ENG: Helen Zille (9 March 1951 -) is the Mayor of Cape Town in South Africa's Western Cape province and leader of the Democratic Alliance political party, South Africa's official opposition. She was voted Newsmaker of the year 2006 by the National Press Club in Pretoria on 11 July 2007. In October 2008, she was announced as the winner of the 2008 World Mayor prize. She is a "grand-grand niece" of Heinrich Zille.
Helen Zille was born in Johannesburg, the eldest child of parents who separately left Germany in the 1930s. Her grandfather (on her mother's side) and her grandmother (on her father's side) were Jewish. She was educated at Johannesburg's St Mary's School, Waverley and the University of the Witwatersrand, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. She married Professor Johann ...
Helen Zille, Leader of the Democratic Alliance
President Jacob Zuma made several laudable promises in his State of the Nation Address on Wednesday. One of them was that his new administration would direct public servants to “improve public services and strengthen democratic institutions”. He promised to put “people first in service delivery”.But President Zuma failed to explain convincingly how his government intends to make the public service more service-oriented and accelerate service delivery.Three points are of particular concern.Firstly, the President neglected ...
Union demands answers over restructuring of Western Cape government The current restructuring in the DA led Western Cape provincial administration is not only unlawful but is also undemocratic as it lacks consultation with trade unions and transparency required in democratic processes. The latest suspensions and appointments are done in a manner that suggests that Helen Zille administration is poised to purge workers that are on its hit list.The union has therefore raised this issue with the Premier of the Western Cape Ms. Helen Zille in a letter that was sent to her on the 17th of June 2009. ...
