Sent to The Star, Johannesburg, Wed
17/12/2014 08:42. Published
Sir
The
ANC Women’s League has reportedly said that it is time for South Africa to have
a woman President.
I
have just the candidate.
This
woman has impeccable anti-Apartheid credentials. She was a politically
active journalist and exposed the Apartheid regime’s false claim that Steve
Biko had died as the result of a hunger strike. She worked for the Black
Sash and the End Conscription Campaign, and provided a safe house for
anti-Apartheid activists.
She
has extensive experience at all three levels of Government: City, Provincial,
and in Parliament. She has been a Mayor, and turned the fortunes of her
city around, cutting debt and crime. She won the 2008 World Mayor award
against 820 other candidates.
This
woman also has experience in leading a province: She has made it the best-run
province in South Africa.
Unlike
many figures in government, she has never been implicated in corruption, and
she speaks in support of the Constitution at every opportunity.
I
urge the ANC Women’s League to throw their support behind this worthy candidate
for President: Helen Zille.
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