# ![@helenzille Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::20521828.png) @helenzille Helen Zille

Helen Zille posts on X about anc, south africa, in the, has been the most. They currently have [---------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"You can't make this up Are we going to import water from Ethiopia Or what The Pres told you to consult with water-starved communities in SA not to jet off elsewhere. Minister of Water and Sanitation in South Africa Pemmy Majodina at the water breakfast event in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. #AUSummit2026 #sabcnews https://t.co/pOfplI9sgV Minister of Water and Sanitation in South Africa Pemmy Majodina at the water breakfast event in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. #AUSummit2026 #sabcnews https://t.co/pOfplI9sgV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2023038969278345279)  2026-02-15T14:17Z 1.4M followers, 94K engagements


"@NareMoabelo5 Sweetness. There has been plenty of rain in Gauteng. The dams are overflowing. It is just that the ANC-led coalition government cannot get the water to the people"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2023071517962010697)  2026-02-15T16:26Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Lots of fun being with the [----] @Our_DA Young Leaders cohort where we discussed the DA's history and core principles. An annual highlight with a great group of fine young men and women"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1886470600006291543)  2025-02-03T17:43Z 1.4M followers, 42K engagements


"Goolam this is a very serious crisis for the GNU. The President has been guilty of serious hypocrisy and double standards. Andrew Whitfield applied to go abroad. The President did not respond despite several follow-ups from Whitfield's office. Whitfield did everything he was required to do. Yet the President fires him and protects corrupt Ministers. John has made it clear: we will not take this lying down. DA FEDEX CONVENE URGENT MEETING. DRAMA. PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA BEING RHE MASTER TACTICIAN HE IS allegedly has a solution. Current GNU STATUS: Good Full story loading LEAD US RAMAPHOSA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1938238688321745004)  2025-06-26T14:11Z 1.4M followers, 304.4K engagements


"ThrowbackThursday -- my husband and I on honeymoon in 1982"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1976301531348730234)  2025-10-09T14:59Z 1.4M followers, 1.3M engagements


"Very pleasant visit to Lenasia. Just leaving now. I'll be back. There an be no "No-Go Zones" in our City. As Mayor I will work for everyone even those who think they have the right to intimidate and silence others"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1992629656907038748)  2025-11-23T16:21Z 1.4M followers, 56.6K engagements


"This is insane. Does anyone even notice a woman's handbag I don't1 I have one all-purpose bag and a few cheap clutches (R150) if I need to take a lipstick and comb to go out at night. Who in their right mind pays R800000 for a hand-bag Obscene doesn't begin to describe it. @WatuJayP Absolutely her bag collection is coming up next. Then Nomvula. I remembered seeing her at the labour conference in the UK and was surprised with her bags. Went back yesterday and boom all are Hermes Burkin. Second hand sells for R800 [---] one used one is one sale for R3.2 @WatuJayP Absolutely her bag collection is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1998831637392482773)  2025-12-10T19:06Z 1.4M followers, 321.4K engagements


"I am sure that some provinces will be governed by the "consolidation of black political forces" in the near future. Then we will be able to compare the provinces governed by non-racial "centrist coalitions" and those run by the MKP EFF and ANC. We will also be able to see where poor people are better off. That should settle this debate. A sobering indication of the deep anti-DA antipathy of many black business leaders as well as the race nationalism underlying their preferred solutions. Extract from interview with BidVest chair Bonang Mohale in Business Day (paywall). https://t.co/czseiixh5F"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2003091299151368663)  2025-12-22T13:12Z 1.4M followers, 57.6K engagements


"@ElonMusk_LordX Hope"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2014926206223655151)  2026-01-24T05:00Z 1.4M followers, 11.6K engagements


"When are you going to start electing leaders instead of appointing them from the top down"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2017545639010144615)  2026-01-31T10:28Z 1.4M followers, 90.1K engagements


"@Bet38961207 Everyone always has a chance. Several people were interviewed for Mayor of Johannesburg. The DA has more young mayors throughout the country than any other party"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2017551101369733129)  2026-01-31T10:50Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"@RamafaloMoses Lol who is keeping corrupt ANC in power in Tshwane"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2017551277706575915)  2026-01-31T10:51Z 1.4M followers, 268K engagements


"How much was declared to the IEC Godrich is the Deputy President of the EFF so he should know. Was their Billion Rand Budget funded by R10 donations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2017606213890879858)  2026-01-31T14:29Z 1.4M followers, 154.2K engagements


"Pls sign our petition to promote this crucial legislation. https://petitions.da.org.za/p/stoplandinvasions https://petitions.da.org.za/p/stoplandinvasions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2019506377928937514)  2026-02-05T20:20Z 1.4M followers, 54.4K engagements


"@MzwaneleManyi @geordinhl So you use AI Mzwanele"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2020394227163893989)  2026-02-08T07:08Z 1.4M followers, 15.3K engagements


"Mitchells Plain residents benefit from City of Cape Town's Jobs Connect https://share.google/31d6FeqICu5f7bfKK https://share.google/31d6FeqICu5f7bfKK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2020482673517486240)  2026-02-08T12:59Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"@John_Mphatsoe @News24 The people of Camps Bay turned Camps Bay into Camps Bay. The City provides services there but they are not free as they are Iin Khayelitsha. What a government is supposed to do the DA govt does in Khayelitsha"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1876273469090111708)  2025-01-06T14:23Z 1.4M followers, 30.9K engagements


"Aiming for the top spot"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2020129532515168297)  2026-02-07T13:36Z 1.4M followers, 124.2K engagements


"Joburgs people will never give up on her and I am one of them It is a privilege to accept the nomination as mayoral candidate for this great city. We will not let taps stay dry. We wont accept brokenness. We will wrestle Jozi back from a criminal mafia. #BelieveInJoburg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1969339732401205346)  2025-09-20T09:55Z 1.4M followers, 490K engagements


"@LangaLikeTheSun Afrikaners took all opportunities very seriously. Educated their children into professional skills and out of poverty. Built huge enterprises from the bottom up. Nothing stopping everyone else from following that example"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1926892724415774951)  2025-05-26T06:46Z 1.4M followers, 3.7M engagements


"You cant make this up. Unveiling a fully functioning traffic light. What a newsworthy occasion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2019804428010954793)  2026-02-06T16:04Z 1.4M followers, 91.9K engagements


"She is singing "Clouds are Gathering" again. You can't make this up Are we going to import water from Ethiopia Or what The Pres told you to consult with water-starved communities in SA not to jet off elsewhere. You can't make this up Are we going to import water from Ethiopia Or what The Pres told you to consult with water-starved communities in SA not to jet off elsewhere"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2023039815466496003)  2026-02-15T14:20Z 1.4M followers, 12K engagements


"@_JS_Bond_ Pls remind Grok to register"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2023040950369755140)  2026-02-15T14:25Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"@Vc_Vncm The President told her to deal with the Joburg crisis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2023071676393816142)  2026-02-15T16:27Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"I'll be watching this closely. If old Gigabyte succeeds I'll know where to go mining for millions. Lol. Gigaba starts defamation proceedings against Redi Tlhabi after Twitter spat @itchybyte https://t.co/Bid3rG2YyX https://t.co/KefV0H8COD Gigaba starts defamation proceedings against Redi Tlhabi after Twitter spat @itchybyte https://t.co/Bid3rG2YyX https://t.co/KefV0H8COD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1045573599288053761)  2018-09-28T07:19Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"@DefineRacism1 @MYANC @Our_DA @mkhizec Because the ANC has abandoned Madiba's vision of non racialism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1215942796563173376)  2020-01-11T10:25Z 1.4M followers, [--] engagements


