DA's Helen Zille, also known as 'GodZille' has built a reputation for being tough as nails. Supporting her is her husband and two sons...
Otta Helene Maree – popularly known as Helen Zille – is known for her tough-as-nails persona in the Democratic Alliance . Surprisingly, she’s not the only one who wears the pants in her household.
In addition to being a cutthroat politician, Helen is a loving and supportive mother, wife, and grandmother.While Helen Zille’s political persona is public knowledge, there is also another side to the sassy 73-year-old. Helen is married to retired professor Johann Maree, who has a PhD in sociology from the University of Cape Town. The couple married in 1982.Johann and I having our first dancing lesson in 35 years of marriage. It's taken a lot of persuasion. ThanksPaul, who married Gretl Visser in 2014 – is a mathematics teacher and founder of Paper Video, an organisation that distributes educational resources to students around the country.Happy Mother's Day, mom! We are so proud of you.
Helen was born in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. She is the eldest child of parents who escaped Germany to avoid Nazi persecution over their Jewish roots.May 20, 2017 Helen Zille is fluent in English, Afrikaans, German, and isiXhosa. Her Xhosa name is “Nontsapho,” which means “mother of the family.”
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