Helen Zille Biography; Net Worth, Age, House, Family And Husband

Helen Zille is a South African politician who has served as the Chairperson of the Federal Council of the Democratic Alliance since 2019.

Helen Zille born Otta Helene Maree was born in  Hillbrow, Johannesburg in South Africa on March 9, 1951.

Zille had her high school education in St Mary’s School, Waverley, an all-girls school, and went further to study at the University of the Witwatersrand, where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Zille is a former journalist and anti-apartheid activist and was one of the journalists who exposed the cover-up around the death of Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko in the late 1970s.

Helen Zille Net Worth

Occupying such high positions come with some added advantages. Helen Zille has an estimated net worth of $5 million.

Helen Zille Husband And Family

Zille married Professor Johann Maree, an author and a professor of Sociology, at the University of Cape Town in 1982. Together they have two sons.

Helen Zille House

Not wanting her domestic staff to live in a shack, Helen Zille gave her domestic Grace Voyiya, who helped raise her sons and working for the family for a long time a house worth R750 000 in Parklands, South Africa.

Zille has also been prevented by Provincial heritage officials from demolishing her house in order to raise a new flat and as a result, she sold the house and the land to a private developer.