"An important post explaining the origins and purpose of the PA. This is confirmed in Volume [--] of the 'State Capture' report. The PA's purpose is to keep the ANC in power"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1677956730553024513)  2023-07-09T08:23Z 1.4M followers, 162.2K engagements


"@DouglasKMurray A great read. Thank you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1757505797049737528)  2024-02-13T20:43Z 1.4M followers, [---] engagements


"A strong DA can rescue SA. Wake up before it is too late. https://groundup.org.za/article/thousands-of-people-are-being-abandoned-as-the-gauteng-social-development-department-implodes/ https://groundup.org.za/article/thousands-of-people-are-being-abandoned-as-the-gauteng-social-development-department-implodes/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1790443844787425343)  2024-05-14T18:07Z 1.4M followers, 252.5K engagements


"We made it clear from the start of the GNU negotiations that the National Dialogue must be a joint initiative planned and executed by the key GNU governance partners. But here goes the ANC unilaterally as usual as if they won the election. Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the inaugural National Dialogue will be held on December [--]. Mashatile is hosting members on the GNU in the Presidential office Tuynhys in Parliament to resolve disagreements. #sabcnews https://t.co/hr76dKz76q Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the inaugural National Dialogue will be held on December [--]. Mashatile is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1849370344177414145)  2024-10-24T08:40Z 1.4M followers, 1.1M engagements


"All politicians and aspirant politicians should read @TonyBlair's new book "On Leadership". It is a quick deeply insightful read. We will start prescribing it in our training programmes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1865699116543545365)  2024-12-08T10:05Z 1.5M followers, 444.7K engagements


"1/12 Time for a second thread to expose our dishonest Deputy President who tried to rally support for @MYANC in Khayelitsha by lying about @Our_DA service delivery. Here are some hard facts and statistics to put the record straight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1876955147529503135)  2025-01-08T11:32Z 1.4M followers, 133.3K engagements


"Sometimes I agree with @Julius_S_Malema The truth is undeniable the SA army has surrendered and M23 is disarming them. Today's portfolio committee meeting has been postponed simply because the Minister of Defence chose not to appear. We cannot stand by and be complicit in this situation; we must take a stand and The truth is undeniable the SA army has surrendered and M23 is disarming them. Today's portfolio committee meeting has been postponed simply because the Minister of Defence chose not to appear. We cannot stand by and be complicit in this situation; we must take a stand and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1885194719325467091)  2025-01-31T05:13Z 1.4M followers, 516K engagements


"@mailandguardian No wonder hardly anyone reads @mailandguardian anymore. This reads like a bad first year sociology essay at a so-called university"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1885601126973596027)  2025-02-01T08:08Z 1.5M followers, 12.8K engagements


"@eThekwiniM Please could you update your website's list of Councillors and their contact details. The one you have is seriously outdated. Thank you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1890147034528956719)  2025-02-13T21:12Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"@goolammv Thank you very much for the vote of confidence Goolam. And for your guts to say what you think despite the blow-back you will inevitably get. Jozi is my home town and it breaks my heart to watch its decline. The DA is on a massive talent search for people who can rescue it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1890656306328944791)  2025-02-15T06:56Z 1.5M followers, 21.8K engagements


"This is the core reason why we must stop it. It will destroy health care and put corruption on steroids. NHI and Transformation Fund are pots of political patronage: More centralised funds will allow corrupt politicians to syphon off money on an even grander scale than the country has seen according to analysts. https://t.co/H0HrCELgDN NHI and Transformation Fund are pots of political patronage: More centralised funds will allow corrupt politicians to syphon off money on an even grander scale than the country has seen according to analysts. https://t.co/H0HrCELgDN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1890658136769360091)  2025-02-15T07:03Z 1.5M followers, 75.4K engagements


"This is what happens when you spend public money on the right things and you put people into positions who know what they are doing and take their mandate from voters seriously https://topauto.co.za/features/124906/why-joburgs-traffic-lights-dont-work-and-cape-towns-do/ https://topauto.co.za/features/124906/why-joburgs-traffic-lights-dont-work-and-cape-towns-do/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1890661850548781470)  2025-02-15T07:18Z 1.4M followers, 202.4K engagements


"True Story: On Tuesday evening this past week I started thinking about what to wear for my "roast" at the Laugh Africa Comedy Festival on Friday. We were due to leave for Johannesburg on Thursday morning. Which meant I had all of Wednesday to solve the "outfit" challenge. I don't often give much thought about what to wear which is why I was once awarded the title of "Worst Dressed Woman in SA" by the late great Gwen Gill who authored the society page in the Sunday Times before Craig Jacobs succeeded her with the "A-listers". But when you are going to be the "roastee" at a Roast you have to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1918996864239562908)  2025-05-04T11:51Z 1.4M followers, 171.6K engagements


"@Kane_GM9 You speak as if there is a defined thing called the economy that can be "owned". It can GROW. New enterprises can and should be started. Entrepreneurs emerge through education good ideas and hard work. And that is how they own companies in the economy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1926893519043526975)  2025-05-26T06:49Z 1.4M followers, 26.4K engagements


"Andrew was fired because he was effectively challenging corruption and job-killing policies associated with the Department of Trade Industry and Competition. This statement by the President is disingenuous. It pretends that Andrew's dismissal was because he did not ask the President for permission to travel abroad. YET HE DID ASK FOR PERMISSION AND FOLLOWED UP SEVERAL TIMES. To date no response. https://t.co/Eoa1fRtsHg This statement by the President is disingenuous. It pretends that Andrew's dismissal was because he did not ask the President for permission to travel abroad. YET HE DID ASK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1938585820790710374)  2025-06-27T13:10Z 1.4M followers, 268.5K engagements


"Not even subject to the interests of MTN and its chairpersons past and present Really Tell us the truth now. South Africas national interest will forever remain independent not beholden to external influence. It will reflect our constitutional values and national priorities. As we continue to engage constructively with the international community we have been consistent that this https://t.co/2DPmWdZuuQ South Africas national interest will forever remain independent not beholden to external influence. It will reflect our constitutional values and national priorities. As we continue to engage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1959879905128206408)  2025-08-25T07:25Z 1.5M followers, 101.8K engagements


"Crime in South Africa can destroy institutions that provide a great service to many. What future for Uber as reports such as this become more frequent I hope you have a full recovery Denusha"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1963119178711232960)  2025-09-03T05:57Z 1.4M followers, 28.3K engagements


"Such fun looking through old pix. This is me as a teenager cooking a meal in our kitchen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1967137078556373498)  2025-09-14T08:03Z 1.4M followers, 172.7K engagements


"Siyayisusa ngoku Together we can make the City of Gold shine on our country our continent and all of the world. Its all about getting the basics right and getting rid of the crooks. The heroes of the #BelieveInJoburg campaign are all the residents who want the city to work"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1969376131674419349)  2025-09-20T12:20Z 1.4M followers, 175.8K engagements


