DrBladeNzimande - Tweet Data Analysis
Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @DrBladeNzimande
Published March 8, 2023
Overview
Tweets covering
10 days
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-19
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-09
Total number of tweets analysed
916
Average age of authors' accounts
4 years
Summarization
Several groups, including OUTASA and HigherEduGovZA are voicing concerns about taxes being wasted by HigherEduGovZA entities such as SETA and myNSFAS, with expensive contracts resulting in students and taxpayers suffering. Numerous individuals, including Dr Blade Nzimande, Buti Manamela, and Cyril Ramaphosa, have been called upon to engage with the issue and hold entities accountable for corruption and wasting of funds. Group are speaking out about situations including students being stranded and not receiving tuition or accommodation fees, and protesting at myNSFAS offices in Cape Town. Other events, such as a colloquium and a lecture given by the SACP on the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Durban Strikes, have also been mentioned.
Topic Modeling
- Government Contracts and Spending
- Student and Taxpayer Suffering
- Accountability for NSFAS and Higher Education
- Corruption in Higher Education
- 3D Printed Houses
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets are largely ones of frustration, anger, and determination. The tweeters are shocked at the amount of money wasted by the Higher Education Government and its entities, and are demanding accountability from Dr. Blade Nzimande and other government officials. They are also expressing outrage at the lack of action taken to help students stranded at CPUT, and at the corruption within the higher education sector. The tweeters are determined to hold the government accountable and to expose the issues they have uncovered.
Trend Analysis
- Taxes wasted by Higher Ed Gov'ts & various entities
- Institutions not providing necessary resources
- Corruption in higher education sector
- NSFAS students in need of aid
- 3D printing concrete machine
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Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
122
13% of total
Number of Original tweets
140
15% of total
Number of tweets that were Quotes
63
6% of total
Number of tweets that were Replies
610
66% of total
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
142
15% of total
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
916
100% of total
Devices Used to Tweet
Top 5 Devices
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for Android | 591 |
| Twitter Web App | 181 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 135 |
| Twitter for iPad | 6 |
| Hootsuite Inc. | 1 |
Device Distribution
Top 10 Accounts by Followers
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| myNSFAS | NSFAS | Welcome to the Official NSFAS account. For queries; [email protected], toll-free 0800067327 IG @MyNSFAS. Our National Spokesperson is @kagishor | 286,941 |
| unisa | Unisa | Unisa is Africa’s premier distance learning institution. We are a reputable, comprehensive, flexible and accessible Open Distance Learning institution. | 205,863 |
| _cosatu | @COSATU Today | Africa's largest Federation Official tweets, the home of the toiling classes across the world,with more than 2 million membership..Amandla! | 169,667 |
| OUTASA | OUTA | Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse. Fighting corruption, maladministration & tax abuse. Racism and hate speech will not be condoned. DONATE: https://t.co/BlysZAetJz | 104,644 |
| Shes_fair | H O P E Y 💕🇫🇷 | Content Creator | IG: @shes_fair | 📧 [email protected] | I Stalk Myself Too So You Welcome 😂 | OPFC ☠ | MUFC ❤ | 69,214 |
| DrBladeNzimande | Minister Blade Nzimande | Minister of the Department of Higher Education and Training, Science and Innovation. | 63,519 |
| wayneduv | Wayne Duvenage | Activist, speaker & writer. OUTA-CEO. Our Government’s folly: Putting people in charge of finding solutions to the problems they created in the first place. | 51,397 |
