Tweets Analysis - Keyword: Mantashe
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
2,022
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-01
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-10
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
Gwede Mantashe is the Minister of Energy in South Africa and is facing criticism and failure in his post. He has been assigned tasks to increase renewable energy, procure 3000MW of gas power, and unbundle Eskom, but has not been able to do so. Additionally, load shedding is costing the economy R1bn per day. Despite potential solutions such as Karpowerships, Mantashe may have a tough time navigating the energy crisis situation and dealing with foreign investors due to the power imbalance between them and society. In the end, it is uncertain whether he will be reappointed in his current post.
Topic Modeling
- Energy crisis and effects
- Gwede Mantashe (Minister of Energy and Public Enterprises)
- SONA 2023
- Eskom Crisis
- South Africa's Mineral Wealth
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions, from excitement and admiration for celebrities like Drake and Beyoncé to anger and disappointment in the failure of Gwede Mantashe, the South African energy minister, to address the energy crisis. There is also frustration at the cost of load shedding to the economy, and skepticism towards the appointment of an Electricity Minister in the Presidency. The tweets also express admiration for Thembi and optimism for the future, as well as distrust and suspicion of foreign investors.
Trend Analysis
- Power crisis in South Africa
- Eskom and energy production
- Gwede Mantashe's role in the energy crisis
- Rising cost of load shedding
- Conflict between Cyril Ramaphosa and Gwede Mantashe
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
432
Percentage of total tweets
21%
Number of Original tweets
845
Percentage of total tweets
41%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
1,440
Percentage of total tweets
71%
Number of tweets that were Replies
659
Percentage of total tweets
32%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
120
Percentage of total tweets
5%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
417
Percentage of total tweets
20%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for Android | 899 |
| Twitter Web App | 653 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 314 |
| Echobox | 34 |
| Twitter for iPad | 27 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| XHNews | China Xinhua News | We are public media for the public good. We don't pursue corporate interests, nor will we yield to the pressure of ideological stigmatization and political bias | 12,097,685 |
| business | Bloomberg | The first word in business news. Our newsletters: https://t.co/nWaCxHSKuU Our podcasts: https://t.co/096e9xMbPz The Big Take podcast: https://t.co/UqskwXtp5Z | 9,163,354 |
| eNCA | eNCA | eNCA is SA’s top ranked trusted TV news channel. *Source: Reuters Digital News Report 2022. Find us on Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Online | #DStv403 | 3,890,648 |
| SABCNews | SABC News | The digital news portal of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. | 2,579,140 |
| TimesLIVE | Times LIVE | News, analysis and opinion from the TimesLIVE and Sunday Times newsroom. Follow @TLPremium for SA's best in-depth journalism for our subscribers. | 1,961,775 |
| ewnupdates | Eyewitness News | INSIDE THE TRUTH | 1,556,507 |
| City_Press | City Press | City Press is a well-respected agenda-setting South African news brand that publishes across platforms. Its flagship print edition is distributed on a Sunday. | 1,493,209 |
| mailandguardian | Mail & Guardian | News, comment and analysis from Africa's best read. | 1,152,563 |
| SowetanLIVE | Sowetan LIVE | It’s what you know that determines how far you can go. Visit https://t.co/NoRJRDKVtJ to know more. #KnowYourPlace | 1,147,808 |
| SABreakingNews | SA Breaking News | All the latest breaking news from across South Africa in one stream. info@sabreakingnews.co.za | 943,531 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| NdzaviDerrick | Ndzavi Derrick .CBA | Certified Business Advisor •Mentor https://t.co/3yLoFXgAjE… •Entrepreneurologist •By God's Grace •Untrapped Mind •Rural Born, Urban Launched | 149,395 |