"Soze ndilundwendwe kwakho. Andiphethanga I look forward to all those questions. My submission is Vuka by Oscar Mbo. 💃 Hehake ufuna uphatha na kwam We may not have time for songs. I have so questions for you but submit the song and we shall decide as the GNU Hehake ufuna uphatha na kwam We may not have time for songs. I have so questions for you but submit the song and we shall decide as the GNU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1969812740899574104)  2025-09-21T17:15Z 1.4M followers, 238.1K engagements


"How is it that the ANC ruins everything it touches How can our beautiful embassy in Den Haag be so run-down How can any building end up with [--] broken windows unless there is malicious intent So many questions. So much shame"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1972129026803421311)  2025-09-28T02:39Z 1.4M followers, 247.6K engagements


"On the way with Siya Mangena"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1980354351182082130)  2025-10-20T19:24Z 1.5M followers, 17.6K engagements


"😂😂😂 His worship Mayor Dada Morero seems to have been moved by the genuine cries of the people of City of joburg . He is now sleeping and breathing actions everyday . We wish him and the entire collective of the City to stay the course because that is what people of JOZI deserve . His worship Mayor Dada Morero seems to have been moved by the genuine cries of the people of City of joburg . He is now sleeping and breathing actions everyday . We wish him and the entire collective of the City to stay the course because that is what people of JOZI deserve "  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1981959259521683857)  2025-10-25T05:41Z 1.5M followers, 118K engagements


"@Burnerburnerac5 This kind of opulent exhibitionism is usually a consequence of looting the state"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1983423051506299300)  2025-10-29T06:38Z 1.5M followers, 42.5K engagements


"I have news for the Wall St Journal. Joburg has not given up. It is full of active citizens who will work their hands to the bone to rebuild this great City. I am one of them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1983438275064016945)  2025-10-29T07:38Z 1.5M followers, 55.7K engagements


"This is wonderful. This is the kind of thing that @Our_DA administrations do for the poor. You will not find anything comparable in any ANC-run City. Cadres are too busy stealing the money. Cape Flats MyCiTi Bus Depots COMPLETED ✅🚎 Connecting Cape Towns communities to jobs and opportunities with reliable affordable public transport 👏 🚍🚏 MyCiTi Expansion: Khayelitsha Mitchells Plain Philippi Hanover Park Claremont https://t.co/01vim81Gk7 Cape Flats MyCiTi Bus Depots COMPLETED ✅🚎 Connecting Cape Towns communities to jobs and opportunities with reliable affordable public transport 👏 🚍🚏"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1984178925921300862)  2025-10-31T08:41Z 1.5M followers, 72.3K engagements


"True story. Shameful and deeply sad for SA. So this weekend the daughter of ANC politician and MEC of COGTA and Human Settlement Speedy Mashilo got married and the venue looked like a luxury car dealership. South Africa this is what your tax money looks like. Congrats to the couple https://t.co/iHJXg9M3CD So this weekend the daughter of ANC politician and MEC of COGTA and Human Settlement Speedy Mashilo got married and the venue looked like a luxury car dealership. South Africa this is what your tax money looks like. Congrats to the couple https://t.co/iHJXg9M3CD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1984294862909223036)  2025-10-31T16:22Z 1.5M followers, 117.2K engagements


"You bring the heat I bring the vibe. Happy weekend Jozi. Isukile"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1984518743465017352)  2025-11-01T07:11Z 1.5M followers, 101K engagements


"This murder was a deeply evil hit against a young man just doing his job properly. We need private investigators on this case. The Madlanga Commission has exposed how criminals buy off senior policemen. No-one is safe in this nest of vipers. Mpho Mafole murder Police say Ekurhuleni politician and top brass are obstructing investigation https://t.co/cJuNicN7JE Mpho Mafole murder Police say Ekurhuleni politician and top brass are obstructing investigation https://t.co/cJuNicN7JE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1984952266881696144)  2025-11-02T11:54Z 1.5M followers, 87.8K engagements


"This is a complete tragedy for workers in Selby's factories. The collapse of the water system is causing the factories to close and robbing many people of their livelihoods. This is the consequence of corrupt and bad government. https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/i-cant-do-anything-for-my-children-selby-factories-dry-up-no-water-no-jobs-no-hope-20251103-1173 https://www.news24.com/southafrica/news/i-cant-do-anything-for-my-children-selby-factories-dry-up-no-water-no-jobs-no-hope-20251103-1173"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1985585687500816585)  2025-11-04T05:51Z 1.5M followers, 26.1K engagements


"Nice news to come home to. #TrueStory https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1A3HS6NTKr/ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1A3HS6NTKr/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1985780148793172467)  2025-11-04T18:44Z 1.5M followers, 20.9K engagements


"True story. Also an important story https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/opinion/2025-11-13-cape-town-leads-while-johannesburg-lags-a-tale-of-two-cities-in-pro-poor-governance/ https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/opinion/2025-11-13-cape-town-leads-while-johannesburg-lags-a-tale-of-two-cities-in-pro-poor-governance/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1989284269236301989)  2025-11-14T10:48Z 1.5M followers, 26K engagements


"@GriffinForGold @Marc_October @TheoDJager @jsteenhuisen @DeanMacpherson @Leon_Schreib Pls get your facts straight. We have just presented a clear alternative to BBBEE we are fighting EWC in court and a DA Minister has done her best to mitigate the harm of BELA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1990138965014253818)  2025-11-16T19:24Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"We has pleasant brief visit to Lenasia today. So many tolerant democrats live there. Just a pity that there are also those who intimidate and threaten ppl who disagree with them. We will defend democracy and build a Joburg for all. #BelieveInJoburg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1992250059472453682)  2025-11-22T15:13Z 1.5M followers, 28.1K engagements


"@DA_JHB More money for looting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1996097658197291285)  2025-12-03T06:02Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Traffic lights expired with the G20. What is a girl to do"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1996588849162522843)  2025-12-04T14:34Z 1.4M followers, 552.9K engagements


"Who would have thought this would be A Thing https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR1vaIqDRGI/igsh=MWw5dXlvaDU2ZXR3Mw== https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR1vaIqDRGI/igsh=MWw5dXlvaDU2ZXR3Mw=="  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1996856387222282573)  2025-12-05T08:17Z 1.4M followers, 21.8K engagements


"Getting acclimatised to Joburg. No water today. It came on at 16h15 and then there are airlock in the pipe. We can address this. #BelieveInJoburg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1996966811980398905)  2025-12-05T15:36Z 1.4M followers, 41.7K engagements


"I hope the taxman @sarstax is taking a close look at this grotesque display and finding out where the money came from and whether proper tax has been paid on it. This is one outfit that cost about as much as the President's annual salary"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1998273091026481482)  2025-12-09T06:06Z 1.4M followers, 350.1K engagements


"@Saxon_African You talk complete nonsense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1998397233226452997)  2025-12-09T14:20Z 1.4M followers, 25K engagements


"@RedLineReportt Yes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1998398280250569003)  2025-12-09T14:24Z 1.4M followers, 41.5K engagements


