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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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6:40

Unpacking case against Crime Intelligence head

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2025/08/13

John chats to Orrin Singh, EWN reporter, about breaking down the case against Dumisani Khumalo, the chief of Crime Intelligence and his co accused. On Wednesday morning, the defendant showed up at the Pretoria Regional Court. 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

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10:32

CBD residents evicted

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2025/08/12

John chats to Phakamile Mbengashe, Head of Communications at the City of Ekurhuleni Municipality unpacking the reasons as to why the residents were evicted from their apartments in Germiston. 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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6:17

Germiston CBD residents evicted

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2025/08/12

John chats to Thembi Rachuene, Pharoe Park, Airport Park and Delville Committee Leader on the residents who were evicted from their apartments in Germiston CBD. 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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6:43

Green Tip – how to dispose of food at home

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2025/08/12

John chats to Robyn Hills, Programme Manager at Food & Trees for Africa in this week's green tip where they delve into how to dispose of food waste at home in a sustainable way. 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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8:06

The growing threat of impersonation scams

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2025/08/12

John chats to Elmi Kemp, Communications Lead for the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service about the growing trend of impersonation scams in South African, and also about protecting yourself against tax scams this SARS filing season. 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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7:43

World Elephant Day

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2025/08/12

John chats to Dr Bernard Coetzee, Acting Director of the Conservation Ecology Research Unit in the Department of Zoology & Entomology at the University of Pretoria reflecting on World Elephant Day. 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

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4:29

Unemployment numbers second quarter

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/08/12

John chats to Roy Mnisi, Executive Director at Master Builders South Africa on the unemployment numbers in the country and how the construction sector has been affected. 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

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3:24

Latest on the Lusikisiki court case

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/08/12

John chats to Nhlanhla Mabaso, EWN Reporter giving the latest on the Lusikisiki massacre court case that is underway. 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

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11:36

Where are the millions in royalties for Waka Waka ?

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/08/12

John chats to Simon Attwell, Freshlyground's Manager and Co-founder, about what is happening to the millions of rands still being earned by the official 2010 Soccer World Cup song, Waka Waka, which were supposed to go to African charities. 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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8:10

Budget for People's Dialogue unpacked

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2025/08/11

John chats to Rev. Zwoitwaho Nevhutalu, The Spokesperson for the National Convention, regarding the R700 million budget draft for the People’s Dialogue. 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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8:08

Ghost contract payment

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2025/08/11

John chats to Sikonathi Mantshantsha, Investigative Journalist at News24, about the ghost contract between the Pensions Administration Agency and Shula Developers, which involves R270 million for a luxury renovation to a business without a visible building. 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

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6:17

Standard Bank B20 InBrief

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2025/08/11

Every Monday on 702 Drive, 702 and Standard Bank bring you the Standard Bank B20 InBrief – your weekly window into the key insights and conversations shaping the 2025 B20 and G20 Summit. As SA prepares to host the G20 Summit, the global spotlight will fall on Sandton, the economic powerhouse of the Gauteng province and arguably Africa’s most prominent commercial and financial district. But beyond the symbolism of hosting the world’s most influential economic leaders, the G20 offers

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12:26

Investigation into ‘luxury’ trip

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2025/08/11

John chats to Advocate Pikkie Greef, National Secretary of the SA National Defense Union on the investigation that was requested following the army's R34 million "luxury" trip to Cuba. 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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4:16

Semigration – Cape Town to Gauteng

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/08/11

John chats to Nadia Aucamp, Broker and Owner at Remax All Stars about a new trend that has emerge where moves from Cape Town to Joburg is now the third-biggest movers’ category – behind Joburg and Pretoria to Cape Town – with 25% of all moves coming out of the Western Cape, headed up north. 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

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5:27

DA media briefing

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/08/11

John chats to Alpha Ramushwana, EWN Reporter on the highlights that came out of the media briefing that the Democratic Alliance had. 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

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12:54

A Song, A Book, and A Dish with Dr Pali Lehohla,...

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2025/08/08

John Perlman chats to Dr Pali Lehohla, former statistician general of South Africa exploring his upbringing and how it has shaped who he has become. They reflect on some of the books he had access to and how they would influence what he would do for work as a statistician. 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

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12:01

Legacy foundations pull out of the preparatory team...

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2025/08/08

John Perlman chats to Christo van der Rheede, Executive Director at the FW de Klerk Foundation who sheds some light into why some of the legacy foundations have pulled out of the preparatory teams for the national dialogue. They touch on some of the logistical failures that have led them as the FW De Klerk Foundation to withdraw . 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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6:52

Randall’s One Song – The Subway, by Chappell Roan

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/08/08

John Perlman chats to Randall Abrahams who is a walking encyclopedia 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, The Subway, by Chappell Roan. 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

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10:08

South Africa’s Information Regulator investigating...

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2025/08/08

John Perlman chats to Ahmore Burger-Smidt - Head of Regulatory at Werksmans Attorneys on the information regulator investigating Truecaller. They also touch on the alleged offences that Truecaller has committed, such as charging companies for access to people's phone numbers, and also charging people to flag where calls are coming from. 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

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6:10

Top 10 fast growing Jobs in South Africa

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2025/08/08

John Perlman chats to Boniwe Dunster, HR Specialist on the top 10 fastest growing jobs in South Africa. They reflect on the opportunities that one can take advantage of as they observe the trends in the working world. 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

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