Drive with John Perlman

John chats to Micaela Giltrow, Actuary at Invest Technical Marketing at Discovery Invest on how people already in retirement can make their income last while adapting to changing needs.     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 interv...

John chats to Babalo Ndenze, EWN Reporter on the about the Portfolio on Correctional Services' briefing on court decisions pertaining to the G4S contract to manage Mangaung Correctional Center.       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 chats to Adriaan Basson, News 24 Editor in Chief on the potential coalitions between political parties and Basson develops four scenarios for coalitions in our towns and cities.     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 interview...

John chats to Thandi van Heyningen,Senior Researcher, Justice and Violence Prevention Programme at the ISS on young South Africans lacking apathy. Young people in the township believe they are neither seen or served by the system. Will that alienation worsen or start to improve?     702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on...

John chats to Professor Jasper Knight, Professor of Physical Geography at Wits University on the relevance Climate Change Conference and key takeaways. Leaders of COP31 call for quicker global climate action.     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 d...

John chats to Alpha Ramushwana, EWN Reporter on discussing coalition plans with several political parties.     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 tea...

John chats to Tsholo Tsoku, EWN Reporter on the Madlanga Commission rejecting Cat Matlala's request to stop the commission from using evidence from his plea agreement.     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 new...

John chats to Thabiso Goba, EWN Reporter on the coalition party talks in Kwa Zulu Natal.     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 jo...

John chats to Ntando Rambani, Actress and Author in this instalment of A Song, A Book and A Dish. In her recently published book From One Mother to Another, the award-winning actress and social media celebrity sheds light on generational pain and the harsh realities of contemporary parenthood.     702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep...

John chats to Masego Sheburi, Deputy Chief Electoral for Electoral Matters at the IEC on the objections brought by some parties in the local government elections.      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 ne...

John chats to Professor William Gumede, The Founder of Democracy Works Foundation and Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand on the likely coalitions that may be a result of the local elections.     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 iss...

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 Remember, By Tman Express, xMellow & Sleazy        702 Drive with...

John chats to Jonathan Moakes, Director of SABI Strategy Group on what the current local elections are saying.     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...

John chats to Thabiso Goba, EWN Reporter on the eThekwini vote counting delays caused by recounts.      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...

John chats to Duncan McLeod, Editor of Techcentral about the tumble in the stock markets due to concerns US Midterm elections would slow artificial intelligence.     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 newsmaker...

John Perlman speaks to Michael Beaumont, ActionSA’s National Chairperson, about the party’s performance in the 2026 municipal elections. They unpack the latest results, the party’s voter base and its efforts to position itself as voters’ first choice while gaining ground in municipalities across the country. The conversation also focuses on ActionSA’s performance in t...

John Perlman speaks to Mkhuleko Hlengwa, the National Spokesperson for the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), about the party’s performance in the 2026 municipal elections. They unpack the latest results, the party’s electoral support and voter trends, as well as what the numbers reveal about the IFP’s position in local government and its prospects for the future.   Tags: 702, 702...

John Perlman speaks to Professor Pravesh Debba, Principal Statistical Researcher at the CSIR, to assess how accurately pre-election predictions reflected the outcome of the 2026 municipal elections. How close were the forecasts to the actual results, what factors influenced the predictions, and what can the numbers tell us about voter behaviour and the changing political landscape?   Tags: 70...

John Perlman speaks to Nomvula Mokonyane, the ANC’s First Deputy Secretary-General, about the party’s performance in the 2026 municipal elections. Is the ANC losing ground, and what do the latest results reveal about voter dissatisfaction? The conversation explores whether the party is prepared to take accountability for shortcomings in service delivery, how voters are expressing their...

John Perlman speaks to Helen Zille, the Democratic Alliance’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate, about the party’s performance in the 2026 municipal elections. They unpack the latest numbers, voter behaviour and emerging electoral trends, as well as what the results could mean for coalition negotiations and the future of governance in Johannesburg.   Tags: 702, 702 Afternoons, Talk r...

John Perlman speaks to Magashule Gana the Rise Mzansi’s Chief Organiser and Caucus Whip, about the party’s performance in the 2026 municipal elections. What do the latest results reveal about the party’s electoral support, its standing in local government and its prospects going forward?   Tags: 702, 702 Afternoons, Talk radio, 702 drive, John Perlaman, Rise Mzansi, Performa...

John Perlman speaks to Paul Berkowitz, Director at Hlaziya Solutions, to unpack the latest figures from the 2026 municipal election results. What do the numbers reveal about voter behaviour, political shifts and the changing local government landscape?   Tags: 702, 702 Drive, Talk radio, Elections, Voting, Director, 2026 municipal, Results, Numbers, Local    702 Drive with John Perl...

John Perlman speaks to Paul Berkowitz, Co-founder of The South African Brief, on voter turnout in the local government elections and what it reveals about South African voters.   Tags: 702, Drive with John Perlman, John Perlman, Paul Berkowitz, 2026 LGE 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...

John Perlman speaks to Ferial Haffajee, Associate Editor at Daily Maverick, about SAMWU's warning to Johannesburg's incoming administration to honour the R10.3 billion wage deal, signed to correct historic salary disparities dating back to 1995 and covering around 35,000 municipal workers.   Tags: 702, Drive with John Perlman, John Perlman, Ferial Haffajee, SAMWU, Wage deal   702 Drive w...

John Perman speaks to Wayne Sussman, election analyst to get an update on the election turnout thus far.   Tags: 702, Drive with John Perlman, John Perlman, Wayne Sussman, 2026 LGE 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...