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Parliament: Week in Review
Playlist by Good Morning Cape Town with Lester KiewitTara Roos joins Lester Kiewit or an insightful review of the week’s key developments in South African politics and Parliament. A passionate advocate for youth empowerment, climate justice, and gender …Follow the podcast:
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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…
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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…
09:53
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…
07:25
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…
10:40
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…
09:41
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…
08:36
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…
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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…
08:58
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 …
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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…
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