Prince Mashele

Political Analyst, Columnist & Public Intellectual

Meet Prince Mashele

Prince Mashele is a prolific writer and commentator on diverse subjects related to his training as a political scientist. An influential thinker, who has written articles for South Africa’s top newspapers, including the Sunday Times, Sunday Independent, Business Day, Sowetan, and others, Prince Mashele is also a sought-after political consultant. Further, as the speech writer for, among others, the SA Presidency and the Pan-Africa Parliament; such insights have further informed his opinions on South Africa today.

He has a Master’s Degree in Political Studies (Rhodes University), an Honours Degree in Political Studies and a BA Degree (both from the University of Venda). Prince Mashele is a a former Senior Research Fellow at GovInn. Previously he served as Executive Director of the Centre for Politics and Research. Mashele also lectured in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria.

‘Ramaphosa will go down in history as one of the most useless presidents’ – analyst

Political analyst Prince Mashele has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa, stating he will be remembered as “one of the worst presidents” in the country’s history.

Prince Mashele: I will publicly endorse Helen Zille if she vies for Joburg mayoral chain

Political analyst Prince Mashele says he would endorse former Western Cape premier Helen Zille to take over the reins as mayor of Johannesburg – if her party selects her as its candidate in the 2026 local government elections.