Return of the white men
Pearlie JoubertHelen Zille, who took her oath of office amid loud cheers, came into the legislature with 15 white men, four coloureds and two Africans.
Zille's 'sex pest' safety minister
Pearlie JoubertAll four women who laid charges against Max -- two of them senior police officers -- worked with him.
ANC interference prompts Pikoli sacking
Pearlie JoubertThe former head of the National Prosecuting Authority, advocate Vusi Pikoli, finds himself unemployed again because of political interference.
Sixty and single-minded
Pearlie JoubertPearlie Joubert accompanies Selina Bezuidenhout, one of our Mzansi voters, to the polls.
Axe hovers over W Cape ANC
Pearlie JoubertAn ANC report says infighting and internal racial divisions drove away the coloured vote, reports Pearlie Joubert.
Ronnie Kasrils: Bring it to light
Pearlie JoubertThe former intelligence minister has hit out at what he calls the “sorry saga of leaks” and “political conspiracies dominating the public discourse".
Cape Town takes down tents as storm clouds gather
Pearlie JoubertWith a winter storm due this weekend, the City of Cape Town has started dismantling the last tents still housing displaced foreign nationals.
Western Cape does the Zille swing
Pearlie JoubertLike a wayward child, the Western Cape is the only province in South Africa not to dance in step with Umshini Wami
Fury over traditional system
Pearlie JoubertSubmissions to Parliament have mostly requested that the Black Authorities Act be repealed.
Hell's kitchen
Pearlie JoubertIt started as a jolly dinner party but turned into an uncomfortable night when a guest crossed the line, writes Pearlie Joubert.
