Unmasking the politics of mass deception – Softcover

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“Seepe’s voice is not apologetic, nor is it innocuous, but ‘risky’, and valiant and determined to pioneer ‘annoyance’ to power, a needle in the comfortable couch of the ‘politics of the stomach’. … I value Seepe’s audacity and tenacity to pen down such a challenging work. One does not have to pick sides to take notice and appreciate Seepe’s line of vision with respect to the issues he is problematising. We can appreciate his presence and his decisively courageous brilliance in calling out compromised, ‘single and false’ narratives. Seepe’s voice intrepid and audacious is a harbinger of a nascent and greatly needed intellectual trend that should lend credence to a currently developing culture of South African intellectualism. And one marvels at a voice that looks at issues in a direct, courageous and unsettling manner. …”

Mogomme Alpheus Masoga, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Zululand

“In Unmasking the Politics of Mass Deception: An Intellectual Act of Rebellion Sipho Seepe once again offers a testament of what punditocracy should be. Written with vigour and passion, this book confronts and combats the liberal consensus that continues to saturate the post-1994 South African scene. By writing against this decadent grain, Seepe’s radical refusal compels us, lucidly so, to come into contact with his signature of speaking truth to power – parrhesia.”

Tendayi Sithole, Professor, Department of Political Sciences, UNIS A, author of The Black Register

About the Author
Professor Sipho Seepe is currently the Deputy Vice Chancellor: Institutional Support at the University of Zululand. Seepe holds an MSc (Physics) from Wits University and MEd from Harvard University. He also holds a PhD from the University of North West. He is a recipient of Harvard Fellowship and the Senior Research Fulbright Fellowship. Seepe re-joined the academy following a 9-year stint
in government where he served as Special Advisor to Ministers in several departments; Public Service and Administration, Human Settlement, Communications, and Defence and Military Veterans. Seepe is a prolific writer on social and political issues. He is a
former columnist for both the Mail & Guardian and the Business Day.