Helen Zille Professions : Mayor of Cape Town Born : March 9, 1951 Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by Helen Zille The DA is the only party in South Africa that has grown in every national election and that trend must continue, and it must accelerate, because South Africa is in a race against time to save our democracy. Helen Zille democracy party race The best tribute we can pay Madiba is to ensure that our political debate focuses on issues of how best we can ensure that each South African child, whatever the circumstances of their birth, inherits freedom they can use. Helen Zille issues political children Perhaps because the challenges we face in our country are so daunting, we are also tempted by shortcuts. We tell ourselves that if we invent a new acronym, or write a new empowerment charter, we can avoid some of the back-breaking work that sustained progress requires Helen Zille challenges writing country In essence, the education department argues that the quality of the education children receive is irrelevant, as long as someone stands in front of the class. Helen Zille essence class children For the ANC to cry 'sabotage' the night before crucial local government elections shows just how desperate they are to disguise their incompetence and mismanagement. Helen Zille election government night We will see at the end of the day. I don't like to speculate. Our goal in this election is to do better than in the last one. Helen Zille voting the-end-of-the-day goal Social networks are an incredible new tool which enables me to speak directly to large numbers of people. It is at the cutting edge of personal interaction around the world. Helen Zille cutting numbers people Having a Facebook and Twitter profile allows me to keep more in touch with people, particularly young South Africans and those who are part of the online community. I was amazed that anyone might be interested in what I do and who I meet. Now I know what people will be interested in. Helen Zille community might people The internet must be used to maximise open communication and we should encourage the expansion of its use. Helen Zille expansion communication use Connecting with people is an important part of my role [as a politician]. Helen Zille roles important people Between Twitter and Facebook I have nearly 70,000 followers, so my colleagues receive the responses. They show some of them to me, and I am always interested to read what people have to say. I filter all the information that reaches me, from letters in the newspaper, to conversations. There are many influences that shape my decisions, and often people on Twitter are thinking along the same lines as I do on an issue. Helen Zille issues people thinking All technological breakthroughs start with a small "elite". Think about cellphones, for example. Now just about everyone has one. The same will happen to innovations such as Twitter. Helen Zille innovation example thinking
