South Africa: Helen Zille - Will Competence, Courage and a Dose of Arrogance Be Enough to Get Her Elected As Johannesburg's Mayor?

South Africa: Helen Zille - Will Competence, Courage and a Dose of Arrogance Be Enough to Get Her Elected As Johannesburg's Mayor?

Analysis - Love her or loathe her, it is hard to deny that Helen Zille is one of the most remarkable politicians South Africa's democracy has yet seen. Remarkable because she has served in so many high-profile public roles - as mayor of Cape Town, premier of the Western Cape province, leader of the opposition, and leader of the Democratic Alliance before later becoming the party's federal chair, and wielding power behind the scenes.

Helen Zille: will competence, courage and a dose of arrogance be enough to get her elected as Johannesburg’s mayor?

Love her or loathe her, it is hard to deny that Helen Zille is one of the most remarkable politicians South Africa’s democracy has yet seen. Remarkable because she has served in so many high-profile public roles – as mayor of Cape Town, premier of the Western Cape province, leader of the opposition, and leader of the Democratic Alliance before later becoming the party’s federal chair, and wielding power behind the scenes. She has never steered c…

On Johannesburg, Helen Zille, Jim Collins and SA’s terminal decline

It is not the people’s fault that they are seriously entertaining the possibility of Helen Zille, an alt-right, recycled politician from another province and city to run Johannesburg. The desperation is caused by a failure of political imagination and action by the black professional class whic...