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On this day
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On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 10 March?

On this day
News

On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 9 March?

Gayton
Celeb News

Petty? Gayton plays AKA diss track for ‘hater’ Helen [watch]

On this day
News

On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 10 March?

On this day
News

On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 9 March?

Gayton
Celeb News

Petty? Gayton plays AKA diss track for ‘hater’ Helen [watch]

DA
Gauteng

DA takes to the streets against ‘discriminatory’ education Bill

By Rorisang Kgosana05-07-2022 10:21

The DA will be protesting against the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act outside the office of Gauteng education MEC Panyaza Lesufi.

Helen Zille eskom load shedding
Lifestyle

Helen Zille – and Batman – gloat over Cape Town’s reduced load shedding

By Marilynn Manuel30-06-2022 16:07

While most of SA are subjected to stage 6 load shedding, parts of Cape Town only have stage 4. Helen Zille got quirky with ‘The Dark Knight’.

ANC Party Zille
News

ANC and DA coalition? It’s a ‘NO’ from Helen Zille – here’s why

By Tshepiso Mametela16-06-2022 08:56

DA Federal Council chair Helen Zille has made it clear she is not keen on going into a united government with the ‘criminal’ ANC party.

Maimane
Celeb News

‘She says some very racist things’: Mmusi Maimane on Helen Zille

By Alicia Naidoo21-05-2022 09:00

Mmusi Maimane opened up about Helen Zille on an episode of ‘Podcast and Chill’: ‘I think she says some very racist things.’

Helen Zille KZN police officer
News

Cop’s killing should spark as much anger as George Floyd in SA – Zille

By Thabo Baloyi05-05-2022 15:38

Police officer Michael Jameson was shot dead while attempting to prevent a hijacking in Umbilo, Durban – right outside his daughter’s school

Helen Zille Langa
News

Live in Langa? Helen Zille says you’re ‘100 x better off’ than other poor people

By Tom Head19-04-2022 12:33

Livin’ La Vida Langa? The DA’s Helen Zille has courted controversy again on Tuesday, following remarks she made about poverty in the Cape.

Helen Zille
LGBTQIA+

‘Lose the wokus-pokus pronouns’: Helen Zille angers LGBTQI+ community

By Naledi de Wee04-03-2022 18:03

‘When we have equal rights,’ responded a Cape Town-based Twitter user after Helen Zille told her to ‘lose’ her pronouns.

Bongani Baloyi Helen Zille
News

‘Stop infantilising me’: Bongani Baloyi takes on Helen Zille in Twar

By Thabo Baloyi09-02-2022 06:10

Political rows are once again playing out on Twitter, this time between ActionSA’s Bongani Baloyi and his ex-boss, DA leader Helen Zille

Bongani Baloyi Helen Zille
News

Zille responds as Bongani Baloyi calls DA ‘toxic’ after joining ActionSA

By Weekend News Producer30-01-2022 12:26

The Former shining light DA Midvaal Mayor Bongani Baloyi has called the party “toxic”. Helen Zille has had some things to say back…

Helen Zille cadre deployment apartheid
News

‘They built a capable state’: Zille defends apartheid-era cadre deployment

By Tom Head18-01-2022 09:52

Is cadre deployment ever okay? Helen Zille has argued that the ‘jobs for mates’ cycle worked well during apartheid… eish!

Helen Zille eskom load shedding
Lifestyle

‘Your anger is unmatched’: Helen Zille bashed for saying ‘ubuntu is bogus’

By Marilynn Manuel28-12-2021 16:20

‘A difficult concept for white people to grasp,’ wrote one tweep after Helen Zille called ubuntu a ‘bogus sentimental notion.’

Bongani Baloyi Helen Zille
Gauteng

Baloyi in high demand: Zille denies ‘crisis’ following DA divorce

By Samantha Riddle21-12-2021 16:59

Bongani Baloyi is unbothered after his resignation from the Democratic Alliance. However, Helen Zille has been left denying any crisis.

