



What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: Ramaphosa distances himself from PKTT disbandment
Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out of parliament, including. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-u…

What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: Hilda Senthumule responds to ad hoc committee on allegations raised at Madlanga Commission
Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out of parliament, including: Acting Deputy National Commissioner Hilda Senthumule appeared before Parliament’s ad hoc committee to respond to allegations arising from the …

What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: David Skosana demands retraction of debt claim
Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out of parliament, including: MK Party MP David Skosana has demanded that Paul O’Sullivan retract the claim that he owes more than R600 000 to a bank; the ANC secures the c…

What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: Tax thresholds adjusted
Africa Melane speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out of Parliament, including the expected announcement by City of Cape Town Executive Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, of his intentions to run for the position of Federal Leader…

What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: SONA debate
Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the debate on the State of the Nation Address. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show. This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call…

What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: Where is the dome?
Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out of parliament, including: Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s update on foot-and-mouth disease; focus on Parliament’s temporary chamber known as “the dome”; where i…

What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: DA in turmoil
Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out of parliament, including: the turmoil inside the Democratic Alliance and civil claims currently pending against the SAPS for unlawful arrest and detention. Good Mor…

What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: DBE security failure exposed
Lester Kiewit speaks to Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, about the latest news coming out of parliament, including: Security weakness at the Department of Basic Education exposed after a matric paper was leaked; Minister Dean Macpherson defends withholding r…

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…