"@janninereid1 Everyone deserves respect but a biological man is not a woman"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1998502258632438261)  2025-12-09T21:17Z 1.4M followers, 36.6K engagements


"So I decided to Google a 2nd-hand Hermes bag. I found one on eBay for R7143872. You read that correctly. A 2nd-hand handbag for the cost of a luxury house. Who does this sort of thing And what's more its ugly. This is insane. Does anyone even notice a woman's handbag I don't1 I have one all-purpose bag and a few cheap clutches (R150) if I need to take a lipstick and comb to go out at night. Who in their right mind pays R800000 for a hand-bag Obscene doesn't begin to describe it. This is insane. Does anyone even notice a woman's handbag I don't1 I have one all-purpose bag and a few cheap"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1998833908599894160)  2025-12-10T19:15Z 1.4M followers, [---] engagements


"So I decided to Google a 2nd-hand Hermes bag. I found one on eBay for R7143872. You read that correctly. A 2nd-hand handbag for the cost of a luxury house. Who does this sort of thing And what's more it's ugly. This is insane. Does anyone even notice a woman's handbag I don't1 I have one all-purpose bag and a few cheap clutches (R150) if I need to take a lipstick and comb to go out at night. Who in their right mind pays R800000 for a hand-bag Obscene doesn't begin to describe it. This is insane. Does anyone even notice a woman's handbag I don't1 I have one all-purpose bag and a few cheap"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1998834317972451530)  2025-12-10T19:16Z 1.4M followers, 234.4K engagements


"@LadyM1306 1) what did I steal 2) who is "us""  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1998858554250506587)  2025-12-10T20:53Z 1.4M followers, 14.9K engagements


"@vlademir_duma No-one should be. That's the point. Especially not in a country like South Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1998987873027322028)  2025-12-11T05:27Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"@SixoGcilishe You are funny. The DA wants to spread opportunity to millions rather than continue to confine it to the 100-politically connected ANC cronies who have circulated R1-trillion between themselves over the past [--] years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2000214463438291456)  2025-12-14T14:41Z 1.4M followers, 19.6K engagements


"I'm not easily shocked any more. But when I read that @CityPowerJhb 's own contractors employ cable thieves who steal with the one hand what they install with the other it confirms that we live in a deeply criminalised society https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/six-city-power-contractors-arrested-for-cable-theft-in-fordsburg/ https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/six-city-power-contractors-arrested-for-cable-theft-in-fordsburg/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2002004126788653081)  2025-12-19T13:12Z 1.4M followers, 60.3K engagements


"You have to love Cape Town. But Johannesburg is revving up to overtake you. Fasten your seatbelt #BeliveInJoburg https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/845687/the-south-african-city-voted-one-of-the-best-in-the-world-for-food/ https://businesstech.co.za/news/lifestyle/845687/the-south-african-city-voted-one-of-the-best-in-the-world-for-food/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2003079676974215238)  2025-12-22T12:26Z 1.4M followers, 58.5K engagements


"My holiday read has been the fascinating book "Politics on the Edge" by @RoryStewartUK. I'm a fan of "The Rest is Politics" podcast and the book gives a fascinating insight into political parties and the denial of complexity in an era of populism and social media. Great read"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2004084641691848820)  2025-12-25T06:59Z 1.4M followers, 14.5K engagements


"Happy Christmas to all my followers including the bots and trolls. You help make life exciting. Take care in 2026"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2004085317528441305)  2025-12-25T07:02Z 1.4M followers, 21.7K engagements


"@honeymoon250 Why not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2004460255728771137)  2025-12-26T07:52Z 1.4M followers, 12.9K engagements


"@benonwine Brexit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2004936162981597341)  2025-12-27T15:23Z 1.4M followers, 16.7K engagements


"@theamelia__ 3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2004936225703297135)  2025-12-27T15:23Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"@janninereid1 Right"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2005335047742923104)  2025-12-28T17:48Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"@Rolandschoeman @TheCapeArgus It's also fake"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2006015821974286761)  2025-12-30T14:53Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Well-deserved. Honoured that one of my articles on Pretoria Girls was the 24th most read article on @BizNewsCOM during [----]. Thank you @alechogg for running it. #schoolcapture https://t.co/jURLHZcjDN Honoured that one of my articles on Pretoria Girls was the 24th most read article on @BizNewsCOM during [----]. Thank you @alechogg for running it. #schoolcapture https://t.co/jURLHZcjDN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2008063555669794955)  2026-01-05T06:30Z 1.4M followers, 16.7K engagements


"@oelma__ There is no such word as irregardless. But I would regardless"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2008070374555324479)  2026-01-05T06:57Z 1.4M followers, 17.1K engagements


"Well worth a read. https://currencynews.co.za/the-economic-fix-sarupens-roadmap-to-faster-growth/ https://currencynews.co.za/the-economic-fix-sarupens-roadmap-to-faster-growth/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2012199157260321030)  2026-01-16T16:23Z 1.4M followers, 24.2K engagements


"@MbarkCherguia Hippo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2013890502593065056)  2026-01-21T08:24Z 1.4M followers, 10.4K engagements


"@1Jasmine0 8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/2013907314198061056)  2026-01-21T09:31Z 1.4M followers, 22.5K engagements


"@2laninene Well we grew didn't we The only party that has grown in every election"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/270229230569263106)  2012-11-18T18:17Z 1.4M followers, [--] engagements


