Drive with John Perlman

Thabo chats to Matthew Cruz, Energy Expert on Johannesburg families having to dig deeper into their pockets as the 8.63% increase in electricity rates begins.     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 a...

Thabo chats to Johlene Wasserman, Director of Community Schemes and Compliance at Van Deventer Dowlath & Marx Incorporated on the municipality being ordered to stop the collapse of prominent estate 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...

Thabo chats to Matthew Parks, the COSATU Parliamentary Coordinator, about how Cosatu critiques Dina Pule's cabinet selection after being removed.     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 sens...

Thabo chats to Renzi Thirumalai, CIO at FNB Wealth and Investments on FNB Private being recognised at the prestigious Euromoney Global Private Banking Awards 2026, reinforcing its position as a leader in private banking and integrated wealth management across South Africa and the broader African market.     702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his...

Thabo chats to Kgomotso Modise, EWN Reporter on the Former National Prosecuting Authority Head Mxolisi Nxasana testifying at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission cases inquiry, he said he worked in a hostile environment where he was never briefed on cases.      702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each week...

Thabo chats to Thabiso Goba, EWN Reporter on The ANC accusing NGOs of impeding the government's attempts to combat illegal immigration.     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...

John chats to Dane van Niekerk, Proteas Women Player about the preparation for the semi final at the Women's Cricket World Cup, where they will be taking on England.       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 dail...

John chats to Jason Eligh, The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime's Senior Expert on drugs and drug markets, on how the country is at the center of a global trafficking network due to the synthetic drug boom.     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 new...

John chats to Nthabiseng Dubazana, Director of Dubazana Attorneys on her thoughts about a plea and sentence agreement between the National Prosecuting Authority and businessman Cat Matlala being rejected by the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, which deemed the proposed eight-year prison sentence unfair and insufficient for crimes involving R228 million in fraud, corruption, and money...

John chats to Johann Kotze, CEO of Agri SA, on the importance of the non-formal agricultural sector and how it lost 120,000 jobs.     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 goi...

John chats to Thabiso Goba, EWN Reporter on looking at the aftermath of the march against foreign nationals in Durban, Clermont. At least six foreign-owned stores in Clermont were looted in targeted raids last night in response to the anti-illegal immigration marches.      702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702...

John chats to Kgomotso Modise, EWN Reporter, about the days proceedings at the Madlanga Commission, where Madlanga Commission chair issued a strong warning to Deputy Head of Crime Intelligence Major-General Feroz Khan's legal team.       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 wit...

John chats to Kamva Mthombeni, Reporter at Alex FM where the violence erupted at the march against foreign nationals at Stjwetla Informal Settlement.     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...

John chats to Karyn Maughan, Legal Journalist News 24 on MK Party MP Vusi Shongwe who took the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.   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. Joh...

John chats to Nkosikhona Malinga – Mnisi, EWN Reporter  on the march against foreign nationals in the Durban CBD.     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 chats to Kevin Lings, Chief Economist at Stanlib Asset Management on the impact of expected fuel price cuts on inflation and the general cost of living.     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 an...

John chats Monde Mkalipi, Road Traffic Infringement Agency Spokesperson on OUTA questioning the government’s readiness for the Aarto rollout on July 1.     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 an...

John chats to Anelitha Fandese, EWN Reporter on the March against foreign nationals in Church Square in Pretoria.      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. Joh...

John chats to Alpha Ramshwana, EWN Reporter about how more than 8,000 Malawians have been queuing outside the Ministry of Home Affairs since last night for the documents they need to return home.     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...

John chats to Mongezi Koko, EWN Reporter on the Johannesburg portion of the planned anti-illegal immigration protests has increased dramatically, with thousands of protesters continuing to march around the city.     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 th...

John chats to Professor Dirk Kotze, Professor of Political Sciences at UNISA on the sit down interview that Former DA Leader John Steenhuisen had with News 24 Editor in Chief Adriaan Basson, where he expressed his hurt and the inner workings of the Democratic Alliance.   702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday...

John chats to Anelitha Fandese, EWN Reporter, about the almost 400 Malawians who are waiting for help to return home by camping outside the Sandton embassy prior to protests.       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...

John chats to Wayne Sussman, Elections Analyst about insights from the by-elections that took place over the last few months, with the local municipal elections around the corner.       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 inter...

John chats to Chad Thomas, CEO of IRS Forensic Investigations about Crime Intelligence Officer Feroz Khan, who was supposed to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry the same week he was shot in what police have described as an attempted assassination. Numerous police teams are looking into the shooting, which happened in Johannesburg.     702 Drive with John Perlman is a Joha...

John chats to Alderman Jongizizwe Dlabathi, MMC for Finance and Strategy, City of Ekurhuleni on The City of Ekurhuleni unveiling its budget for the 2026/27 financial year.   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 newsma...