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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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5:11

Your House, Your Home- Warning for South Africans who...

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/01/15

John chats to Marina Constas, Specialist Sectional Title Lawyer at BBM law about exclusive use areas in sectional titles schemes, and clarifies if long term use, or levy payments creates ownership. 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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4:21

December road deaths

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2026/01/15

John chats to Dr Lee Randall, Founder of the Road Ethics Project on the December road fatalities and the possible reasons behind them. 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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6:17

Illicit cigarette trade forces British American...

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2026/01/15

John chats to Yusuf Abramjee, Founder of Tax Justice SA about British American Tobacco (BAT) closing its only manufacturing plant in South Africa in a move that will shed thousands of jobs, with the group overwhelmed by the proliferation of illegal cigarettes. 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

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11:28

Plastic Tax

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2026/01/15

John chats to Anton Hanekom, Executive Director of Plastics SA on what happens to the plastic bag tax? 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

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4:36

Dj Warras matter continues

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2026/01/15

John chats to Orrin Singh, EWN Reporter on the Dj Warras matter continuing and the key developments thus far. 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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6:53

Dion George resigns

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2026/01/15

John chats to Thabiso Goba, EWN Reporter on the resignation of Dion George, Former DA finance chair. 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

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4:34

Adhoc Committee resumes

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/01/14

John chats to Babalo Ndenze, EWN Parliamentary Reporter on the latest developments on the Parliamentary Adhoc Committee session. 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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7:25

How good are South African children at maths?

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2026/01/14

John chats to Dr Rebecca Selkirk, Education Economist from the RESEP (Research on Socioeconomic Policy) group at Stellenbosch University on looking at how good the country's children are at maths. 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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8:45

A total push on the ban on pesticides

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/01/14

John chats to Dr Gerhard Verdoorn, Operations and Stewardship Manager of CropLife South Africa and Director of the Griffon Poison Information Centre on the government pushing a total ban on the pesticide Terbufos. 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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5:58

The police are facing massive claims

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/01/14

John chats to Ian Cameron, the Chair of the Portfolio Committee on Police, about the numerous allegations of criminal activity and wrongful arrest that the police are subject to. 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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8:55

Pnet Job Guide

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/01/14

John chats to Paul Byrne, Head of Insights and Customer Success at Pnet on their recent findings on the most in demand jobs for 2026 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

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3:43

Limpopo rains continue

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/01/14

John chats to Mongezi Koko, EWN Reporter on the continuous rains in the Limpopo province. 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 Drive

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8:15

School Placements chaos

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2026/01/14

John chats to Kgomotso Modise, EWN Reporter on the school placements issues in the province. 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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10:18

Encouraging Stability Emerging in Eskom’s Power...

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2026/01/13

John Perlman speaks to Eskom General input, Eric Shunmugam about the power utility having recovered nearly 7,500MW of generating capacity since the winter of 2024. 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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9:04

MEC Reports Gauteng’s Highest Bachelor Pass...

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2026/01/13

John Perlman speaks to Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane about Gauteng recording its highest number of Bachelor passes in 30 years and what the way forward is about the number of unplaced learners in the province. 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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5:58

NSC Matric top achievers

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/01/13

John Perlman speaks to Fikile Masilela, from Diepsloot secondary who achieved 5 distinctions and Khomotso Meje from Ponego Secondary school in Katlehong who also achieved 5 distinctions on her matric results, about what motivated them during their studies and what they plan on pursuing post matric. 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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9:27

Warning about government’s higher taxes on alcohol in...

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2026/01/13

John Perlman speaks to Prof Susan Goldstein, Associate Professor at SAMRC Centre for Health about the scale of alcohol-related harm in South Africa and estimates that alcohol is linked to about 62,000 deaths a year in the country, with 2.6 million deaths globally. 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

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5:22

National Assembly to meet for first sitting of 2026...

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/01/13

John Perlman speaks to Lindsay Dentlinger, EWN Parliamentary Reporter about the National Assembly meeting for first sitting of 2026 to pass medium-term budget. 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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6:40

Dj Warras Bail application

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/01/13

John Perlman speaks to Orrin Singh, EWN Reporter about DJ Warras murder suspect applying for bail in Johannesburg court. 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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5:52

MK Party reforms

Drive with John Perlman ·

2026/01/12

John Perlman speaks to Babalo Ndenze, Babalo Ndenze about the the uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party removing two members from key positions within the organization. 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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