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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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7:25

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

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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

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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

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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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7:02

SA parents paying premium cost for branded threads...

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2026/01/12

John Perlman speaks to Sithabiso Buthelezi, a Senior Analyst at the Competition Commission, about the warning that restrictive supply deals and price disparities are turning basic education into a financial hurdle for many families. 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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5:16

What reviving Agoa mean economically

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2026/01/12

John Perlman speaks to Miyelani Mkhabela an Economist about the US Congress moving to revive the African Growth and Opportunity Act which expired on September 30. 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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7:42

IEB matric results top learners

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2026/01/12

John Perlman speaks to Jordan Dos Santos, Matric Student from St Benedicts received 10 distinctions Chad Bacher, Matric Student from Redhill School received 8 distinctions about their results and their new journey that they will soon embark on. 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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7:04

Iran Woes continue

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2026/01/12

John Perlman speaks to International Relations Expert, Donovan Williams about Iran’s escalating anti-government protests, as unrest across the country enters a third week with mounting casualties. 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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9:41

Police seize more than R350m in fake goods during...

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2026/01/12

John Perlman speaks to Colonel Amanda Van Wyk, Police spokesperson about the SAPS seizing counterfeit and illicit goods valued at more than R350 million and arresting 33 suspects during coordinated nationwide operations conducted at the height of the festive retail season. 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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5:50

Joburg officials raid second Bryanston property...

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2026/01/12

John Perlman speaks to Alex Patrick, News 24 Journalist about the second luxury property in Bryanston, believed to have been hijacked and managed by the the same man allegedly linked to the first property. 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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7:07

CapeTown Wineland fires

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2026/01/12

John Perlman speaks to Nthuthuzelo Nene, EWN Reporter about a series of wildfires that erupted across the region, including significant blazes in Du Toit Kloof Pass and Idas Valley. 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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