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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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3:43

Inbrief Standard Bank - B20-G20

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2025/10/13

John chats to Dr Same Mdluli, Curator and Gallery Manager at Standard Bank Group about Standard Bank, investing in the arts, finding a way to connect culture, creativity, and leadership. Through initiatives like the Standard Bank Art Lab, the bank is reimagining how art can inspire progress and shape 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

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3:41

Meyiwa Trial continues

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2025/10/13

John chats to Kgomotso Modise on the Senzo Meyiwa Trial. She expands on what happened in court today and why legal aid was present. 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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7:58

South Africa's life expectancy drops

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2025/10/13

John chats to Professor Charles Shey Wiysonge, An Extraordinary Professor of Global Health at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, on how the life expectancy in the nation dropped from 67.73 years in 1990 to 66.55 years in 2023. Over this time, the average life expectancy has increased by over ten years, from 64.64 years in 1990 to 73.84 years in 2023. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each

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7:31

Battle between SARS and Lucky Montana

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2025/10/13

John chats to Charles De Wet, ENS Executive in the Tax Practice on Lucky Montana The former head of PRASA, who criticizes SARS for its absurd R55 million tax debt assertion. In contention, he claims that cumulative interest and penalties account for over 80% of the R55 million mentioned. 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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7:31

The vice chancellor at Fort Hare claims that violent pro...

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2025/10/13

John chats to Estelle Ellis, Daily Maverick journalist on Professor Sakhela Buhlungu, The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare, who believes that the recent violent protests at the university were related to the impending publication of a Special Investigating Unit report that names 33 prominent politicians involved in academic fraud. 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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5:43

Madlanga Commission

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2025/10/13

John chats to Orrin Singh, EWN Reporter on the continuation of the Madlanga Commission and the key findings. 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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13:56

Tiisetso Ntshegang A Song, A Book and A Dish ...

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2025/10/10

John chats to Akani Simbine, Olympic Sprinter, in this edition of A Song, A Book and A Dish where he tells us how he got to be the best of the best and how he became an Olympic Sprinter. 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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7:04

Ad Hoc Committee

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2025/10/10

John chats to Babalo Ndenze, EWN Parliamentary Reporter on the proceedings of today's Ad Hoc Committee sitting. 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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7:31

Randall’s One Song – I Will Always Love You, Dolly...

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2025/10/10

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, I Will Always Love You, Dolly Parton. 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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7:24

Psira suspends eight officials

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2025/10/10

John chats to Chad Thomas, CEO of IRS Forensic Investigations, about how the private security watchdog PSIRA has placed eight employees on precautionary suspension after discovering significant irregularities in the registration procedures of Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala's business, Cat Protection and Security. 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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7:21

In Conversation: MTN South Africa

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2025/10/10

John chats to Cornelia van Heerden, Executive for Customer Experience and Operations at MTN South Africa on International Customer Service Week it's a global tribute to the importance of great service and the people who deliver it every day. This year, MTN is marking the occasion by highlighting its mission to serve you better from fighting fraud, to simplifying services and fixing frustrations. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company

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6:33

The smuggling of endangered plants from South Africa is ...

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2025/10/10

John chats to Melissa Castlemaine, Analyst at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime about a report on the smuggling of endangered plants from South Africa to the US and Europe.According to the research, payment methods increasingly use cryptocurrency platforms to obfuscate financial trails, and around 650 distinct succulent species in South Africa are linked to illegal commerce, which is facilitated by corruption and bribery. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based

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5:53

Can Bafana Bafana beat Zimbabwe

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2025/10/10

John chats to Mark Gleason, Commentator and Journalist about the Bafana Bafana’s crucial 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier at Moses Mabhida Stadium tonight against Zimbabwe. 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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4:48

Traffic Congestion on Grayston Drive

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2025/10/09

John chats to Xolani Fihla, JMPD Spokesperson regarding the dry runs by their officials in preparation of the G20, some routes affected included Grayston Drive. 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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6:08

Ad Hoc Committee continues

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2025/10/09

John chats to Babalo Ndenze, EWN Parliamentary Reporter on the Ad Hoc Committee looking at the various aspects around police and criminal systems.Today National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola took the stand. 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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6:18

Officers seize Nkabinde's electronic devices

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2025/10/09

John chats to Thabiso Goba EWN Reporter on Cedrick Nkabinde, the chief of staff of suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, says there is a target on his back after police officers allegedly attacked his brother during a raid on his home. 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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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

Drive with John Perlman ·

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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