| dsigovza | DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & INNOVATION | Our Vision is to increase well-being and prosperity through science, technology and innovation. | 42,010 |
| HigherEduGovZA | HigherEduTrainingZA | Together Moving Post-School Education and Training Forward | 40,789 |
| mediauj | UJ News | An international University of choice, anchored in Africa, dynamically shaping the future! | 27,042 |
Top 10 Accounts by Friends
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| _cosatu | @COSATU Today | Africa's largest Federation Official tweets, the home of the toiling classes across the world,with more than 2 million membership..Amandla! | 71,182 |
| Shes_fair | H O P E Y 💕🇫🇷 | Content Creator | IG: @shes_fair | 📧 [email protected] | I Stalk Myself Too So You Welcome 😂 | OPFC ☠ | MUFC ❤ | 23,639 |
| FarmerAfrica | Mokgokong Mokgethi | The Farmer | Passionate about farming. Everything farming. Agriculture | Livestock | FoodSecurity | UrbanFarming | Africa | LandReform | ZeroHunger | Environment | 10,190 |
| ramalokot | Thuso™ 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 | He Banna Specialist | 9,961 |
| zsimayi | zolani simayi | Lifetime student/Promoter of wholistic health/Teacher by calling//Chairperson NEHAWU-UL//Exec member NEHAWU-MT Region//Labour-related advice | 7,217 |
| oliver_meth | Oliver Meth (they/them) | Journalist. Ghost Writer. Development & Political Communications Strategist. Durban born, Grahamstown groomed, Joburg refined olivermeth(at)gmail(dot)com 🌈 | 6,491 |
| djslezz | Slezz UlteeM8 | Slezz UlteeM8 of (Monocles & Slezz) duo | A&R Manager of Ska-lla Records | https://t.co/JRFKWOnR62 | #HouseAfrikaSessions4 / #GoodDeeds | 5,588 |
| evans_bhekumuzi | Bhekumuzi Evans Dlamini | - | 5,006 |
| marinavanzyl | Marina van Zyl | Don’t boast about loving God and then hate people at the same time . That’s a lie. If you won’t love people you can see, how can you love the … | 5,002 |
| Tildy992 | Matilda Malope | Researcher, Film Scriptwriter, Political Commentator and a Bookworm | 5,002 |
Most Active Users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| SamantheaDeWee | Faith, love, hope | 33 |
| Carmicha1Denzel | - | 25 |
| lulama_faith | I'm kind ♥️🤗 Friendly ♥️🤗 God fearing 😇♥️♥️ Cute ♥️😇 | 24 |
| JonnyDaps | Old Account | D3xta Apps| New Account | WeAreNotAngryEnough | Tech | business | I Share things & Opinions | I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery. | 23 |
| Jnr_realeboga | ☯️ | 18 |
| Kitty33562591 | https://t.co/aHiu5XtipR | 16 |
| ramalokot | He Banna Specialist | 14 |
| NomhleJuliet | I am a very strong woman who believe in God's time , I don't allow obstacles to break me I pray and stood up again. I 'm very business minded … | 13 |
| Sphesih37525552 | - | 12 |
| Tandy24506702 | - | 9 |
Tweets Per Day
Top 10 Tweets by Retweets
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1626137877569581056 | We @OUTASA remain shocked at taxes wasted by the @HigherEduGovZA & their various entities @myNSFAS & #SETA’s. We have uncovered expensive contracts with ill-equipped businesses who stand to make millions, … | 67 |
| 1626292023048167426 | Students are stranded at @CPUT and they are doing nothing about it‼️‼️‼️They are masquerading like everything is normal. @cputvc we are going to expose them‼️@DrBladeNzimande @ButiManamela @HigherEduGovZA @Newzroom405 @SABCNews @eNCA … | 43 |
| 1625405977712369664 | Please RT this widely. Time for #NSFAS students who struggles with tuition fees, accommodation or food money to hold @myNSFAS and @DrBladeNzimande accountable for serious wasting of money. Big time … | 43 |
| 1625385107698733056 | My fellow 🇿🇦 Let's put foot down until president @CyrilRamaphosa and @DrBladeNzimande sign SIU proclamation to root out these corrupt elements in 🇿🇦 universities https://t.co/k2N5lOcHVi | 26 |
| 1626491294200614912 | In case you missed this: a short overview of what's happening in higher education. Just some of the reasons some #NSFAS students are locked out of accommodation as we speak. … | 10 |
| 1623692176184995840 | #SACP scheduled to deliver a lecture on the #50thAnniversary of the #1973DurbanStrikes on Sunday, 12th February at 14h00 #DurbanMoment @SACP1921 #JackSimonsPartySchool @_cosatu @DrBladeNzimande @MYANC @MbalulaFikile https://t.co/aEyDOR9jIH | 8 |
