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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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4:33

Memorial Service of the scholar transport children

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2026/01/23

John chats to Mongezi Koko, EWN Reporter reflecting on the memorial service of the 14 learners who tragically passed away this Monday, a truck and the minibus carrying the kids collided on the R553 Golden Highway. 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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11:16

Demands tougher rules for student transportation

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2026/01/22

Thabo chats to Thabo Maponya, Public Relations Officer of the Greater Johannesburg Learner Transport Organization's, on demands for more stringent rules governing student transportation in the wake of a terrible student tragedy. 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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5:48

Your House, Your Home -...

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2026/01/22

Thabo chats to Chris Yelland, energy expert, regarding his caution regarding the impending legal issues surrounding Eskom's threat to disconnect unregistered residential solar users.South Africans were notified last week by the power company that up to 50kVA must be registered with municipalities or Eskom and adhere to grid code criteria under the Electricity Regulation Act. 702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday

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3:51

Ad Hoc – Saps Inquiry

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2026/01/22

Thabo chats to Babalo Ndenze, EWN Parliamentary Reporter on the day's happenings at the Ad Hoc Committee. Julius Mkhanazi, The suspended Deputy Chief of the Ekurhuleni Metro Police, has begun testifying before the ad hoc committee of Parliament, revealing his connections to Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala. 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

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6:19

Police confirm fatal school shooting in Ntabankulu

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2026/01/22

Thabo chats to Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana, Spokesperson of the SAPS Eastern Cape on the fatal school shooting in Ntabankulu, in the Eastern Cape. It is alleged that a former teacher of the school, who was out on bail for sexual assault charges involving learners, forcibly gained entry to the premises by cutting through the perimeter fence. 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

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3:57

Gauteng promises security and aid to displaced Sporong

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2026/01/22

Thabo chats to Thabiso Goba, EWN Reporter, on the Gauteng government's pledge to provide aid to the Sporong informal settlement's inhabitants who were forced from their houses by zama zamas. 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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5:37

Vanderbijlpark accident court case

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2026/01/22

Thabo chats to Mongezi Koko, EWN Reporter giving more updates regarding the fate of the driver who was involved in crashing into a truck killing 14 school children. 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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12:30

Trump addresses Davos

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2026/01/21

John chats to Professor James Ker Lindsay, International Relations Expert on the broader policies that US President Donald Trump and the key highlights of his address in Davos. 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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6:08

Ruling changes prenuptials

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2026/01/21

John chats to Minenhle Khumalo, Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa about the landmark judgment of the Constitutional Court clarifying property rights in customary and civil matrimonial unions. 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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11:33

Call for global leaders to increase taxes on the...

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2026/01/21

John chats to Isobel Frye, Senior Policy Advisor of Inequality at Oxfam on almost 400 millionaires and billionaires are advocating for increased taxes on the ultra-wealthy. 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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9:53

Who won the lotto?

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2026/01/21

John chats to Michelle van Trotsenburg, Head of Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Ithuba about an unclaimed R177million from last night's lottery draw. 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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6:47

Addington Primary enrollment dispute

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2026/01/21

John chats to Nhlanhla Mabaso, EWN Reporter, about the tensions outside Addington Primary in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, where parents who wanted their kids to be admitted to the school got into a furious argument with officials from the department of education. 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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5:31

Taxi driver in Vaal crash charged with Culpable Homicide

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/01/20

John chats to Nthabiseng Dubazana, Director of Dubazana Attorneys about the success rates of culpable homicide cases 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 conversation, as you travel through the traffic.Thank you

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5:55

Zama- zama riddled community

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2026/01/20

John chats to Thabiso Goba, EWN Reporter, about how more than six hundred residents of the Sporong Informal Settlement have taken refuge at a community hall after being driven from their homes by Zamas. 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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6:23

Knysna woes continue

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2026/01/20

John chats to Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning on the looming water crisis in Knysna. 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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6:23

AD Hoc Committee

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2026/01/20

John chats to Babalo Ndenze, EWN Parliamentary Reporter on the developments of the ad hoc committee day's 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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8:37

Counselling for families of scholar transport crash

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/01/20

John chats to Philip Stoneman, Founder of Trauma Support SA on the next steps that need to be taken for the families of the children who died in the scholar transport crash yesterday morning. 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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4:42

Breathalysers in taxi industry

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2026/01/20

John chats to Rebecca Phala, The spokesperson for the South African National Taxi Council, on the proposed use of breathalysers in the taxi business and the complete prohibition of driving after intoxication. 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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6:49

702 is In Conversation with the Gauteng Growth and...

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/01/20

John chats to Sthembiso Dlamini, Acting Group CEO of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency, about Gauteng province positioning itself on the global stage at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, questions remain about what Gauteng hopes to achieve, how global engagements translate into local impact, and why these conversations matter right now. 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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4:43

Milnerton High learners assault case

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/01/20

John chats to Carlo Petersen, EWN Reporter on the latest on the eight Milnerton High learners assault case. 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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