"The heat wave today will be horrific. Please take great care to prevent fires. The West Coast will be particularly bad. Vredendal we will be thinking of you https://x.com/eNCAWeather/status/938404202551889920 https://x.com/eNCAWeather/status/938404202551889920"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/938639732778721280)  2017-12-07T05:22Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"Great fun at the event to celebrate the move of the Panasonic head office to Cape Town with their brand ambassador @SiyaKolisi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1017380246289559552)  2018-07-12T12:08Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"Can anyone explain why the New York Times expose of David Mabuza has sunk without trace in the SA media Any local investigative journalists working on this one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1027813772956717057)  2018-08-10T07:07Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"SA must free itself from the mind-set of low growth. We must compete meaningfully with other developing economies with growth rates of 5%-plus. Otherwise we will be overtaken by other African countries one by one. That isn't inevitable if we build Oil & Gas and other sectors"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1068034652684935169)  2018-11-29T06:51Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"congratulations to everyone in the magnificent Mother City. Let's make it great for everyone. https://www.capetownetc.com/news/cape-town-voted-greatest-city-on-earth/ https://www.capetownetc.com/news/cape-town-voted-greatest-city-on-earth/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1072205851832799233)  2018-12-10T19:06Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Applications for the DA's Young Leaders Programme are now open Apply at www.youngleaders.org.za and help us change South Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/108201988747046912)  2011-08-29T15:38Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"Yes if enough of us work for it. "@AngieHarmonFan: Open Opportunity is South Africa Will there ever be such a thing in my lifetime""  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/109137364684783616)  2011-09-01T05:35Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"@lebophoo affirmative action is mandated but quotas are unconstitutional. Established by the SCA and Concourt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1101611210666053638)  2019-03-01T22:32Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"If Twitter was a reflection of public opinion the EFF would probably have won a two-thirds majority in this election and the Purple Cow would have had a hefty vote share. Can we understand once and for all the Twitter is a bubble and does not reflect reality"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1126810474186780672)  2019-05-10T11:25Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"I have been thinking carefully about what lessons @Our_DA should learn from the election result. Here are my conclusions: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-05-13-from-the-inside-the-da-and-the-anc-took-a-knock-both-require-some-soul-searching/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-05-13-from-the-inside-the-da-and-the-anc-took-a-knock-both-require-some-soul-searching/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1127822180920827909)  2019-05-13T06:25Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"@ledi_nalez I have reported this tweet to @TwitterSupport because it makes completely false allegations against people of racially-inspired murder. I have now had enough of this race-baiting slander. Let's see what Twitter does about it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1175842344429608960)  2019-09-22T18:40Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"@msihlez123 Rubbish. [--] entirely different ideas. Half wit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1175845610634846214)  2019-09-22T18:53Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"Dear @HermanMashaba was this held in Orania under your leadership of the Free Market Foundation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1186532766961287168)  2019-10-22T06:40Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"This is a response to Ismail Lagardien but it is also the perfect repost to much of the misinformed hysteria that passes for analysis about the DA these days. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-11-27-liberalism-in-a-time-of-moral-panic-well-keep-calm-and-carry-on/ https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-11-27-liberalism-in-a-time-of-moral-panic-well-keep-calm-and-carry-on/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1199923235036549120)  2019-11-28T05:29Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"@philipmach Hate speech is clearly defined in the Constitution. There is no need to adjust the definition. Ideologues especially Critical Race Theorists try to define anything they don't like as hate speech. No go"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1199932115049164800)  2019-11-28T06:04Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"Astounding. I post a tweet to show how WRONG and HATEFUL all race-based generalisations are and I get accused of making race-based generalisations. Either the problem of reading-for-meaning is worse than we thought or this is just willful misrepresentation. I suspect the latter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1211570748537618432)  2019-12-30T08:52Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"Precisely. But this is the result of our education system where most people do not know how to read for meaning. Combine this with willful distortion and manipulation and you get what Twitter has become. We need to fight this madness not run away from it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1211575833451732992)  2019-12-30T09:12Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"@philipmach Or labeling every white a land thief"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1211711913110978561)  2019-12-30T18:13Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"Absolutely fascinating. Almost half my 14-m followers are bots which probably accounts for most of the anonymous ones run by political opponents. I'm flattered. They must think I am very influential to put this much effort into trying to destroy me on-line. They won't succeed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1212429628578652161)  2020-01-01T17:45Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"Can anyone tell me how I get to block or delete the 600000-plus fake bot accounts following me And is it possible to find out who created them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1212435563455881216)  2020-01-01T18:08Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"I have always argued that white citizens of any African country are African. In this frightening article Prince Masbele provides cultural reasons why this is wrong. If a white person had written this there would have been a global melt-down. https://www.biznews.com/africa/2016/12/22/south-africa-will-finally-be-an-african-country https://www.biznews.com/africa/2016/12/22/south-africa-will-finally-be-an-african-country"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1216357935879770112)  2020-01-12T13:55Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"This is really worth reading especially for those who think the "good guys" in the ANC can save us from State Capture. They actually started it and consolidated its trajectory during Pres Mandela's tenure. https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/how-the-anc-politicised-the-state https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/how-the-anc-politicised-the-state"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1218560609228410880)  2020-01-18T15:47Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"@StephenGrootes @SAfmRadio What happened to the previous estimate of [--] years of loadshedding to fix the grid properly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1224194319697031168)  2020-02-03T04:54Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"No court will ever accept a sick note where the date has been amended. This is the sick note given to the court by Zuma's lawyers. Having a "medical condition" that gives you off for [--] months and [--] days sounds quite interesting. I wonder what this "medical condition" is. https://t.co/LIFKhXHysb This is the sick note given to the court by Zuma's lawyers. Having a "medical condition" that gives you off for [--] months and [--] days sounds quite interesting. I wonder what this "medical condition" is. https://t.co/LIFKhXHysb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1225023506733203457)  2020-02-05T11:48Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"If Eskom can't keep the lights on the least they can do is give us accurate schedules. Seems they can't do that either. No wonder none of us can plan our days around the schedules they give us. And our President talks about a capable state"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1228952192025006080)  2020-02-16T08:00Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"We have much more data now worldwide. And the data now is telling us something quite different from what was initially feared when a hard lockdown was justifiable to win time. Now we know: Covid is serious but not nearly as lethal (on its own ) as initially thought"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1254392015321796611)  2020-04-26T12:48Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"Thank you Rapport. You have hit the analytical nail on the head from the start of this lockdown. Caregivers in KZN received [----] food parcels from the Solidarity Fund a week ago to give to hungry families but they cannot distribute it because government wants to centralise food distribution and Cogta has not yet granted them a permit. Rapport's lead today. https://t.co/vq8TppbnJq Caregivers in KZN received [----] food parcels from the Solidarity Fund a week ago to give to hungry families but they cannot distribute it because government wants to centralise food distribution and Cogta has not yet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1256884582005211137)  2020-05-03T09:53Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"Once you have health system ready the virus must run its course. No cure. No vaccine. Only immunity when you have had it. It is less deadly than we feared especially to young+healthy ppl. #s will go up a lot but that gets us closer to the peak. Then it will drop. No other way. @HeraldPE @helenzille His enclave aka Cape Town is fast becoming Wuhan and he want to whole country to be like Cape Town to mask his failure in that province @HeraldPE @helenzille His enclave aka Cape Town is fast becoming Wuhan and he want to whole country to be like Cape Town to mask his failure in that province"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1258774891836383232)  2020-05-08T15:04Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"Anyone looking for some genuine understanding of why the Western Cape's recorded Covid cases are higher than the rest of SA should read this by our country's leading health economist: https://www.news24.com/Analysis/for-friday-alex-van-den-heever-have-we-squandered-the-lockdown-20200507 https://www.news24.com/Analysis/for-friday-alex-van-den-heever-have-we-squandered-the-lockdown-20200507"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1259202961781272576)  2020-05-09T19:25Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"Dear Sadtu. Young people are not at mortal risk from Covid unless they have a serious underlying condition such as diabetes. What is more the latest scientific evidence is that children do not pass the virus to adults. Time to open schools. Back to work for you guys Sadtu calls on teachers to stay away until its convinced schools are safe https://t.co/dMkDo6D83x Sadtu calls on teachers to stay away until its convinced schools are safe https://t.co/dMkDo6D83x"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1259466960955465729)  2020-05-10T12:54Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"@djsox No they are NOT carriers of the disease. This is what is so interesting. Keep up with the science on this please. https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-no-child-known-to-have-passed-covid-19-to-adults-global-study-finds-11981111 https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-no-child-known-to-have-passed-covid-19-to-adults-global-study-finds-11981111"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1259470404499972097)  2020-05-10T13:08Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"@tharaxis I agree that Covid is much more dangerous than normal flu and it was important to have the hard lockdown to prepare our health system. We can flatten the curve but not reduce the number of people who get it in the end. So the comparative figures will be very interesting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1259499420267220992)  2020-05-10T15:03Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"@mokala50 Of course we do not want any deaths. We don't want any 'flu deaths we don't want any AIDS deaths we don't want any old age deaths. But over [------] people die every year in SA. How many more will die because of Covid That is the question"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1259500114726576128)  2020-05-10T15:06Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"Here is the answer to the question of why the Western Cape's Covid statistics are the only ones that can be trusted. Prof vd Heever of Wits knows what he is talking about. "The upward trajectory is largely a consequence of the smart testing/targeting strategy of the WCape. other provinces are not doing this not picking up on infections that may be there.WCape is adopting the only strategy that'll turn the epidemic down" - Prof van den Heever https://t.co/J6U5ODQTKH "The upward trajectory is largely a consequence of the smart testing/targeting strategy of the WCape. other provinces are not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1262755164370288649)  2020-05-19T14:41Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"Best analysis of the Covid situation in SA published by any newspaper this week. Pity those who cannot read Afrikaans cannot read it. The whole of Weekliks supplement to Rapport is a #MustRead weekly. Kom ons s nee vir vrees en paniek oor Covid-19 want die risiko is vir die meeste mense baie laer as wat aanvanklik gevrees is en risiko is deel van elke lewe wat sin het. https://t.co/jhfT8hXP6C @Netwerk24 @RapportSA Kom ons s nee vir vrees en paniek oor Covid-19 want die risiko is vir die meeste mense baie laer as wat aanvanklik gevrees is en risiko is deel van elke lewe wat sin het."  