Drive with John Perlman

John chats to Mark Gleason, Football Commentator about the decision by FIFA to lift the ban on US striker Folarin Balogun one-game ban for a red card received in the team’s win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.      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...

John chats to Thabiso Goba, EWN reporter on the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry where the General Khan connection was discussed and the notorious businessman Ze Nxumalo's R3.5 million trip to London for former Ekurhuleni City Manager Imogen Mashazi.     702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Ca...

John chats to Sean Coleman, CEO of the SA Bookmakers Association, about the six interventions that SABA has suggested to combat illicit online gambling in South Africa.        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 Ricky Stone, Cullinan, and Associates Environmental Lawyer on Amazon's investment in a plant species' regeneration in Spekboom, which is anticipated to generate 11,000 jobs. Amazon will receive carbon credits of enormous worth.   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 th...

John chats to Lindsay Dentlinger, EWN Parliamentary Reporter on some of outcomes of the annual general meeting of the Board of Healthcare Funders.      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 mak...

John chats to Mpho Popps Modikoane, Comedian and Presenter in this instalment of A Song, A Book and A Dish.   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 invi...

John chats to Scara Mafokoane, Newzroom Afrika Reporter on the protest action in Ratanda over lack of service delivery.     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 Dr. Kingsley Makhubela, Former Diplomat and Director at RiskRecon, on former President Jacob Zuma receiving strong criticism from Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni for his trip to meet the fugitive Gupta brothers in India.     702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon....

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, Crazy for You, by Madonna.     702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg ba...

John chats to Matt Pearce, Supersport Rugby Commentator, about the clash between the Springboks and England at Ellis Park.       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 Neel Hariram, The Director of Strategic Planning, Government Relations, and Product at Chery International Southern Africa, about the transition from importer to manufacturer in South Africa, and finds out what this significant move means for South Africa.     702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each...

John chats Kgomotso Modise, EWN Reporter on The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry proceeding with evidence on Feroz Khan in absentia.      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...

Thabo chats to Solomon Baloyi, Chair Of Cross Border Bus Association of South Africa on bus safety regarding long distance bus travel on the back of a bus transporting Malawians to a repatriation site crashing.     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...

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...