The Democratic Alliance’s mayoral candidate, Helen Zille, for the city of Johannesburg, has posted and deleted a video of her dancing to a clip of a popular Amapiano track.
This comes as the former party leader has made several recent outspoken comments about the city’s water crisis, the deterioration of infrastructure, and the proposed management of informal traders.
HELEN ZILLE POSTS AND DELETES DANCE CLIP
Over the weekend, Helen Zille posted a clip of her dancing during her participation at a march over the city’s water crisis.
In the clip, the 74-year-old showed off her moves to Khadeair’s Magumba, which boasts the lyrics “Sifuna Le Mali”.
“You bring the heat, I bring the vibe! Happy weekend, Jozi”, she captioned the clip.
Like fellow DA leader John Steenhuisen, Helen Zille’s rhythm has social media users in stitches.
However, Joburg’s potential future mayor quickly deleted the trending video, offering no explanation.
X users suggested their own, citing that the lyrics to the track were about wanting and stealing cash.
APARTHEID SNAPS
While Helen Zille was opposed to the likening of her campaign trail to theft and corruption in the music post, she has been accused of turning a blind eye to another tone-deaf X post.
Last month, the former DA leader posted a “throwback” picture of herself and her husband enjoying a trip to the beach.
Helen explained that the photograph was taken in 1982, which many South Africans pointed out as being the height of Apartheid. According to X users, the image served as a reminder of the opportunities and freedoms afforded to white people compared to non-white people.
The tweet was viewed over 1,2 million times.
Helen Zille has previously courted controversy over her 2017 tweet suggesting colonialism has a positive impact on South Africa.
In May this year, Helen was again accused of enforcing her “racist” views after she praised the work ethic of Afrikaners, whom she claimed “took all opportunities very seriously” and that there was “nothing stopping everyone else from following that example”.
