About this episode

John Perlman interviews South African Women Hockey Player Onthatile Zulu about her open letter to the Minister of Sports regarding the challenges faced by national hockey players.

John Perlman chats to Onthatile "Thati" Zulu, South African Women Hockey Player, about the open letter she has written to Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, which highlights the struggles of national hockey players. These challenges include the recurring need to crowdfund just to represent the country on international stages like the World Cup.     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  Follow us on social…

People in this episode

Host: John Perlman

Guest: Onthatile "Thati" Zulu

Topics covered

• women's hockey
• sports funding
• open letter
• national representation
• interview

Keywords

• women's hockey
• open letter
• Gayton McKenzie
• sports funding
• South Africa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Primedia Broadcasting, 702

Places: South Africa

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