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1264530739506360320)  2020-05-24T12:16Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"Is there a medical condition that describes a persistent belief/faith in a person/organisation/institution -- despite all evidence to the contrary There are some genuinely decent people who continue believing that the ANC can reform itself. I call it delusional"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1267353441640292352)  2020-06-01T07:13Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Incomprehensible. Main item on English news tonight is that [--] (yes 6) employees of the SABC countrywide have tested positive for Covid"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1268241704789958657)  2020-06-03T18:02Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"This attempt to keep schools closed is highly irresponsible and will do much more damage to children's lives than Covid. The only people who should stay home are children with dread diseases or staff with co-morbidities. https://ewn.co.za/2020/06/05/despite-concourt-ruling-maimane-not-giving-up-fight-for-safe-schools https://ewn.co.za/2020/06/05/despite-concourt-ruling-maimane-not-giving-up-fight-for-safe-schools"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1269169052372676608)  2020-06-06T07:27Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"I wonder if one is allowed to say that Women's Lives Also Matter Seeing that "All Lives Matter" is now considered hate-speech maybe Women's lives could just make the allowable cut Lets talk about #SystemicInjustice shall we Before he beheaded his 14-year-old daughter with a farming sickle Reza Ashrafi called a lawyer. The lawyer assured him . he would not face capital punishment but at most [--] to [--] years in jail. https://t.co/DuQG7BWQWI Lets talk about #SystemicInjustice shall we Before he beheaded his 14-year-old daughter with a farming sickle Reza Ashrafi called a lawyer. The lawyer assured"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1270262283550298113)  2020-06-09T07:51Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"Searing commentary. For years I have warned against authoritarian racial nationalists silencing any criticism of their CRT orthodoxy. History teaches us that this is the start of the process of scape-goating minorities with dire consequences. https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/der-fall-nattrassutm_source=Politicsweb+Daily+Headlines&utm_campaign=61b20759e3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_11_10_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a86f25db99-61b20759e3-140191329"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1271355166546149376)  2020-06-12T08:14Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"@philipmach I am aware of Derrick Bell's core role in CRT. Amazingly with the best will in the world some of the best minds can start poisonous ideologies running. Race essentialism and the denial of individual agency outside of their biological attributes is extremely dangerous"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1271372147525550080)  2020-06-12T09:21Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"@Vanwyksylvester We are speaking about alcohol in the context of crime and violence. Far more people will die of the consequences of alcohol abuse this year than Covid"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1273327926138855426)  2020-06-17T18:53Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"Crucial information. #WesternCapeCovidUpdate 1: Here are the facts on who is most likely to die from COVID-19: See slides. 2: Testing backlog down to zero Health HOD Dr Keith Cloete announced. 3: CTICC: [--] patients now at "Hospital of Hope". [--] in [--] discharged [--] deaths. @News24 (@MurrayRSA) https://t.co/9y6AG6o9W6 #WesternCapeCovidUpdate 1: Here are the facts on who is most likely to die from COVID-19: See slides. 2: Testing backlog down to zero Health HOD Dr Keith Cloete announced. 3: CTICC: [--] patients now at "Hospital of Hope". [--] in [--] discharged [--] deaths. @News24 (@MurrayRSA)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1273564188015820801)  2020-06-18T10:32Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"2) It seems the other way around. Race is a social construct and does not biologically exist. But there is surely a biological basis to sex This need not prevent ppl "identifying" as the gender they feel more appropriately expresses who they are. A rational answer please"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1273874748020269057)  2020-06-19T07:06Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"And with all the evidence that has been presented before the whole slew of commissions why is it taking the NDPP so inordinately long to lay charges. Much of the research has been done. Much of the evidence is there. Get on with it already"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1274643864247316481)  2020-06-21T10:02Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"My wish is for anyone at Oriel College Oxford to chat to Chumani Maxwele the turd-tossing ex UCT student for just a few minutes to get some idea of whose example they are following. What a disgrace"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1274782166409449479)  2020-06-21T19:12Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"@Cmfundisi @CoruscaKhaya @UCT_news Sometimes giving students degrees after they have hung around for years and years is the only way to get rid of them. They should do so on condition they do not ever tell anyone they actually got a degree"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1274805443953655808)  2020-06-21T20:44Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"100% expresses my foundational belief. We were a minority under apartheid. We remain a minority today. The essence of my militant non-racialism is a dogmatic refusal to accept that there are any grounds to discriminate between people in the basis of their race or ethnicity. I dont care what sociological biological or psychological evidence you muster Its ideological. The essence of my militant non-racialism is a dogmatic refusal to accept that there are any grounds to discriminate between people in the basis of their race or ethnicity. I dont care what sociological biological or psychological"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1275145737827909632)  2020-06-22T19:16Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"The methodology of outrage manufacturers and offense archaeologists is to dig around looking for reasons to feel offended rip a person's remarks out of context and then twist them to ensure the most outrageous interpretation possible. Times for rational people to say NO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1275187899009507328)  2020-06-22T22:04Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"This is a DA-post: https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/why-south-africa-became-a-criminal-state https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/why-south-africa-became-a-criminal-state"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1293544071827513345)  2020-08-12T13:45Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"I enjoyed the SAFM debate today. I was interested to hear COPE's Leonard Ramatlakane say that COPE is open to a coalition with the ANC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1321057689)  2009-03-13T10:33Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"Here is my full analysis of how the DA fared in the by-elections. When you crunch the numbers the conclusions are very different from what you will read in the media or hear on the news. https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/the-das-byelection-setback-an-analysis https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/the-das-byelection-setback-an-analysis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1327936140926742534)  2020-11-15T11:27Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"For the how-many-ith time President Cyril Ramaphosa has labelled corruption as one of the greatest impediments to the country's growth and development saying the matter needed urgent attention. https://t.co/nT2QpnzKSP President Cyril Ramaphosa has labelled corruption as one of the greatest impediments to the country's growth and development saying the matter needed urgent attention. https://t.co/nT2QpnzKSP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1359936806603681794)  2021-02-11T18:46Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"@philipmach What was the useless therapy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1417905612340465668)  2021-07-21T17:53Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"At last the SABC after dealing with almost every other party now comes to the DA launch of Mayoral Candidates in NMB. At the tail end. Despite the fact that we had the biggest story by far today on the release of our Metro Mayoral Candidates"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1429856836736409604)  2021-08-23T17:23Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"3) The ANC's withdrawal from the Electoral Court indicates that they have been tipped off that the IEC's application to postpone the election was successful. If information is leaking from the Concourt to the ANC it is nothing short of an Constitutional crisis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1432952487720460290)  2021-09-01T06:24Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Good news. Election goes ahead within constitutional time limit Concourt rules. Best news all year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1433802814862598144)  2021-09-03T14:43Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"Terry Tselane formerly of the IEC and now from the Electoral Commission of SA was on @Radio702 saying that the ConCourt ruling will enable the ANC to register its candidates. This is NOT how we read the judgment. It will enable voter registration not candidate registration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1433824617102200836)  2021-09-03T16:10Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"I'm saddened (but unsurprised) to see far-lefties leave SA when their policies reach fruition here. Then they normally seek a safe haven in established market-based democracies. I wonder whether they grasp the cognitive dissonance. Or was it just virtue signaling all along Im always amused when lefties who were super pro-ANC and its various policies quietly leave South Africa head to the UK and slot into the Labour Party where they promote the exact same policies. Im always amused when lefties who were super pro-ANC and its various policies quietly leave South Africa head to the UK and slot"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1435869558863183874)  2021-09-09T07:35Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"A decade ago the DA did everything we could to expose and stop this blatant corruption which worked like this: Any company that got a major contract from the ANC in govt would have to pay the ANC (the party) a lump sum filtered through Chancellor House. Unfiltered corruption 'Yes we fund the ANC' says Chancellor House after more than a decade of denials of ANC influence on major deals That time they dont even have a single engineer. Who knows it might well be that one of their companies run our elections . Be worried. https://t.co/PXC0QbWnd3 'Yes we fund the ANC' says Chancellor House after"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1436582277304229889)  2021-09-11T06:47Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"2. It is critical that the IEC administers the Act professionally impartially and properly. It must check whether parties that declared Nil donations were telling the truth. In particular have they audited the EFF's declaration (or lack of it) against the party's bank account"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1436795209766080513)  2021-09-11T20:54Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"This is a very important article with the first evidence-based pointers to the possibility that the Covid pandemic may have arisen from laboratory research in Wuhan. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/09/21/wuhan-scientists-planned-releaseskin-penetrating-nanoparticles/WT.mc_id=e_DM1495585&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Loy_Dig_Acq_Sat_6Mto7M&utmsource=email&utm_medium=Loy_Dig_Acq_Sat_6Mto7M20210925&utm_campaign=DM149558"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1442209810150150150)  2021-09-26T19:29Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"Anyone interested in knowing what this election is about should read this piece: https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/this-election-is-about-stopping-the-death-spiral-o https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/this-election-is-about-stopping-the-death-spiral-o"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1443212966107783178)  2021-09-29T13:55Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"I may fume at some of the political coverage of @FinancialMailSA but they always give me the right of reply. Thank you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1443869764850536479)  2021-10-01T09:25Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"@philipmach @FinancialMailSA Facilitating a postponement of [--] days was enough for the IEC to take the gap. That is the point"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1444210507074899969)  2021-10-02T07:59Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"@danielmarven The EFF has slogans like "Cut the Throat of whiteness" "Kill the Boer" "One Settler One Bullet" etc. Do you get it now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1446576649806520323)  2021-10-08T20:42Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"1/ Having led a 7-party coalition I know better than anyone how unstable and complex they are to manage and how they imperil service delivery. But that's what the voters choose if they divide the opposition vote amongst many tiny parties"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1452531537115762689)  2021-10-25T07:04Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"1/5 In [----] we need to get back our lives and rebuild our economy despite Covid. Those who want to be vaxxed wear masks stay home etc should be free to. For the rest all restrictions need to be lifted and particularly the draconian provisions of the Disaster Management Act"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1475724986111434753)  2021-12-28T07:07Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"On my Facebook page I describe the profound significance of Rapport's lead story today. Our next task must be to get the minutes of the Cadre Deployment Committee during the time Cyril Ramaphosa chaired it. Those will make interesting reading. https://www.facebook.com/HelenZille https://www.facebook.com/HelenZille"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1480077291699023872)  2022-01-09T07:21Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"If you really want to know what is going on in SA under Cyril Ramaphosa take the trouble to watch this press conference and in particular wait for @Leon_Schreib presentation. This is the real reason why SA has become an ANC mafia state. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=_5ZW_hYGElQ https://www.youtube.com/watchv=_5ZW_hYGElQ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1481211037865156608)  2022-01-12T10:26Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"@Xandra_KH Good for you. Wonderful story when people go to the depths of the abyss and find their way out again. Just lose those wokus-pokus pronouns"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1499117779114471428)  2022-03-02T20:21Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"I read today that the Sunday Times' circulation has dropped 75% in the past decade. No surprises there. It is not only due to digital. It is due to declining quality and totally misreading your market. Yet they have the gall to lecture others"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1505999213964021763)  2022-03-21T20:06Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"I have to be honest and admit that until fairly recently I thought there were some decent people left in the ANC with whom we might one day be able to negotiate a new govt. That hope is now well and truly dashed. They are all indeed the African National Criminals"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1535925768542425088)  2022-06-12T10:03Z 1.4M followers, [----] engagements


