Symbolism ripe as keeper of the peace retires

Regina Mohlomi made history not only as the first woman serjeant-at-arms in the South African parliament - a position so steeped in tradition that it retains its archaic spelling - but also as one of the few people who could silence unruly MPs without raising her voice. The EFF's disruptions in particular must have made her life hell but, with minimal support from her male colleagues, Mohlomi was able to calmly eject the riotous rebels. Perhaps only a woman could do this.