‘We don’t want Helen Zille as mayor’: Ntsiki Mazwai

In a scathing message, Ntsiki Mazwai has urged South Africans to reject Helen Zille’s ambitions to become the next mayor of Joburg.

Outspoken media personality Ntsiki Mazwai has called for South Africans to reject former DA leader Helen Zille’s plans to run for mayor of Joburg.

Known for her controversial comments, the Moja Love star has gone as far as to call the 74-year-old a “white supremacist”.

Last week, the woman dubbed “GodZille” confirmed that she was contemplating the monumental task of “saving” Johannesburg.

NTSIKI MAZWAI: ‘WE DON’T WANT HELEN ZILLE’

In a viral X post, Ntsiki Mazwai appealed to South Africans to reject Helen Zille’s Joburg mayoral bid.

She said: “We cannot afford to have Helen Zille as mayor of Joburg. She is 100 million times worse than Cyril Ramaphosa.

“She is a white supremacist, and if you look at the Western Cape, you’ll see that black people are abused there. They live in s**t conditions. She wants to bring that to Joburg”.

Ntsiki – who has repeatedly called out politicians, particularly from the SA, added: “She comes from a traumatic past for black people and she is triggering. We don’t want her, she can go and retire, it’s good”.

She added that voting for Helen Zille as Joburg’s next mayor would be “a huge and scary mistake that would negatively impact the black masses”

In another comment, Ntsiki agreed with her followers that the current mayor, Dado Morero of the ANC, was not the best option for the city.

“Anyone is better than Dada, guys. Helen is still not the answer”, she posted.

JOZI’S BEST – AND ONLY HOPE?

While Ntsiki Mazwai has rejected Gozille’s ambitions, others are supporting it.

In a tweet that also went viral, author Khaya Dlanga urged South Africans to give Helen Zille a chance, claiming that she offered a “real, visible alternative”

Anti-Apartheid activist Adam Habib stated that Helen was “Johannesburg’s best hope”.

He added: “Joburg needs water, power, roads, and frankly, governance. No one else has delivered it. Zille can!”

Actor Siv Ngesi added, “Jozi is such a huge mess, even the locals who hate @helenzille know that this would be the best thing for that dump of a place!”

HELEN ZILLE: ‘JOBURG IS MY HOMETOWN’

Speaking to eNCA, Helen Zille claimed that she had until Friday to officially submit her application to contest her bid as Johannesburg mayor.

The DA’s selection panel would then pick a suitable candidate from several names, including Zille’s.

“Joburg is my hometown. I was born in Hillbrow, which looks very different than what it does today. Joburg was a functional city that I love and believe is the powerhouse of South Africa. Its health and its functionality is make or break for South Africa.”

She added: “If Joburg doesn’t succeed, South Africa does not succeed.”