"For years journalists like @MaxduPreez were considered thought leaders ahead of the game. But for at least [--] years it has been clear to any informed individual that @Afriforum 's role is to make communities immune to state failure. This dawns on Max in [----]. Shem"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1546016994595594241)  2022-07-10T06:22Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"Just read this quote from Fikile Mbalula buried in an article so that no-one notices. It is outrageous. No DA public rep would ever say such a thing but if we did it would make international news. https://www.heartfm.co.za/news/new-homes-for-langa-shack-dwellers-by-december/ https://www.heartfm.co.za/news/new-homes-for-langa-shack-dwellers-by-december/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1552226773122924544)  2022-07-27T09:37Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"At last after negotiating for six long months. Will take a lot of work to make it succeed but it is a start"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1552630293609209856)  2022-07-28T12:21Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"From this Tweet it would appear that the Patriotic Alliance has been conniving with the ANC for some time through Paul Mashatile to bring down the DA's @MphoPhalatse in Johannesburg. Tragic for the people of Jozi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1575172962470207489)  2022-09-28T17:17Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"Imagine if a black woman said this about the DA It would be the subject of endless TV and radio analysis podcasts etc. with the usual pre-determined evidence-free narrative. But when it's the EFF Hardly a peep. SA media double standards are real. https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/i-was-a-mere-naive-slave-former-fighter-fired-as-eff-member-and-councillor-20221012dicbo=v2-82f94b23367a4773c9f3ee091a6bfe60 https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/i-was-a-mere-naive-slave-former-fighter-fired-as-eff-member-and-councillor-20221012dicbo=v2-82f94b23367a4773c9f3ee091a6bfe60"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1581019402253672448)  2022-10-14T20:29Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"1/Has anyone else noticed how our airport maintenance is falling apart I presume the escalators are not working because of the electricity crisis which is understandable. But it is in the little things that the lack of basic maintenance is so obvious"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1585528005408997376)  2022-10-27T07:05Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"@kevin_dantu @elonmusk Yes I have been so informed. Thanks. However it means we will treat every account without a blue tick as a bot. Simple"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1587769313615822849)  2022-11-02T11:31Z 1.5M followers, [--] engagements


