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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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6:13

SCA Court ruling update

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2025/05/06

Thabo Shole Mashao chats to Zoleka Qodashe, EWN reporter who gives an update on the SCA Court ruling on Citizenship. 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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6:48

Employment Equity Amendment Act will worsen...

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2025/05/05

Thabo Shole Mashao chats to Willie Aucamp, National Spokesperson for the DA on the Employment Equity Amendment Act and how it might worsen the unemployment rate in 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,

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8:41

Navigating the Depths of Inequality: The Enduring...

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2025/05/05

Thabo Shole Mashao chats to Siyabonga Hadebe, Political and Economic commentator about the alleged discrimination of black South African academics in South African Universities. 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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5:25

Riverlea Secondary School to resume classes after...

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2025/05/05

Thabo Shole Mashao chats to Keagan Everson, SGB Deputy Chairperson at Riverlea High School on the school resuming classes after having been gutted by a fire on the 27th of April. 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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6:26

First of SA soldiers exit DRC, with more troops...

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2025/05/05

Thabo Shole Mashao chats to Siphiwe Dlamini, Head of Communications for the SANDF on the return of the first batch of soldiers from the DRC, with some to return later in the week. 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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4:18

Court officials in Mthatha are reportedly demanding...

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2025/05/05

Thabo Shole Mashao chats to Siya Tsewu, Freelance Journalist on the court officials in Mthatha who are soliciting bribes in order to do their duties. They also touch on steps taken to prevent such cases in the future. 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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4:41

The court is scheduled to consider Cholota's special...

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2025/05/05

Thabo Shole Mashao chats to Advocate Deon Pool, Legal Analyst on the extradition case of Moroadi Cholota the ex PA of former Free State Premier Ace Magashule. 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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4:39

Employment Equity Amendment Act will worsen...

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2025/05/05

Thabo Shole Mashao chats to Alpha Ramushwana, EWN reporter who gives an update on the DA briefing that was held today addressing the Employment Equity Act amendment . 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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13:09

A Song, A Book and A Dish - Grammy Award-Winning jazz...

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/05/02

Thabo chats to Kirk Whalum, Grammy Award-Winning Jazz Legend in A Song, A Book and A Dish taking us on the magical journey that he calls life and some of his musical influence. 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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6:01

HIV programme collapsing

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2025/05/02

Thabo chats to Prof Francois Venter, Professor of Medicine, and Researcher at Wits University on the concern around the collapsing of the much-needed HIV programmes in the country. 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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7:59

How are accidents investigated?

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2025/05/02

Thabo chats to Johan Joubert, Managing Director of Traffic Accident Reconstruction Services, on how professionals look into the causes of traffic accidents. 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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7:07

Randall’s One Song – Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, by...

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/05/02

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 Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, by Andy Williams. 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

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6:18

Joburg Water infrastructure plans and challenges

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/05/02

Thabo Chats to Victor Chewe, Senior Manager for Infrastructure Planning & Asset Management at Joburg Water about some of the infrastructure plans and challenges Johannesburg Water is implementing, and tackling. 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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6:14

Sibanye-Stillwater calls on the National Prosecuting...

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2025/05/02

John chats to James Wellsted, Executive Vice President for Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs about the reasons why Sibanye-Stillwater has called on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to clamp down on illegal mining, 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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8:05

Ramaphosa launches Commission of Inquiry

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2025/05/02

Thabo chats to Lukhanyo Calata, Journalist and Fort Calata's son, about the President's committee of inquiry into the prosecution's shortcomings during the apartheid era. Fort Calata was one of four men stopped by security personnel at a checkpoint in June 1985. The Cradock Four were stabbed, shot, strangled with telephone wire, and beaten to death. 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

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5:15

Kelly Smith, 2 co-accused found guilty of kidnapping...

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/05/02

Thabo chats to Carlo Petersen about the outcomes of the court case of Joshlin Smith, the little girl was six years old at the time of her disappearance. 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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7:00

EFF protest against existence of whites-only settlement

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/05/02

Thabo chats to Alpha Ramushwana, EWN reporter, about the thousands of supporters of the Economic Freedom Fighters who have come to Tshwane's Kleinfontein neighborhood to demonstrate against the whites-only settlement. 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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5:45

The World's first lunar radio astronomy array...

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/05/01

John chats to Carla Mitchell, Mission Director for Africa2Moon, about Africa’s space ambition which is set to reach new heights as the continent inches closer to its moon mission under the Africa2Moon project. 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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7:45

Do Rating agencies treat the Global South fairly ?

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/05/01

John chats to Daniel Cash, Credit Ratings Specialist, and Reader in Law at Aston University, who takes a look at the reforms that could lay the groundwork for fairer financing systems. 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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13:32

Have unions lost their way?

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/05/01

John chats to Mojalefa Musi, an independent labour analyst, about how far the nation's unions have advanced. 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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