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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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7:57

ConCourt to hear challenge to the NHI Act

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2025/09/09

John chats to Professor Alex van den Heever, Wits School of Governance about the challenge brought by Solidarity and other parties to the Con Court about the NHI Act. 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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5:04

Big changes for e-hailing services

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2025/09/09

John chats to Vhatuka Mbelengwa, Head of Presidency at the National E-hailing Federation of South Africa, about the possible changes for Bolt and Uber in the country. The Department of Transport is preparing to enact new legislation that will drastically alter the way e-hailing services like Uber and Bolt function. 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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3:48

Human Rights Commission report

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2025/09/09

John chats to Alpha Ramushwana, EWN Reporter on the 4 reports that were released by the Human Rights Commission and their 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

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3:43

Protection of whistleblowers

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2025/09/08

John chats to Nicole Fritz, Executive Director of The Campaign for Free Expression on her thoughts on the protection of whistleblowers following the fatal shooting of top bankruptcy lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk. 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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4:49

The Aftermath of Bouwer van Niekerk's shooting

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2025/09/08

John chats to Craig Pedersen, Forensic Investigator about his thoughts regarding the events surrounding the fatal shooting of leading bankruptcy attorney Bouwer van Niekerk last week and the dangers of investigating business rescue. 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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7:33

Standard Bank B20 - Integrity & Compliance Task Force

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2025/09/08

John chats to Professor Alex Van Den Heever, Wits School of Governance on the Integrity and Compliance Task Force and what it means from a South African context? 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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8:14

Water boards earning in excess

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2025/09/08

John chats to Professor Mike Muller, Former Director General of Water and Sanitation and a Professional Engineer and Visiting Adjunct Professor at the Wits School of Governance. He discusses how senior members of the nation's problematic water boards receive board fees of nearly R50 million annually, with some taking home as much as R100,000 per meeting. 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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5:46

Madlanga Commission progress update

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2025/09/08

John chats to Orrin Singh, EWN Reporter about the progress made with the Madlanga Commission. 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

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7:52

Rate of unemployment for domestic workers is increasing

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2025/09/08

John chats to Lourandi Kriel, CEO of SweepSouth about why the domestic work sector in South Africa has been dealt a severe blow as the number of people employed in households continues to fall. 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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6:34

Reeva Steenkamp’s mother faces online abuse after stroke

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2025/09/08

John chats to Emma Sadleir, Social Media Law Specialist at the Digital Law Company on June Steenkamp, Reeve Steenkamp's mother who suffered a stroke and has faced a flood of online abuse after her lawyer appealed for help. Sadleir, tackles whether this kind of abuse can be dealt with or not? 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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3:14

Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala court case

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2025/09/08

John speaks chats to Mongezi Koko,EWN Reporter on the return of alleged criminal Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala to the Alexandra Magistrates Court, where his bail request was in question. Matlala is charged with planning a 2023 hit on Tebogo Thobejane, an actress who was his ex-girlfriend. 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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15:29

A Song, A Book and Dish - Justice Edwin Cameron,...

Drive with John Perlman ·

2025/09/05

John chats to Justice Edwin Cameron, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, a man who has a brilliant legal mind and a heart of gold in A Song, A Book and A Dish.He takes us through an intricate journey that he calls life. 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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2:56

Latest on Madlanga Commission

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2025/09/05

John chats to Jeremy Michaels, Madlanga Commission Spokesperson on the latest developments regarding the Madlanga Commission. Are all systems ready to go? 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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5:21

Insolvency attorney shot dead

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2025/09/05

John chats Pieter du Toit, News 24's Assistant Editor, on the shooting of renowned bankruptcy lawyer Bouwer van Niekerk. 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

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8:37

Randall’s One Song – Steely Dan, Any Major Dude with...

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2025/09/05

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, Any Major Due with Tell You, by Steely Dan. 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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8:42

Tax to pay VAR

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2025/09/05

John chats to Nqobile Ndlovu, Sport Business Expert on tax money being used to fund VAR and what that means in laymen's terms. 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

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8:18

Should there be clear food labels for food marketed...

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2025/09/05

John chats to Zukiswa Zimela, HEALA’s Communications Manager about their national call for Front-of-Package Warning Labels 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, as you travel through the

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7:43

Average age of uniformed regular SANDF personnel is 39

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2025/09/05

John chats to Darren Olivier, Director at African Defence Review about the SANDF personal figures which came as a result of a parliamentary question. The SANDF has 69 392 “active” personnel in the national defence force, with an average age of 39. 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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8:42

Standard Bank B20 recommendations

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2025/09/04

John chats to Sim Tshabalala, Standard Bank Group CEO and Chair of the B20 South Africa Finance & Infrastructure Task Force on the B20 South Africa hosting a policy recommendation handover event. The B20 Recommendations Handover Event marks the formal submission of outcomes from the eight task forces to the G20 Presidency. 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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8:14

Lesufi warns of 'unprecedented number of evictions...

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2025/09/04

John chats to Panyaza Lesufi, Gauteng Premier about the issue of illegal land grabs in Gauteng, and what role the city plays when it comes to privately owned land that gets grabbed, versus government land? 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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