Catch Helen Zille live and in the flesh at Wordfest 2017, which runs as part of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival from 1 to 7 July 2017. One of the most powerful women in South African politics launches her autobiography: ‘Not Without a Fight’. The book wholeheartedly paints a telling and enlightening picture of Helen’s journey in private as well as in the public arena. Helen lays bare intimate details of her modest early life and her life-threatening battle with Anorexia. She also shares her experiences as a political reporter in the apartheid-era and internal spats within her political party of choice the Democratic Alliance. Don’t miss Wordfest 2017 for the opportunity to meet Helen Zille, hear her in discussion and the occasion to have her sign your copy of her autobiography. (Check out the 2017 Wordfest programme for the dates and times of the launches