Herman Mashaba is a South African entrepreneur, politician, and president of ActionSA. Mashaba formed his political party in August 2020 and once served as the Mayor of Johannesburg. He is also the founder of Black Like Me, a hair product company. Read Herman Mashaba's biography today.and entrepreneur has achieved a lot in his life. He rose from poverty into one of the wealthiest South Africans today. Discover more about him today.Herman Mashaba's age is 64 years as of June 2024.
He left Spar and started selling SuperKurl African hair-care products. He soon realised that hair products were his passion, and he was not content being an employee. Over the years, he ventured into other sectors of the economy. Herman Mashaba's companies deal in real estate, aviation, security, IT, mining, and construction.In 2012, Herman Mashaba became the chairperson of the Free Market Foundation. He held the position until May 2014, when he stepped down to become a member of the Democratic Alliance.
On 3 August 2016, the elections for the mayor were held, and ANC lost its majority in Johannesburg. Democratic Alliance allied forces with the Economic Freedom Fighters. The two parties agreed to vote for Herman Mashaba as the Mayor of Johannesburg.On 22 August 2016, Mashaba was sworn in as the Mayor of Johannesburg. He resigned from the position on 27 November 2019 because of disputes in the leadership of the Democratic Alliance party.