John chats to Ferial Haffajee, The Daily Maverick Associate Editor, and Kelly Larson from the Bloomberg Philanthropies about what it takes to makes a city safer and healthier. It doesn’t always have to cost billions or take years. The Bloomberg Philanthropies Partnership for Healthy Cities is meeting in South Africa this week .

John chats to Ferial Haffajee, The Daily Maverick Associate Editor, and Kelly Larson from the Bloomberg Philanthropies about what it takes to makes a city safer and healthier. It doesn’t always have to cost billions or take years. The Bloomberg Philanthropies Partnership for Healthy Cities is meeting in South Africa this week .

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Drive with John Perlman

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Fix My City - What does it take to make a city safer and healthier?

John chats to Chad Thomas, CEO IRS Forensic Investigations about the longevity of Special Task Force members in the SAPS. When these members leave the unit, where do they go with all their specialised skills? 

 

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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John chats to Chad Thomas, CEO IRS Forensic Investigations about the longevity of Special Task Force members in the SAPS. When these members leave the unit, where do they go with all their specialised skills?&nbsp;
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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.&nbsp; Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Drive with John Perlman. &nbsp; Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702 &nbsp;https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj&nbsp; For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/G5olsbR or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/75M9Chd&nbsp; Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc&nbsp; Follow us on social media:&nbsp; &nbsp; 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702&nbsp; 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702&nbsp; 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/&nbsp; 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702&nbsp; 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702&nbsp;

Former SAPS Special Talk Force member arrested for murder of Witness D 

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John chats to Thabiso Goba, EWN Reporter on the day's highlights of the Madlanga Commission. Testifying before the Commission of Inquiry is Sergeant Fannie Nkosi of the Gauteng Organized Crime Unit.

 

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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John chats to Thabiso Goba, EWN Reporter on the day's highlights of the Madlanga Commission. Testifying before the Commission of Inquiry is Sergeant Fannie Nkosi of the Gauteng Organized Crime Unit.
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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.&nbsp; Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Drive with John Perlman. &nbsp; Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702 &nbsp;https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj&nbsp; For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/G5olsbR or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/75M9Chd&nbsp; Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc&nbsp; Follow us on social media:&nbsp; &nbsp; 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702&nbsp; 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702&nbsp; 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/&nbsp; 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702&nbsp; 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702&nbsp;

Madlanga Commission   

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John chats to Sifiso Mabaso, Director for Local Government Budget Analysis at National Treasury on metros underspending. After data from the second quarter of the 2025–2026 fiscal year revealed that several municipalities, especially those in the crucial water management sector, were underspending, the National Treasury is taking strong action against such towns.

 

 

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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John chats to Sifiso Mabaso, Director for Local Government Budget Analysis at National Treasury on metros underspending. After data from the second quarter of the 2025&ndash;2026 fiscal year revealed that several municipalities, especially those in the crucial water management sector, were underspending, the National Treasury is taking strong action against such towns.
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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.&nbsp; Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Drive with John Perlman. &nbsp; Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702 &nbsp;https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj&nbsp; For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/G5olsbR or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/75M9Chd&nbsp; Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc&nbsp; Follow us on social media:&nbsp; &nbsp; 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702&nbsp; 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702&nbsp; 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/&nbsp; 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702&nbsp; 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702&nbsp;

Metro underspends billions on vital water infrastructure, and the Treasury takes action.

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Fix My City - What does it take to make a city safer and healthier?

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