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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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13:39

How students are using AI, and how to help them?

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2026/02/05

John chats to Dr Peet van Aardt, Coordinator of the Initiative for Creative African Narratives (iCAN) and Lecturer of Academic Literacy at the University of the Free State on a study that has looked at how university students use AI in their academic work. He also looks at the pros and cons of this. 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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7:58

Attempted hit on man implicated in Commission

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2026/02/05

John chats to Thabiso Goba, EWN Reporter on the alleged attempted hit on man implicated in Madlanga Commission, Wiandre Pretorius. Pretorius and a number of other people are being investigated in relation to the 2024 murder of a man in Brakpan. 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

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8:33

Steenhuisen to focus on Foot and Mouth

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2026/02/04

John chats to François Rossouw, CEO of The Southern African Agri Initiative on his thoughts at the back of the Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen, focusing on Foot and Mouth and his efforts. 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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3:59

Midrand water woes

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2026/02/04

John chats to Dimakatso Leshoro, EWN Reporter on the latest regarding the water woes in Midrand and surrounding 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 their daily conversation, as you travel through the traffic.Thank you for listening

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8:40

New draft cannabis regulations

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2026/02/04

John chats to Rosalind Lake, Norton Rose Full Bright Director about her opinions of the new draft regulations that will permit South Africans to possess enough cannabis for roughly 2,000 joints. 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

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6:07

Is there a problem with the City of Johannesburg’s...

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2026/02/04

John chats to Hilton Tarrant, Financial Journalist at Moneyweb, about the City of Johannesburg’s two core billing systems being offline, and its customer services centres stopped accepting payments on Monday 2 of February. 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

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9:38

South Africa's foreign policy

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2026/02/04

John chats to Ismail Joosub, Manager of Constitutional Advancement at the FW de Klerk Foundation on his thoughts on the country's foreign policy.He believes that as an act of public power, SA's foreign policy must be directed by the constitution rather than by antiquated ideologies or old allegiances. 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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8:04

Madlanga Commission resumes

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2026/02/04

John chats to Orrin Singh, EWN Reporter on the highlights from the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Organised Crime head, Major-General Richard Shibiri took the stand today. 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

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14:03

Steenhuisen withdraws

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2026/02/03

John chats to Tony Leon, the Founding Leader of the Democratic Alliance, about John Steenhuisen, the DA Leader, stepping back from the contest for the Democratic Alliance leadership. 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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5:43

Madlanga Commission: Witness F

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2026/02/03

John chats to Orrin Singh, EWN Reporter on the day's proceedings of the Madlanga Commission of inquiry. Witness F took the stand today. 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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12:01

Midrand water outage continues

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2026/02/03

John chats to Gugulethu Quma, Manager for Electro-Mechanical at Johannesburg Water, about the latest developments in the Midrand water outage. 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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8:46

Ornico Ad Library creation

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2026/02/03

John chats to Oresti Patricios, Brand Thinker and CEO at Ornico on the creation of the Ornico Ad Library. The self-service portal provides agencies and brands with on demand access to a vast collection of advertising creatives that have been used in the country's market. 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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3:19

Phala Phala trial continues

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2026/02/03

John chats to Thabiso Goba, EWN Reporter on the continuation of the Phala Phala trial. The accused's account has a R9.5 million windfall, according to the state. 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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5:43

RAF inquiry continues

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2026/02/03

John chats to Lindsay Dentlinger, EWN Parliamentary Reporter on the RAF inquiry. According to the Road Accident Fund's board, the organization is essentially dysfunctional, unable to support itself, and has a "climate of fear" among its employees. 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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7:24

Integrity of ballistic evidence

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2026/02/02

John chats to Stan Bezuidenhout, Forensic Specialist and Court Expert Witness from IBF Investigations on the importance of ballistic evidence remaining untampered. This is on the back of SAPS analyst providing testimony regarding the ballistics of the Swart murder at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. 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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5:58

Edwin Sodi to be blacklisted from doing business with...

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2026/02/02

John chats to Khaya Sithole, Independent Analyst about the process of companies who are blacklisted from doing business with the State. How effective is this in banning companies who have defrauded the state? 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

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5:15

Growing calls for chicken free VAT

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2026/02/02

John chats to Francois Baird, The Founder of Fair Play Movement on their campaign for chicken to be zero-rated for purposes of VAT. 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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5:48

SANDF parade criticized

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2026/02/02

John chats to Advocate Pikkie Greef, National Secretary of the SA National Defence Union on some criticizing the R372 million allotted for this month's Defence Force Day parade as a "mind-boggling" and "grotesque" waste of taxpayer funds, while others see it as a great chance to highlight the nation's defense capabilities. 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

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6:00

Trump has threatened to sue Noah

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2026/02/02

John chats to Advocate Ben Winks, Advocate Specializing in Media, Constitutional and international Law on the Donald Trump versus Trevor Noah saga. Trump has threatened to sue Trevor Noah for the Grammys joke on Epstein. 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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6:53

Is it raining too much?

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2026/02/02

John chats to Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist at Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa on the country having seen extensive rainfall in important agricultural areas, prompting concerns about whether crops can withstand excessive rainfall. 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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