Is Zille writing 'Twar and Peace' or 'To Kill a Twitter Bird'?
Helen Zille, the premier of the Western Cape, has asked Twitter followers for suggestions for the title of the memoir she is to write. Under the hashtag #name zillesmemoir, the former leader of the DA offered the right to draft a 1000-word introduction to her book if she used any title suggested.As with everything Zille puts on Twitter, lights went on across the country. Among the many suggestions were To Kill a Twitter Bird" (Pike), Thrilla in Vanilla, (Jannie Smith) GodZille the Zillenator!, Honey, I shrunk the ANC and Bete Noir.Zille said To Kill a Twitter Bird was "bloody brilliant" and would "definitely be the name of at least one chapter".Gus Silber's Twar and Peace was a "hots-on favourite".Zille has written only one of 18 chapters so far. ..
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