Halima Frost
Halima Frost is a Creamer Media Senior Staff Writer for Engineering News and Mining Weekly.
Daily Podcast – October 15, 2026
15th October 2026 Making headlines: ConCourt rules in favour of ANC over candidate lists; Eskom revamps its strategy as monopoly fades; And, Kenya raises fuel prices... →
Daily Podcast – October 14, 2026
14th October 2026 Making headlines: DA eyes majority win in election; DBE applauds ‘successful’ start to 2026 matric exams; And, Moody’s says South Africa is on... →
Daily Podcast – October 13, 2026
13th October 2026 Making headlines: SA’s record Class of 2026 begins final exams amid calls for systemic reform; Zuma released from hospital; And, Joburg Water depot... →
Daily Podcast – October 05, 2026
5th October 2026 Making headlines: Court orders oral evidence over Dlamini-Zuma’s ANC vote-buying claims; DA launches relentless final campaign push following surge... →
Daily Podcast – October 02, 2026
2nd October 2026 Making headlines: Mass shootings show the face of South African murder is changing; Senegal power cuts highlight need to embrace gas, minister... →
Daily Podcast – October 01, 2026
1st October 2026 Making headlines: ActionSA welcomes IEC opposition to ‘hypocritical’ DA electoral court challenge; Major development banks launch new guidelines to... →
Daily Podcast – September 30, 2026
30th September 2026 Making headlines: South Africa summons US ambassador again over 'undiplomatic conduct'; Parties criticise Ramaphosa’s ‘delayed response’ to... →
Daily Podcast – September 29, 2026
29th September 2026 Making headlines: Ramaphosa to address nation on Ekurhuleni murders, gender-based violence; Kganyago outlines challenges, opportunities for South... →
Daily Podcast – September 28, 2026
28th September 2026 Making headlines: Parties call for urgent action after weekend's mass shootings; Ramaphosa challenges South Africans to defend national identity... →
Daily Podcast – September 21, 2026
21st September 2026 Making headlines: Three suspects appear in court in Ekurhuleni cases; DA challenges Lamola to oppose ‘ANC’s race-based’ policies after US Apartheid... →
Daily Podcast – September 18, 2026
18th September 2026 Making headlines: DA offers collaboration in East Rand murders; Amnesty International demands SA criminalise femicide to expose crisis; And,... →
Daily Podcast – September 16, 2026
16th September 2026 Making headlines: ANC loses case against IEC, calls for ‘calm, discipline’ from members; South African inflation expectations stabilise in third... →
Daily Podcast – September 15, 2026
15th September 2026 Making headlines: ANC Women’s League calls for debate on death penalty, castration over East Rand killings; Home Affairs relocates 278 Durban... →
Daily Podcast – September 14, 2026
14th September 2026 Making headlines: SAPS deploys task team as political outrage mounts over murder of 5 women; Ramaphosa greenlights SIU probe into eThekwini... →
Daily Podcast – September 03, 2026
3rd September 2026 Making headlines: ANC reiterates ‘system glitches’ as it appeals to IEC to recognise election candidates; DA escalates battle against Gayton... →
Daily Podcast – September 01, 2026
1st September 2026 For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Halima Frost. Making headlines: ANC expresses confidence in IEC as it hits candidate list snag at deadline;... →
Daily Podcast – August 28, 2026
28th August 2026 Making headlines: Cachalia says decline in serious contact crimes, but GBV a challenge; Ramaphosa honours SCA's Judge Mokgohloa with official... →
Daily Podcast – August 27, 2026
27th August 2026 Making headlines: GOOD Party appeals Court fine over funding violations; ANC welcomes failed no confidence motion against Didiza; And, Tanzania's... →
Daily Podcast – August 26, 2026
26th August 2026 Making headlines: Lamola welcomes Dlamini-Zuma’s retraction of vote-buying claims; ActionSA sues ANC’s Maepa over alleged AI-fake claims; And, son... →
Daily Podcast –August 25, 2026
25th August 2026 Making headlines: DA welcomes former FF+ caucus leader to its ranks; CDE report says Joburg budget is ‘disconnected from reality’; And, Transnet... →
