Helen Zille

Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have fundamentally changed the nature of political discussion. They allow the common person to add his or her voice to the issues that are important to them and to connect with important decision-makers that might otherwise be out of their reach.Twitter has ...

Twitter matters. There’s no doubting that. It can help effect social change, make stars, or pariahs, out of politicians, and make or break a brand. Makes sense then that mattering on Twitter also matters.But who matters? In South African politics, the most influential people on the social network turn ...

If anyone shows how easy it is to go from the highest of highs on Twitter to the lowest of lows, it’s Helen Zille.Late last year, people were talking about how well she used the medium. Some even suggested she could be an example to everyone from major brands ...

Last year I wrote a piece for Memeburn about ways I felt Helen Zille was using Twitter well. She was controversial even back then, but I liked her for four reasons:She was responsive She was unscripted She was active and She had a sense of humourOverall, I loved the fact ...

The small Western Cape student town of Stellenbosch is perhaps best known for the wineries that surround it. But now it’s looking to become one of the most connected places in South Africa by offering free, universal Wi-Fi internet access.The initiative is reportedly a partnership between Stellenbosch, the University ...

Kim Kardashian’s now infamous divorce has dominated the Twittersphere this week. In fact, days after the announcement, the topic was still trending (her cuckolded ex-husband, Kris Humphries whom no one here had heard of until the wedding, was trending alongside his ex). Kardashian herself has contracted a serious case of ...

Social media has always presented an obvious opportunity for politicians. As Barack Obama’s campaign advisers were quick to note, social media offers a convenient, low-cost way for elections campaigns and public representatives to connect with the electorate, and it's hard not to get excited about the potential for social media ...

Popular South Africa radio DJ and rugby commentator, Darren Scott is trending world-wide on Twitter, following his use of the "K-word" late last week.The incident in question occurred at a work function, after Scott lost his temper at a colleague, Africa Tshoaedi. In a recent statement from Scott's PR ...

Online satirical puppet show, ZANEWS, has found a new home on satellite television provider TopTV's flagship channel, Top One.ZANEWS keeps its audience abreast with a mix of the latest and most controversial current events in a "witty and unorthodox way". The site parodies the ...

Helen Zille, leader of South Africa's largest opposition party, has responded to a recent spat between herself, officials from her party, and South African singer Simphiwe Dana that played out on Twitter.The spat began when Dana directed a number of barbed political points toward Zille on the microblog, to which ...