"Is there any reliable research on what percentage of Twitter accounts are Bots and what percentage constitutes real people It would be valuable to have the closest possible evidence-based statistics on this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1588066183626035200)  2022-11-03T07:10Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"I found this interesting. An ANC municipality telling the ANC that it cannot host their birthday bash because the municipality's venue is so derelict and vandalised that it cannot be safely used. The story of SA under the ANC coming back to roost for the party itself"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1609771151936393216)  2023-01-02T04:38Z 1.4M followers, 470K engagements


"Just [--] years ago this country was more developed than Singapore. Are there any lessons in a thorough comparison Schools opened in Zimbabwe today with most parents failing to raise money for school fees uniforms and other necesities. https://t.co/EePURpNezg Schools opened in Zimbabwe today with most parents failing to raise money for school fees uniforms and other necesities. https://t.co/EePURpNezg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1612727213732016130)  2023-01-10T08:25Z 1.5M followers, 208.5K engagements


"No recent article that I have read has made me angrier than this: https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/no-load-shedding-at-ministers-residences-because-they-have-to-be-available-24-hours-says-government-5fa4c04c-b3dd-44f3-aec7-2d7050c9e461 https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/no-load-shedding-at-ministers-residences-because-they-have-to-be-available-24-hours-says-government-5fa4c04c-b3dd-44f3-aec7-2d7050c9e461"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1613935210411823105)  2023-01-13T16:25Z 1.4M followers, 452.1K engagements


"@TonyLeonSA He has done his best. Except no-one has put him ultimately in charge -- yet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1628411114500370432)  2023-02-22T15:07Z 1.5M followers, [----] engagements


"@54Battalion The national shutdown will make all the problems much WORSE that the shutdown is supposed to be against. When your roof is leaking you do not make the holes bigger. When your house is collapsing you do not undermine the foundations further. Don't be stupid"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1635653007185530882)  2023-03-14T14:44Z 1.5M followers, 59.1K engagements


"The Kruger Mpumalanga airport is the best in SA. We have had fantastic service from beginning to end. Thank you Ayanda and the Manager at the Bidvest lounge especially. https://maps.google.com/cid=10745535250877992232 https://maps.google.com/cid=10745535250877992232"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1640721598893244417)  2023-03-28T14:24Z 1.5M followers, 22.3K engagements


"Is it now considered insufficiently "woke" to be merely Gay Must you be transgender to gain access to the inner sanctum of the "tribe" And must you in the process trash and stereotype all women eradicating the progress they have made to achieve equality over half a century Truth Bomb 1: ✅Actor Dylan Mulvaney is a gay man pretending to be trans for cash & fame. Truth Bomb 234: ✅Dylan has not changed his name ✅He will never have hormone therapy ✅He will never opt to be castrated Why Refer back to truth bomb [--] https://t.co/f1oLjKaGBN Truth Bomb 1: ✅Actor Dylan Mulvaney is a gay man pretending to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1650017381236834304)  2023-04-23T06:02Z 1.5M followers, 508.4K engagements


"I read in this morning's paper our Pres told the world Africa does not want to be treated as beggars but as equals. If the West stopped the constant flow of aid and measured us by their standards of clean and accountable govt we would be cast out of the global community entirely"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1672470516257390593)  2023-06-24T05:03Z 1.4M followers, 438.7K engagements


"1/ Whenever I uncover a potential scam I will warn my followers of the risk. Here is one: If a scammer manages somehow to obtain the information that you have bought an item online for delivery they send you an sms saying that the delivery has been stopped for some reason"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1674293436202078208)  2023-06-29T05:47Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"Is it safe to mention the "S" word again Especially when using it as a place from which South Africa could learn some useful lessons Let me try. https://thespectator.com/topic/singapore-serve-model-racial-disparities-affirmative-action/ https://thespectator.com/topic/singapore-serve-model-racial-disparities-affirmative-action/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1676304926132039696)  2023-07-04T19:00Z 1.5M followers, 61.5K engagements


"@philipmach I did not say that. As a scientist you should take precision more seriously. What I said was: "For those claiming the legacy of colonialism was ONLY negative think of our independent judiciary transport infrastructure piped water etc." I am sure you can read for meaning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1677651358420221953)  2023-07-08T12:10Z 1.5M followers, [---] engagements


"I thought Zuma forfeited his passport while on "medical parole". If that is true how did he get out of the country to go to Russia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1680186372676624385)  2023-07-15T12:03Z 1.4M followers, 806.8K engagements


"Everyday in every way we do the job we were elected to do"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1682364382062301184)  2023-07-22T04:31Z 1.5M followers, 211.1K engagements


"600 [---] people could lose their jobs if the ANC gets away with its Race Quotas Law which bans "coloured and Indian population groups" from employment in certain sectors and provinces. Join the DA's #StopRaceQuotasMarch tomorrow in Cape Town let's meet at 9h30 in Darling Street"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1683734018976624641)  2023-07-30T03:23Z 1.5M followers, 248.6K engagements


"1/The failing state makes ordinary life so complex. We have applied for an urgent court interdict to stop the blatant looting of a Free State municipality by the ANC/EFF. This is SA's prime indicator of state failure but that is only the start"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1684091483341856769)  2023-07-26T07:06Z 1.5M followers, 117.7K engagements


"2/ The replying affidavit must urgently be in court this morning. The lawyers worked all night and I had to get the papers commissioned. I went to the Buitenkant Police station in Cape Town. The police officer behind the counter has literally no idea how to commission papers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1684091485455519744)  2023-07-26T07:06Z 1.5M followers, 10.4K engagements


"NB point to add: Malema calls for the murder of citizens based on race. We all know what he means by boer/farmer. If a white leader called for the shooting of black ppl s/he would rightly be in jail. But SA is the land of double standards. Pity the BBC is following suit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1685598288332939264)  2023-07-30T10:28Z 1.4M followers, 932.3K engagements


"This will tell you why the DA parted company with @zilevandamme. Now that she has safely emigrated to the safety of Norway who cares if some leaders stoke civil war in SA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1686771684680826880)  2023-08-02T16:11Z 1.5M followers, 553.2K engagements


"This is who we are: United and working to rescue South Africa:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1686839383482101762)  2023-08-03T21:44Z 1.5M followers, 92.4K engagements


"This is too shocking. If there is anything I can do to help please let me know"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1687189529860423680)  2023-08-03T19:51Z 1.5M followers, 92.7K engagements


"Team @Our_DA team at the National Dialogue on coalitions. Interesting point: I have not seen a single person on the programme with experience in negotiating or governing in coalitions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1687405032096825344)  2023-08-04T10:08Z 1.5M followers, 135.6K engagements


"@Our_DA Chief Whip @Siviwe_G presenting the DA's proposals to stabilize coalitions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/helenzille/status/1687492891772346368)  2023-08-04T15:57Z 1.5M followers, 11.9K engagements

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