| 1625028207324852224 | @DrBladeNzimande @ButiManamela @News24 | 6 |
| 1624153177556672527 | Today we went to the @myNSFAS Offices in Cape Town to peacefully protest against the NSFAS Cap on Residence Allowances. This while @DrBladeNzimande was doing an oversight at their Offices. … | 6 |
| 1626280019705077760 | The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation,@DrBladeNzimande, will be addressing the stakeholder and media breakfast to introduce the first South African Mobile Devices Exposition (SAMDEX). https://t.co/jX79Tw4Si0 https://t.co/d6huNuoj2f | 5 |
| 1625022368790740992 | @DrBladeNzimande Hounarable Minister can you please put pressure on the @myNSFAS team to attend to the issue of those whose Application is on step 2 especially since they Applied earlier … | 5 |
Top 10 Tweets by Likes
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1626137877569581056 | We @OUTASA remain shocked at taxes wasted by the @HigherEduGovZA & their various entities @myNSFAS & #SETA’s. We have uncovered expensive contracts with ill-equipped businesses who stand to make millions, … | 138 |
| 1626292023048167426 | Students are stranded at @CPUT and they are doing nothing about it‼️‼️‼️They are masquerading like everything is normal. @cputvc we are going to expose them‼️@DrBladeNzimande @ButiManamela @HigherEduGovZA @Newzroom405 @SABCNews @eNCA … | 70 |
| 1625405977712369664 | Please RT this widely. Time for #NSFAS students who struggles with tuition fees, accommodation or food money to hold @myNSFAS and @DrBladeNzimande accountable for serious wasting of money. Big time … | 64 |
| 1625385107698733056 | My fellow 🇿🇦 Let's put foot down until president @CyrilRamaphosa and @DrBladeNzimande sign SIU proclamation to root out these corrupt elements in 🇿🇦 universities https://t.co/k2N5lOcHVi | 42 |
| 1625028207324852224 | @DrBladeNzimande @ButiManamela @News24 | 39 |
| 1625022368790740992 | @DrBladeNzimande Hounarable Minister can you please put pressure on the @myNSFAS team to attend to the issue of those whose Application is on step 2 especially since they Applied earlier … | 37 |
| 1626491294200614912 | In case you missed this: a short overview of what's happening in higher education. Just some of the reasons some #NSFAS students are locked out of accommodation as we speak. … | 32 |
| 1624153177556672527 | Today we went to the @myNSFAS Offices in Cape Town to peacefully protest against the NSFAS Cap on Residence Allowances. This while @DrBladeNzimande was doing an oversight at their Offices. … | 28 |
| 1626462000401219584 | @DrBladeNzimande @ButiManamela you have failed the students | 26 |
| 1623980295169929217 | The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation @DrBladeNzimande arrives at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme's offices in Cape Town. #NSFAS2023 https://t.co/4JPc3Tb7Vk | 19 |
Top Languages Used
Top 10 Hashtags
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #nsfas2023 | 59 |
| #sona2023 | 18 |
| #nsfas | 15 |
| #revisensfashousingallowance | 13 |
| #processourapplications | 10 |
| #unisa_nsfas_befair | 8 |
| #unisa | 7 |
| #feesmustfall | 6 |
| #southafrica | 4 |
| #finalizeoldcurriculumstudents | 4 |
Top 10 Mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @drbladenzimande | 952 |
| @mynsfas | 687 |
| @higheredugovza | 158 |
| @butimanamela | 153 |
| @claytonfumi | 130 |
| @enca | 51 |
| @cyrilramaphosa | 48 |
| @sabcnews | 37 |
| @julius_s_malema | 37 |
| @unisa | 34 |
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emoji Analysis
Average emojis per tweet:
33
Emojis Used
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 😭 | 95 | loudly_crying_face |
| 💔 | 53 | broken_heart |
| 🙏 | 11 | folded_hands |
| ‼️ | 10 | double_exclamation_mark |
| 😩 | 10 | weary_face |
| 😡 | 10 | enraged_face |
| 😪 | 9 | sleepy_face |
| 🚮 | 7 | litter_in_bin_sign |
| 🖕 | 6 | middle_finger |
| ✊ | 6 | raised_fist |
Emoji Groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 223 |
| People & Body | 55 |
| Symbols | 19 |
| Flags | 5 |
| Animals & Nature | 1 |
| Food & Drink | 1 |
| Objects | 1 |
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