of the most audacious acts of deception in literary history.
According to a report in the Sunday Times, it was revealed that the book titled “Herman Mashaba” written by political analyst Prince Mashele, which was purported to be an unauthorized biography, was actually funded by Mashaba himself through an agreement between the two.
The report further disclosed that Mashaba paid Mashele a staggering sum of R12.5 million to write the book.
Earlier this month, Mashele’s book, “The Outsider: The Unauthorized Biography of Herman Mashaba,” was launched amidst much fanfare, said the ANC.
It said he book was presented as an independent and unauthorized account of Mashaba’s life. However, it has now come to light that Mashaba not only provided substantial financial support of R12.5 million to Mashele for conducting the “research,”
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