What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: Three tax bills passed in 2025

Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out of parliament, including: three tax bills passed by the Finance Committee in 2025; Parliament rejects Mmusi Mmaimane motion to adjust Matric pass threshold; 509 supplie…

Cape Town’s apartment boom and Joburg’s townhouse sprawl back in focus

Cape Town’s housing boom continues to contrast sharply with Johannesburg’s development patterns. A News24 report using Stats SA data shows Cape Town added more than 38 000 flats over the past decade, while Johannesburg built just over 550, reflectin different approaches to urban growth. Limited spa…

New presidency oversight committee marks major shift in parliamentary accountability

Parliament is moving to strengthen its oversight powers with the establishment of a new committee focused on the Presidency, a development recommended by the Zondo Commission and now backed by both the ANC and the DA. CapeTalk commentator and Business Day political correspondent Tara Roos speaks to…

What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: G20 Summit standoff

Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out of parliament, including: the latest on whether the U.S. will be sending representatives to the G20 Summit; Ad Hoc Committee looks into SAPS procurement scandal; questi…

What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: What you need to know about MTBPS

Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out of parliament, including: all you need to know about the MTBPS, a wrap of the week’s testimony at parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee hearings and Malema’s GNU dig at Mashati…

What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: GNU Clearing House approves Terms of Reference

Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out of parliament, including: GNU Clearing House Mechanism has now approved Terms of Reference, chaired by Deputy President Paul Mashatile. The Ad Hoc committee hears from …

What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: Six-point plan to address delivery failures and corruption

Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out of parliament, including: Public Works Minister Dean MacPherson releases six-point plan to address chronic delivery failures and corruption; the DA tables Economic Incl…

What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: Inquiry into Road Accident Fund resumes

Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out of parliament, including: the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) has resumed its inquiry into the Road Accident Fund (RAF), focusing on non-payment of servic…

What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: PIC, Ad Hoc Committee, and the Road Accident Fund

Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos about a week in Parliament, including insights into the PIC, the marathon ad hoc committee investigating General Ntlantlam Konazi, and SCOPA’s inquiry into the Road Accident Fund. Roos explains the challenges in verifying testimonies, the delays in final reports, a…

What you need to know about parliament’s probe into Mkhwanazi’s allegations

Lester Kiewit speaks to Business Day political writer Tara Roos, about the start of the parliamentary ad hoc committee hearings into allegations by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi or corruption and collusion between political leaders and organised crime. They discuss the similarities and diff…