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In the wrong hands, its wealth of diversity can be the very weapon used to push the country further away from realising its real potential, writes Solly Moeng. 



Mashaba promised that the book would be back on shelves by the end of the month.

In the wrong hands, its wealth of variety can be the extremely weapon utilized to press the nation

Disgraced political analyst and author Prince Mashele and ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba have made up, while senior researcher Brutus Malada has decided to quit the party after a fallout over Mashaba's R12.5m self-funded biography.

Mashaba promised that the book would be back on shelves by the end of the month.

As next year’s national and provincial government elections draw closer, the credibility of potential contestants and their parties will come under intense scrutiny. A sizeable chunk of the electorate will be looking for credible alternatives to the ruling ANC.

Mashele misled the publisher by claiming his biography of ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba was unauthorised, which means without the permission of the subject.

This is how anger becomes a blind spot

Inside Prince Mashele’s biography of Herman Mashaba, 'The Outsider' and other news from the Franschhoek Literary Festival.

Cholera, an acute diarrheal disease that can kill within hours if left untreated. Currently, the death toll is over 20 of