Herman Mashaba, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Herman Mashaba

South African businessperson

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1959

Place of Birth: Hammanskraal, Gauteng, South Africa

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Herman Mashaba (anglicized from Tsonga spelling Maxaba) is a South African entrepreneur, politician and the former Mayor of Johannesburg.
He is the founder of the hair products company Black Like Me He is famous in South Africa for his life story: growing up and struggling against poverty and the Apartheid government to open his own hair business, which became the biggest hair brand in South Africa, making him a millionaire.
He publicly backed Mmusi Maimane in the Democratic Alliance leadership race.
He also wrote the book Black Like You which is his autobiography.
Philosophically, he is a libertarian and "capitalist crusader" whose highest value is "individual freedom."On 22 August 2016, Mashaba was elected Mayor of Johannesburg by the first sitting of the city council following countrywide local government elections.
He announced his resignation on 21 October 2019.
He left office on 27 November 2019.