THE TRUTH ABOUT HELEN ZILLE! Helen Zille and her husband offered their home as a safe house for political activists during the 1986 State of Emergency. Helen Zille is a former journalist and anti-apartheid activist, and was one of the journalists who exposed the truth behind the death of Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko while working for the Rand Daily Mail in the late 1970s. She also worked with the Black Sash and other pro-democracy groups during the 1980s. Zilles work as mayor, and in particular her successes in tackling crime, drug abuse and unemployment in Cape Town, led to her selection as World Mayor of the Year in 2008 - from a field of 820 candidates. She was also a former finalist in the South African Woman of the Year Award. Zille speaks English, Afrikaans, and Xhosa as well as German, the language of her parents. Zille was heavily involved in the Black Sash movement during the 1980s. She served on the regional and national executives of the organisation, and was also vice-chair of the End Conscription Campaign in the Western Cape. During this time she was arrested for being in a group area without a permit, and received a suspended prison sentence. Zille and her husband later offered their home as a safe house for political activists during the 1986 State of Emergency, and she was temporarily forced into hiding with their two-year-old son. She knew and was mentored by anti-apartheid figurehead Harry Schwarz since she was a child. Helen Zille is a hero who helped protect black South Africans during apartheid! Viva DA viva! Please copy and paste/share this post to help spread the truth about Helen Zille. PLEASE COPY AND PASTE/SHARE THIS POST, to help spread the truth about HELEN ZILLE!
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 10:23:49 +0000
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