'Stay Woke - Go Broke': Helen Zille teases a new book and here's what SA thinks of it so far
DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille is working on her upcoming book and it seems many cannot wait to give it a read.
At the weekend, Zille revealed that she was writing the final chapter of Stay Woke — Go Broke.
She said that, among other things, the book will focus on why America's culture wars will “destroy” SA and what readers can do about it.
“I have really enjoyed writing it and I think it will be an important contributor to this debate,” she said.
So, I'm spending this weekend writing the final chapter of my book: #StayWoke - Go Broke.
— Helen Zille (@helenzille) February 13, 2021
Why America's Culture Wars will Destroy South Africa (and what you can do about it). I have really enjoyed writing it and I think it will be an important contributor to this debate.
While the release date for the book and pricing is still to be confirmed, Zille told her followers that she was self-publishing it “to keep the costs as low as possible”.
“I'm not entirely sure. Taking it for layout next week, and then printing and distribution. It all depends on how long this takes,” she said.
I'm not entirely sure. Taking it for layout next week, and then printing and distribution. It all depends how long this takes. I am self-publishing to keep the costs as low as possible.
— Helen Zille (@helenzille) February 13, 2021
Zille first teased about the upcoming book last month when Twitter users noticed that she had taken a break from the popular app that has seen her tweet herself into hot water several times.
Zille has previously released: Political Power and Poverty: An Examination of the Role and Effect of Influx Control in South Africa (1984); Building Policy Skills in South Africa: A Resource Document on Policy Analysis (1995); and Not Without a Fight (2016).
On social media, many said they could not wait to read the book and asked for a snippet. Others claimed the book could “chase more voters from the DA”.
2. from self-identifying "anti-woke" people).
— Peter Smythe (@PeterSmythe444) February 14, 2021
It seemingly never ever relates to that. Of course one would be hard pressed to find someone who can actually honestly and consistently define what "woke" even actually means. 10 bucks Helen Zille herself couldn't honestly and