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  • Limpopo rains continue
    Jan 14 2026


    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.
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    4 m
  • School Placements chaos
    Jan 14 2026

    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 Drive with John Perlman.
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    8 m
  • Encouraging Stability Emerging in Eskom’s Power Generation Performance
    Jan 13 2026

    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 through the traffic.
    Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Drive with John Perlman.
    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj
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    10 m
  • MEC Reports Gauteng’s Highest Bachelor Pass Achievement Since 1996
    Jan 13 2026

    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 invite you to join their daily conversation, as you travel through the traffic.
    Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Drive with John Perlman.
    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj
    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/G5olsbR or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/75M9Chd
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    9 m
  • NSC Matric top achievers
    Jan 13 2026

    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 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 with John Perlman.
    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj
    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/G5olsbR or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/75M9Chd
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    6 m
  • Warning about government’s higher taxes on alcohol in South Africa
    Jan 13 2026

    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 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 with John Perlman.
    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj
    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/G5olsbR or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/75M9Chd
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    9 m
  • National Assembly to meet for first sitting of 2026 to pass medium-term budget
    Jan 13 2026

    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 through the traffic.
    Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Drive with John Perlman.
    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj
    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/G5olsbR or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/75M9Chd
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    5 m
  • Dj Warras Bail application
    Jan 13 2026

    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 to a podcast from 702 Drive with John Perlman.
    Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj
    For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/G5olsbR or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/75M9Chd
    Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc
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    7 m
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