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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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6:26

Airbnb-type letting divides residential estate

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2025/10/09

John chats to Nicole Nel, Senior community schemes consultant at TVDM Consultants about a legal battle is raging over the prohibition of short-term letting (STL) or Airbnb-type rentals in sectional title complexes and residential estates between some owners and homeowner associations, trustees and the developers of these schemes. 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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6:38

SIU raids home of Hangwani Maumela in Tembisa scandal

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2025/10/09

John chats to Jeff Wicks, News24 Investigative Journalist, about SIU raids on the Sandhurst mansion of businessman Hangwani Maumela, allegedly involved in the multibillion-rand Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal. 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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4:35

Home raid of Sibiya

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2025/10/09

John chats to Orrin Singh, EWN Reporter on the raid that happened at Deputy National Commissioner of Crime Detection Shadrack Sibiya's home in Pretoria. 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

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5:27

Fort Hare unravels

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2025/10/09

John chats to Nokukhanya Mntambo, EWN Reporter about the most recent developments surrounding the unrest at the University of Fort Hare. Students demand the VC quit, and campuses of the University of Fort Hare close amid protests and arson. 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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5:49

Surge of gold prices

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/10/08

John chats to Jared Coetzer, Head of Investor Relations at Harmony Gold Mine on the surge of gold prices and what does that mean for the mining industry? 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

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5:16

Ad Hoc Committee Day 2

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2025/10/08

John chats to Babalo Ndenze, EWN Reporter on the second day of the Ad Hoc Committee looking into the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lt‑Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. 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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5:29

Retirement Savings Pot – Short-Term Fix

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/10/08

John chats to Paul Roelofse, Certified Financial Planner about the Retirement Savings Pot. There will be fewer South Africans who can live comfortably in retirement. Quick relief is provided by the two-pot system, but it doesn't address the long-term financial gap that many people experience when they quit their jobs. 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

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9:10

Optimism over Gaza peace talks

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2025/10/08

John chats to Professor James Ker Lindsay, An International Expert, on his feelings regarding the optimism surrounding the third-day peace talks over Gaza. 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

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9:20

President Cyril Ramaphosa has established a panel...

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/10/08

John chats to Mbekezeli Benjamin, Research and Advocacy Officer at Judges Matter, about a panel that will select the country’s next national director of public prosecutions. 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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3:34

Flotilla activists back in South Africa

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2025/10/08

John chats to Kgomotso Modise, EWN Reporter, about six activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla who have just reached OR Tambo International Airport after spending several days in detention by Israeli authorities. 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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4:03

2023 Navy Submarine Accident Report

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/10/08

John chats to Carlo Petersen, EWN Reporter on Romero Hector, the husband of Gilian Hector, the commander of the South African Navy, who was tragically killed in September 2023 after being swept off a submarine in stormy waters off the coast of Kommetjie. Hector is suing for negligence. 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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5:10

First Day Ad Hoc Committee

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2025/10/07

John chats to Babalo Ndenze, EWN Reporter on the proceedings of the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee looking into police corruption have begun following a protracted hiatus due to concerns regarding the quality of Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's witness statement. 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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6:43

Nobel prize in physics awarded to three scientists...

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/10/07

John chats to Dr Isaac Nape, Senior Lecturer in the School of Physics at Wits University about the significance of the Nobel Prize in physics for work done on quantum mechanics. 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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6:04

Volvo Green Tip of the Day – Importance of recycling...

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2025/10/07

John chats to Bubele Nyiba, CEO of the Rose Foundation, about the value of recycling engine oil in this week's Volvo Green Tip of the Day segment. In addition, the Rose Foundation helps historically underprivileged people in the used oil and associated waste sectors. 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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13:32

Second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel.

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/10/07

John chats to Maoz Inon, An award-winning Israeli peace activist and co-author of the forthcoming book The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land, on the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel. Inon lost both his parents in the Hamas attack on October 7 in 2023. 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

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9:53

The department lowers the export quota for lion bones.

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/10/07

John chats to Richard York, CEO of Wildlife Ranching South Africa, about his feelings and viewpoints regarding the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment's declaration that it will not permit the quota of lion bones and derivatives. He also looks at the poaching of lions for their bones. 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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4:22

City Power Woes

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/10/07

John chats to Alpha Ramushwana, EWN Reporter on the continuous woes that City Power is experiencing. 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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6:08

Inquiry into RAF a bid to understand systemic...

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/10/07

John chats to Lindsay Dentlinger, EWN Parliamentary Reporter about day one of a parliamentary inquiry into malfeasance at the Road Accident Fund. 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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8:13

The Deal by Mandy Wiener

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/10/06

J 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 702 Drive with John Perlman. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to

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6:10

More car recalls due to faults

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/10/06

John chats to Kumbi Mtshakazi, Motoring expert about the National Consumer Commission's notice to recall over 12,000 BMW automobiles. Certain BMW vehicles from the 3 series, 4 series, 5 series, Z4, X3, and X4 that have been sold in South Africa since 2016 are among the impacted cars. 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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