Daily Podcast – August 24, 2026
24th August 2026 Making headlines: Oversight tightens as McKenzie faces Parly committee grilling; ANC says it has learnt from past mistakes as it vows ‘capable’... →
Daily Podcast – August 19, 2026
19th August 2026 Making headlines: Ramaphosa objects to Thandazani Madonsela as Impeachment Committee evidence leader; AfriForum, March and March forge alliance to... →
Daily Podcast – August 14, 2026
14th August 2026 Ramaphosa calls for regional action on xenophobia; South Africa's top court blocks Shell's Wild Coast exploration plans; And, Chad's president... →
Daily Podcast – August 05, 2026
5th August 2026 Making headlines: High Commissioner recalled after controversial Zuma-Gupta meeting in India; Godongwana responds to court judgment declaring PIC... →
Daily Podcast – August 04, 2026
4th August 2026 Making headlines: Amnesty International demands govt action on rising anti-migrant vigilantism; Politicians laud voter registration drive with... →
Daily Podcast – July 31, 2026
31st July 2026 Making headlines: DA challenges Parliament Secretary’s appointment, salary increase; Operation Vulindlela reports broader sweep, though progress... →
Daily Podcast – July 30, 2026
30th July 2026 Making headlines: Seiso Mohai is PIC's new chairperson; Joburg’s water and sanitation infrastructure needs to double; And, Kenya utility says... →
Daily Podcast – July 29, 2026
29th July 2026 Making headlines: Final weekend to register to vote; DA demands answers over Army Chief’s Moscow visit; And, Parliament welcomes Treasury’s release... →
Daily Podcast – July 27 2026
27th July 2026 Making headlines: Ramaphosa accepts IDAC head’s resignation amid inquiry interference claims; Godongwana to appoint new board at PIC; And, CoJ... →
Daily Podcast – July 24, 2026
24th July 2026 Making headlines: Court halts Phala Phala impeachment process; National action plan for water published; And, Nigeria's Tinubu approves army expansion →
Daily Podcast – July 23, 2026
23rd July 2026 Making headlines: DA lays Public Protector complaint against McKenzie over R110m fund; BLSA warns of ‘reform drift’ as index points to loss of... →
Daily Podcast – July 22, 2026
22nd July 2026 Making headlines: South Africa inflation jumps more than expected in June; Report says Godongwana set to remove PIC chair; And, Congo says nearly 1... →
Daily Podcast – July 21, 2026
21st July 2026 Making headlines: Treasury confirms signing of govt’s $1.5bn development policy loan with World Bank; Trade conditions remained tight in June; And,... →
Daily Podcast – July 20, 2026
20th July 2026 Making headlines: National Water Access Acceleration Programme officially launched; Tebogo Seokolo appointed Vice-Chair of South African... →
Daily Podcast – July 17, 2026
17th July 2026 Making headlines: ActionSA files court bid to overturn Phala Phala ‘police whitewash'; MKP wants IDAC head suspended over interference allegations;... →
Daily Podcast – July 16, 2026
16th July 2026 Making headlines: SA, Namibia to hold 4th Binational Commission in Pretoria; Eskom Green says PFMA approval enables fundraising and partnerships;... →
Daily Podcast – July 15, 2026
15th July 2026 Making headlines: South Africa's financial regulator launches probe into State asset manager; Outa takes government to High Court over Aarto Phase... →
Daily Podcast – July 14, 2026
14th July 2026 Making headlines: Gana representing Parly in Phala Phala court battle against Ramaphosa; PIC suspends CEO, appoints new acting chief investment... →
Daily Podcast – July 13, 2026
13th July 2026 Making headlines: Ramaphosa calls on S Africans to use Mandela Day to fight poverty, inequality; US CDC says US citizen in Congo tests positive for... →
Unified approach crucial to meeting AfCFTA targets
10th July 2026 A unified approach needs to be adopted by all 55 of the countries that form part of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in order to... →
Daily Podcast – June 26, 2026
26th June 2026 Making headlines: Johannesburg collapse risk spurs call for State to run city; Water committee calls for submissions on Water Bill amendments; And,... →
