Herald (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
DA leader Helen Zille has praised her Bitou councillors and the area‘s Western Cape legislature member for “facing flak all day” in exposing alleged corruption.
IOL (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
By Lindsay DentlingerMayor Helen Zille has proposed a partnership with three disadvantaged communities as a pilot project to increase the number of neighbourhood watches in the city in the fight against spiralling crime.More than 100 people from various communities and neighbourhood watches across the city gathered yesterday to discuss best practices, the formation of more neighbourhood...
Cape Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
The founding of the United Democratic Front (UDF) 25 years ago was a turning point in South Africa's history as it contributed immensely towards the values contained in the Constitution today, Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille said.
Cape Argus (Free subscription) | yesterday
... gave the keynote address. This followed a function hosted by the City of Cape Town, where Mayor Helen Zille announced that a statue was to be erected outside the centre to commemorate the UDF's founding. Boesak's absence was keenly felt by many in the Rocklands crowd last night, with shouts of "Where is Boesak?" And one of the loudest cheers of the night was for a 1983 Boesak quote,...
Cape Argus (Free subscription) | yesterday
... gave the keynote address. This followed a function hosted by the City of Cape Town, where Mayor Helen Zille announced that a statue was to be erected outside the centre to commemorate the UDF's founding. Boesak's absence was keenly felt by many in the Rocklands crowd last night, with shouts of "Where is Boesak?" And one of the loudest cheers of the night was for a 1983 Boesak quote,...
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
... former UCT vice-chancellor Mamphela Ramphele, Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel, Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.Price was previously the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits), where he spearheaded a number of transformation initiatives, notably the Internal Reconciliation Commission.From 2006, he worked as...
IOL (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
A cartoonist peeking at the flutter over political alliances, pacts and realignment in opposition circles would sketch DA leader Helen Zille at the centre of the dance floor, twirling in the large shadow of a two- headed ANC.
IOL (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
... former UCT vice-chancellor Mamphela Ramphele, Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel, Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.Price was previously the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits), where he spearheaded a number of transformation initiatives, notably the Internal Reconciliation Commission.From 2006, he worked as...
IOL (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
... DA supporters attended in numbers.Wearing yellow T-shirts portraying the face of DA leader Helen Zille, the party supporters cheered each time a speaker defended the Scorpions.Political figures who attended the hearing included DA spokeswoman for safety and security, Dianne Kohler Barnard, and ANC provincial secretary Mcebisi Skwatsha.The proceedings formed part of Parliament's portfolio...
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
... and build them up, rather than waiting for a leader to save us."He advised his successor, Helen Zille, to continue striving to make inroads in the black vote."I spent more time campaigning in black areas than in white areas, but the dividends were poor. Whites were the low-hanging fruits -- easy pickings because they were politically available. "But the party should never give up...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
... not mean that you must kill. Just catch the criminals and hand them over to the police."DA leader Helen Zille unveiled her party's crime strategy on Tuesday.It includes reinstatement of specialised crime-fighting units, a national referendum to make the home affairs fingerprint database available to the police, and compulsory work for prisoners.Skosana said the IFP wanted the religious...
