Visiting a school in Jamestown, Stellenbosch, 5 March 2008

Jamestown, Stellenbosch visit - 5 March 2008

Accepting a bouquet at a Pretoria fête, 15 March 2008

At a fête in Pretoria, 15 March 2008

At a recent special council meeting, we committed ourselves to a legal, approved method of allocating homes in the N2 Gateway Projects, while condemning land invasions and mismanagement.

A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all Zoopy users!

The switching on of the Cape Town Christmas Lights in Adderley Street marks the start of summer and the beginning of our festive season. Season's Greetings to all!

After being released from prison, Phillip du Toit has made some damning claims. Helen comments and gives an update on the inquiry into the spy saga.

An update on the 'spy probe'. Advocate Geoff Budlender has been appointed to determine the real facts in this matter. And a series of questions and answers will be published in national newspapers, to shed light on these issues once and for all.

Tomorrow's the big day. The Springbok team is ready to bring it home and South Africans are ready to welcome them back as heroes. Go for it, boys!

To help drive the message behind Public Transport Month, Helen cycled to work with Tim Brink, editor of Bicycling magazine.

A Disaster Management Exercise, which took place at Wolraad Woltemade Primary School in Bothasig, Cape Town, for International Disaster Reduction Day.

Excerpts from the special council meeting held on 3 Oct 2007 in the council chambers, reconstituting the subcouncils after floor crossing.

Excerpts from the special council meeting held on 3 Oct 2007 in the council chambers, reconstituting the subcouncils after floor crossing.

A quick update on the pending case, with the next court date scheduled for 26 October 2007.

Helen Zille addresses the media about allegations by MEC Leonard Ramatlakane that PADLAC (with whom Zille recently marched) is a vigilante group.

Helen Zille discusses the current state of politics in Cape Town and shares her thoughts on the concept of floor crossing in general.

With significant allegations reported over the last 2 weeks by Sunday Times against health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, the country needs action

Helen Zille's response to the disruption caused by a number of Metro Police on Cape Town's N2 highway this morning.

This is a bird's eye veiw of the new Berg river dam in Franschhoek, that is being built by the City Of Cape Town.

City acquires new fire engines worth R23MILLION. Roeland St Fire Station was the first to recieve 11 of the new fire engines by the Mayor.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter visits and expresses his support for South Africa hosting the 2010 World Cup. We also visit the Green Point stadium site.

Cape Town City Councillor Ian Neilson announced today that the city will be writing off R1.5 Billion in home owner debt accrued before September 2003.

The 2007 Cape Town Book Fair has begun! I hope to see reading and books become an increasingly important part of the daily lives of all South Africans

The renaming of Cape Town's landmarks, streets and other official entities will be considered by the City of Cape Town's name changing panel.

It's time to move on with the new Toyota Prius Hybrid electric car.

Sandra Botha MP was voted the Leader of the Opposition by the DA caucus, along with a very capable team of whips.

Thank you so much to all of you who've sent me messages of congratulations, support and constructive criticism. What a week it's been!

With SA bloggers expressing concern about a recent public request for government to step in and look at blogging and censorship, here are my thoughts.

Today we outlined our final framework for the Informal Settlement Upgrading Master Plan, to deliver essential services to 135 693 households.