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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.
UFS Alumni honours four
2007-03-12
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Alumni of the University of the Free State (UFS) honoured four former students during a gala event held on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. Here are, from the left: Messrs Deon Meyer (acclaimed South African suspense novel writer), Zingile Dingani (secretary of Parliament), Prof. Frederick Fourie (Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS), Prof. Helena Van Zyl (Director: UFS School of Management) and Mr Corrie van Zyl (assistant coach of the national cricket squad and coach of the Gestetner Diamond Eagles). Messrs Meyer and Dingani received the Cum Laude Award for outstanding service or achievement at local, national or international level, Prof. Van Zyl was awarded the Kovsie Alumni National Management Award for exceptional service to the UFS during 2006 and Mr Van Zyl was awarded the Kovsie Alumnus of the Year 2006 for his outstanding contribution to cricket.
Photo: Stephen Collett |