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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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8:58

Ramaphosa concerned over skills gap in public service

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/09/15

John chats to Professor Somadoda Fikeni, The Chair of the Public Service Commission, on President Cyril Ramaphosa's worries about the significant skills gap in the public sector. 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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6:10

Preview: on police inquiry

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2025/09/15

John chats to Orrin Singh, EWN Reporter on the build up to the police inquiry set to get under way this 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 conversation, as you travel through the traffic. Thank you for listening to a

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12:45

A Song, A Book and A Dish Dr Duane Mol, ENT Surgeon

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2025/09/12

John chats to Dr Duane Mol, ENT Surgeon in A Song, A Book and A Dish about the life he has made for himself, the trials, tribulations and victories. 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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13:43

A look at the Springboks performance in the Rugby...

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2025/09/12

John chats to Matthew Pearce, Super Sport Commentator about what’s going on in the Springbok camp ahead of the clash against the All Blacks, and looks at what the team is trying to do after a poor start. 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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9:05

Randall’s One Song – Neither One of us, Gladys Knight...

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2025/09/12

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, Neither One of us, by Gladys Knight and The Pips. 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

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10:01

Sleep health in South Africa is neglected

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2025/09/12

John chats to Associate Professor Dale Rae, Lecturer in the Division of Physiological Sciences at the University of Cape Town’s Faculty of Health Sciences, about why sleep health remains a neglected frontier. 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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7:57

More taxi ranks to closed in Cape Town following taxi...

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2025/09/12

John chats to Isaac Sileku, MEC of Mobility, about the Western Cape government's decision to use Section 91 of the National Land Transport Act. This enables them to enforce extreme measures in regions where public transportation instability, violence, and upheaval have endangered lives. 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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5:08

Tembisa hospital tender kingpins have R400millions...

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2025/09/12

John chats to Jeff Wicks, News24 Investigative Journalist, about The National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit securing two major preservation orders against members of two syndicates implicated in large-scale corruption and fraud at Tembisa Hospital. 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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6:15

MTN 8 Final

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/09/12

John chats to Bareng-Batho Kortjaas, Sports editor and columnist at the Sunday Times on his insights and previewing the MTN 8 final. 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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9:48

Water related briefing

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2025/09/11

John chats to Dr Ferrial Adam, Executive Director of WaterCAN on her insights on what the Mayor Dada Morero had to say at the media briefing that was about water-related protests in the affected areas. 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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6:57

Your House, Your Home: Couples living together – Do I...

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2025/09/11

John chats to Shaka Zwane, Head of Insurance and Fiduciary South Africa at Standard Bank, about people who have lived with their partners for years, but without a marriage certificate or a traditional celebration, South African law does not afford you the same legal protections that married couples enjoy. So, what happens if your partner passes away? 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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7:25

Joburg Water briefing

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2025/09/11

John chats to Jabulile Mbatha, EWN Reporter on the most recent information about the briefing that Johannesburg Water and Mayor Dada Morero held to discuss the water-related protests in the neighbourhood. 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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6:32

By-election results not great for ANC

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2025/09/11

John chats to Wayne Sussman, Election Analyst about the latest round of by-election results, where the ANC barely hung onto a seat in Soweto, after a strong showing by ActionSA. 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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7:04

Nasi Ispani Phase 2

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/09/11

John chats Alpha Ramushwana, EWN Reporter about the hundreds of jobless youths waiting in line in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, to give the Gauteng government their resumes. Desperate job seekers hope to gain from the Nasi Ispani mass hiring initiative. 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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5:25

Thabo Bester Netflix case

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2025/09/11

John chats to Kgomotso Modise, EWN Reporter on the difficulties surrounding the Netflix documentary about Thabo Bester. The court has received a request for a temporary interdict of the production from Dr Nandipha Magudumana and her accomplice, Thabo Bester. 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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6:16

Continued water woes

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/09/10

John chats to Dr. Ferrial Adam, WaterCAN's Executive Director, on the ongoing water problems that communities like Westbury face in the absence of workable solutions. 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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6:30

Is this a boom in the Chinese Mafia?

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/09/10

John chats to Andy Mashaile, Security Strategist and Retired Interpol Ambassador on possible organized crime syndicates within the Chinese nation and within 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

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7:59

Minding your Money

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/09/10

John chats to Paul Roelofse, Certified Financial Planner on the nation's rising problem of unclaimed benefits spanning shares, retirement plans, and other financial instruments from different institutions and listed on the JSE. 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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10:12

What it takes to be at the coalface of a suicide...

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/09/10

John chats to Lebohang Mokoena, Volunteer Training Coordinator at The South African Depression and Anxiety Group, about what skills are needed and the training required to be the first responder when a person calls a suicide helpline. 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

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9:31

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia acknowledges...

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/09/10

John chats to Caryn Dolley, Award-winning journalist from Daily Maverick about the lack of plans to tackle the Cape Town gang violence. 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

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