Zille Ramaphosa
News

Helen Zille accused of ‘striking secret election deal’ with Cyril Ramaphosa

By Tom Head25-11-2021 16:34

The accusations, made on Thursday, claim that Helen Zille and Cyril Ramaphosa ‘formed a pact’, only for the EFF to intervene…

hERMAN MASHABA HELEN ZILLE EFF MAYOR
News

Coalition wars: Helen Zille lashes out at ‘EFF mayor’ Herman Mashaba

By Tom Head22-11-2021 12:32

A potential partnership between the DA and ActionSA is dead in the water. But why does Helen Zille think Herman Mashaba is an ‘EFF Mayor’?

Police investigate
Municipal Elections 2021

Police investigate Zille after she was dragged from voting station

By Corné van Zyl06-11-2021 10:43

An IEC Presiding officer has opened a case against Helen Zille who was dragged from a voting station last week.

Herman Mashaba ActionSA Elvis Nyati
Municipal Elections 2021

‘Zille is a habitual liar’: Mashaba bites back in coalition row

By Tom Head04-11-2021 09:16

The former DA colleagues have ended up in a bitter war of words, after Helen Zille took a dig at Herman Mashaba for his stance on coalitions.

Ntsiki Mazwai slams GBV
Celeb News

Ntsiki Mazwai: Was cop supposed to ‘fly Helen Zille out with magic carpet?’

By Megan van den Heever02-11-2021 09:39

Ntsiki Mazwai has condemned the actions of former DA head Helen Zille, who was filmed being forcefully removed from a voting station by a police officer.

Ipid investigate case of assault against the officer who dragged Zille from voting station [VIDEO]
Municipal Elections 2021

Ipid investigate case of assault against the officer who dragged Zille from voting station [VIDEO]

By Corné van Zyl01-11-2021 21:36

DA Helen Zille opened a case of assault against the police officer who dragged her from a voting station on Monday afternoon.

Helen Zille voting station
Municipal Elections 2021

WATCH: Helen Zille dragged away from voting station by police

By Tom Head01-11-2021 17:45

What on EARTH has happened here? The DA’s Helen Zille was physically taken away from a voting station in Bethelsdorp earlier today.

Helen Zille eskom load shedding
News

Helen Zille: ANC blackmail poor people with social grants

By Siseko Gwegwe24-10-2021 12:01

Helen Zille has called out the ANC’s campaign. “The more people vote ANC, the poorer they will get,” said the DA’s federal council chair.

Zille has voiced her support for Jacob Zuma
News

ANC wants Helen Zille to withdraw allegations that the ConCourt leaked information

By Storm Simpson01-09-2021 18:44

“The ANC’s withdrawal from the Electoral Court indicates that they have been tipped off that the IEC’s application to postpone the election was successful. If information is leaking from the Concourt to the ANC, it is nothing short of an Constitutional crisis,” said Zille.

Lesego
Celeb News

‘Condescending and racist’: Lesego Tlhabi has some words for Helen Zille

By Naledi de Wee13-07-2021 16:28

Helen Zille penned a lengthy post reflecting on Jacob Zuma’s imprisonment. Lesego Tlhabi had some thought-provoking criticism for Zille.

Zille has voiced her support for Jacob Zuma
News

Zille has voiced her support for Zuma with an impassioned Facebook post

By Corné van Zyl10-07-2021 13:38

Former DA leader Helen Zille has voiced her support for former President Jacob Zuma in an impassioned Facebook post.

eusebius cover to cover
Books

‘Cover to Cover’: Poetry colonisation and ‘#StayWoke: Go Broke’ review

By The South African03-06-2021 10:50

Poetry decolonisation and surviving America’s culture wars are the topics for the next Cover to Cover online book show presented by Eusebius Mckaiser on Thursday 3 June at 18:00.

Phumzile van Damme
News

‘Clique of individuals’: Why Phumzile van Damme quit the DA

By Thabo Baloyi21-05-2021 06:00

Phumzile van Damme has become the latest prominent black member to leave the DA, following the likes of Mmusi Maimane and Herman Mashaba

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