

Adhoc Committee resumes
John chats to Babalo Ndenze, EWN Parliamentary Reporter on the latest developments on the Parliamentary Adhoc Committee session. 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…

How good are South African children at maths?
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 c…

A total push on the ban on pesticides
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…

The police are facing massive claims
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 …

Pnet Job Guide
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 wi…

Limpopo rains continue
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…

School Placements chaos
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 intervie…

Encouraging Stability Emerging in Eskom’s Power Generation Performance
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 aftern…

MEC Reports Gauteng’s Highest Bachelor Pass Achievement Since 1996
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 …

NSC Matric top achievers
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.…