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Drive with John Perlman

Primedia Broadcasting

The days news stories delivered by the one of South Africa most respected news presenters from 3 pm to 6 pm weekdays.

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10:19

Paraffin price increase

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2026/04/01

John chats to Mervyn Abrahams, Programme Coordinator of Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity on the government acting to cushion the petrol price but not taking steps to ease the pain of the paraffin price increase. This fuel is crucial for the poorest of South Africans. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily

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7:40

In conversation with MTN

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2026/04/01

John chats to Calvin Govender, General Manager of Enterprise Connectivity and Digital Services at MTN Business on how the MTN Connectivity Solution Tower is helping small businesses stay connected and competitive. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite

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3:11

SANDF deployed in the Western Cape

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2026/04/01

John chats Carlo Petersen, EWN Reporter on the deployment of the SANDF in Cape Town. The soldiers have begun a year-long deployment to crime hotspots in the Western Cape by joining the SAPS-led operation in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on

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8:33

SARS collects about 2 trillion for the first time

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2026/04/01

John chats to Xhanti Payi, Economist and Director at Inani Strategies about the significance of SARS collecting over R2 trillion for the first time. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their daily conversation, as you travel through the

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7:33

Ministers consent to a short-term fuel tax reduction

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2026/03/31

John chats to Kevin Lings, Chief Economist at Stanlib Asset Management on the finance and petroleum ministries agreeing that the government will recover the R6 billion in tax revenue lost as a result of the short-term levy cut through other means. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is

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8:00

In conversation with MTN SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS

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2026/03/31

John chats to Dr. Nkosi Kumalo, General Manager of SME and Indirect Channels at MTN Business about how MTN Business is enabling small businesses, and what these awards mean for SMEs. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their daily

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5:28

Build up to Bafana Bafana VS Panam in Cape Town

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2026/03/31

John chats to Tholakele Mnganga, EWN Sports Reporter, about the Bafana Bafana game against Panama in Cape Town. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their daily conversation, as you travel through the traffic.Thank you for listening to a

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7:20

SA’s child poverty extremely high

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2026/03/31

John chats to Marion Wagner, CEO and Director of Breadline Africa, about a recent UNICEF and Southern African Social Policy Research Institute report that revealed the nation's child poverty rate is too high, with elementary school students suffering the most. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes

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9:43

Hyacinth coverage on Hartbeespoort Dam now less than 10%

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2026/03/31

John chats to Anet Muir, Chief Director of Water Use Compliance Monitoring & Enforcement at the Department of Water and Sanitation about the removal of Hyacinth that has plagued Hartbeespoort Dam for years. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you

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8:20

Tshwane water tankers

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2026/03/31

John chats to AlphaRamushwana, EWN Reporteron the Tshwane Metro insourcing emergency water tankers, theyslash water tanker spending by R12 million monthly. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their daily conversation, as you travel

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12:20

Continued Middle East Conflict

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/03/30

John chats to Professor James Ker Lindsay, International Relations expert giving clarity on the developments regarding the Middle East conflict and what US President Donald Trump has been saying. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their

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7:58

Almost 4 million people develop depression every yearly

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2026/03/30

John chats to Cassey Chambers, SADAG's Operations Director on researchers estimating that about 4 million South Africans suffer from depression each year and what the possible reasons could be. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their

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10:47

SA-Japan relations

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2026/03/30

John chats to His Excellency Shimizu Fumio, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of South Africa, about the importan relations between Japan and South Africa. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their daily conversation, as you travel

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10:11

Oil price impact on freight

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/03/30

John chats to Gavin Kelly, CEO of the Road Freight Association on the oil price impact on freight. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their daily conversation, as you travel through the traffic.Thank you for listening to a podcast from

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4:02

Zuma, Mbeki loses bid

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2026/03/30

John chats to Dimakatso Leshoro, EWN Reporter on the recusal of Justice Khampepe from the TRC Inquiry. The Gauteng high court in Johannesburg declared that it lacked the authority to rule on the former presidents Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki's request to have justice Sisi Khampepe disqualify herself from the TRC investigation. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of

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5:49

Protest turns violent over Nigerian coronation

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2026/03/30

John chats to Babalo Ndenze, EWN Parliamentary Reporter, about a rally in KuGompo-East London that descended into pandemonium as thousands of protesters fought with police over the purported coronation of a Nigerian Igbo King. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and

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12:20

A Song, A Book and A Dish Karyn Maughan,...

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2026/03/27

John chats to Karyn Maughan, Award-winning legal journalist at News24 in this instalment of A Song, A Book and A Dish. She has reported on South Africa’s most high-profile court cases, including the murder trial of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is

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5:39

A mental health crisis among SA's first responders is in...

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2026/03/27

John chats to Dr. Gagu Matsebula, Private psychiatrist with a focus on trauma and a member of the South African Society of Psychiatrists, regarding the Medicare24 Tshwane scandal, in which the funds were meant to be utilised to offer psychological services to police officers, which are crucial considering the trauma they endure on the job. How important those services are and whether they are adequately provided? 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his

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8:15

Randall’s One Song – Urgent, by Foreigner

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2026/03/27

John chats to Randall Abrahams who is a walking encyclopaedia when it comes to music knowledge. In this feature Randall selects a song and unpacks something significant about the singer/band, the lyrics, the instruments, the arrangements, or simply tells us why we should enjoy the song. Today’s song is, Urgent, by Foreigner. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues

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6:40

A real-world look at how difficult it is to trace and...

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2026/03/27

John chats to Ryk Van Niekerk, Editor of Moneyweb, about a story he wrote, which looks at how companies get your details so they can spam you with unsolicited marketing calls. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their daily conversation,

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