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21 July 2021
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Story Rulanzen Martin
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Photo Charl Devenish
Even after her premiership, Helen Zille has remained a powerful force within the South African political landscape. Here she is pictured during a workshop hosted by the Department of Political Science and Governance in February 2020.
Zille will be talking to
Prof Hussein Solomon in the Department of Political Studies and Governance at the University of the Free State.
You can join this interesting discussion on:
Date: 29 July 2021
About the author:
Helen Zille is a South African journalist, activist, and politician who served as the national leader (2007-2015) of the Democratic Alliance (DA), the official opposition party in South Africa. She was also Premier of the Western Cape from 2009 until 2019. Zille’s autobiography, Not without a Fight, was published in 2016.
Kovsie Rag makes history
2011-02-01
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The Parlotones
- Photo: Dries Myburgh |
Enlarged versions of our favourite cartoon characters, colourful student faces dressed in festive outfits, and The Parlotones who performed in front of a record crowd, are but a few of the highlights which characterised this year’s Engen Rag procession. This year, the Kovsie Rag procession also took a turn in Heidedal for the first time. The winners of this year’s colourful floats are Karee, Marjolein and Soetdoring (pool A) and JBM, Kagiso and Welwitschia (pool B).