Meet the real Helen Zille: DA’s Iron Lady lifts veil at Christian gathering. Fascinating.
After a life of high-stakes wrestling, at 66, the last thing Cape Provincial Premier Helen Zille needs right now is another fight.
After a life of high-stakes wrestling, at 66, the last thing Cape Provincial Premier Helen Zille needs right now is another fight.
Ed Herbst has done us a big service by studying Helen Zille’s autobiography ‘Not Without a Fight’ and shares his highlights here.
Allister Sparks courageously produced a newspaper which in SA’s darkest days offered hope to the otherwise hopeless. His memory deserves every plaudit sure to come its way.
Celebrated South African editor and author Allister Sparks passed away in Johannesburg on Monday at the age of 83.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille will not be available for re-election as DA leader after eight years at the helm.
Altron shares are tightly held but are not on a demanding rating. The group is always trying new ideas. A home run cannot be too far away. Node may be it.
I agree with much of what Biznews blogger Clive Simpkins writes for the site. But by no means everything. I think he erred in yesterday’s piece suggesting that DA Leader Helen Zille’s tweeting cost her party votes. For me she is a blast of social media fresh air, exposing herself daily through her personal thoughts, … Read more
Journalism is an interesting business. It is simultaneously a profit-making enterprise and a crucial support structure for democratic governance. Journalists seek to please audiences, but their salaries are paid by advertisers and they answer to owners who are sometimes subjects of the stories they write. All in all, it’s an awkward business, as the recent … Read more
Journalism is a high pressured occupation. But it also gets into your blood. As a consequence, when many top professionals hit veteran status, they relocate to smaller centres. Often at the coast. My former boss at the SABC, Johan Pretorius, opted for Port Shepstone where he runs the South Coast Fever. A colleague from our … Read more