| Sonndi_M | Sonndi🇿🇦 | Presence matters. Dominate the space. Your Business Billboard of choice! Your Brand Home. #DigitalContent ©All Rights Reserved. Ndaa! | 94,165 |
| Radio2000_ZA | Radio 2000 | Radio2000 l The home of your all time favourites Our Music. Your Memories. 97.2 - 100FM Nationwide. Channel 812 _Audio bouquet 📞0860002479 💬0605842250 | 68,342 |
| bozzie_t | Malume | oenophile | coffee amateur | energy economics | #runningwithtumisole | @kaizerchiefs | @chelseafc | 64,423 |
| sheldon_cameron | Sheldon Cameron | A South African Latina and one of the 44 people left that speaks Afrikaans... 😏 Views are my own ☺️ RTs not endorsed 🤝 @sunelmusicianza stan account ✨🚀🕺🏼 | 49,707 |
| hulipascal | Hulisani Mudau | Computer Science Graduate| Software Developer| The views expressed are my own and do not reflect opinions of the companies am associated with. | 44,496 |
| Adamitv | #Vote on #Ramaphosa #Sona2023 Promises | #RegulateAi before it’s too late. Ai can lead to #GoldenAge or #Doomsday scenario. #Learnai #AiRisks #AiTools #AiSkills | 40,567 |
| VusiSambo | Vusi Sambo | Clever Black|Professional Scientist|Wits👨🏽🎓👨🏽🎓 & Tuks 🎓|Political discourse & current affairs nut|🥰🇿🇦🏴☠️🏌🏽📚📰|What if E≠mc²?🤷🏽♂️|Sarcasm🚨 | 40,000 |
| Lush_Beauty1 | Dima- LushBeauty | God first🤍 Allow #LushBeauty to help you Discover the Glow within you 🌿 we cater for men & women 🌺 | 📲 0749777590 | Delivery R60 Nationwide | positivity ♥️ | 39,354 |
| busrep | Business Report | Business Report is SA's largest financial newspaper. https://t.co/6R7D4ZNctv | https://t.co/pqktr6rqHc | 39,068 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| MalcolmMgad | Trying to create a blog that doesn't tolerate fools gladly - which gives me lots to write about. Love looking under political rocks for strange creatures. | 299 |
| webberwentzel | The official Webber Wentzel Twitter account. A leading African law firm. Est. 1868. None of the information here should be construed as legal advice. | 24 |
| OneNation70290 | Proud South African but corruption & cadre deployment are killing our country. Pro democracy & Pro our Constitution. | 13 |
| Alima1000 | - | 10 |
| mailandguardian | News, comment and analysis from Africa's best read. | 10 |
| PetersWonderboy | On the side of Afrika. Let there be fairness. Likes and retweets are not endorsements. | 7 |
| morrow_nw | and now good Morrow to our waking souls …which watch not one another out of fear~ John Donne | 7 |
| SABananaRep | Retweets NOT an endorsement. | 7 |
| Black_Nobilliti | I AM a Warrior of The Light. I AM a Sovereign Being. I AM a Humanist. I AM an Agent for Change. I AM in Service To Others. I AM Consciousness | 7 |
| DavidHe47654658 | Love South Africa. That's all. | 6 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1622566288110551040 | Load shedding costs SA's economy R1bn per day, says Mantashe https://t.co/5z43p1PZP9 https://t.co/JI8y8dIGer | 305 |
| 1622600157115064322 | Drake was right about the Grammys Chris Brown | Bontle | Leeroy | Jhene | Dineo | Burna | Osama | Beyoncé | Mantashe | Pusha T | Glorilla | Black Coffee | Paul Mashatile | Stunna | Chrisean | RIP TakeOff https://t.co/vAGkRUYiVB | 200 |
| 1622235015923867649 | The energy tasks assigned by President @CyrilRamaphosa to his ministers were not completed: Mantashe didn’t add 6800MW renewable energy nor did he procure 3000MW gas power or 500MW batteries. Gordhan has not completed the unbundling of Eskom. Will failures be reappointed? https://t.co/HbwFcKfKYS | 118 |
| 1622800358463381504 | Minister Gwede Mantashe: SA experienced more power disruptions in 2022. This led to the decline in mining production across commodities. It is estimated that load shedding costed the economy about R1bn a day. #EskomCrisis #MiningIndaba #PhalaPhalaFarmGate https://t.co/Vz2NDzUlZp | 109 |
| 1623750950367158273 | Is an Electricity Minister in the Presidency an admission that Gwede Mantashe is an abject failure? Is this a way to keep him in his post but remove crucial responsibility for energy from him? #SONA2023 | 82 |
| 1623027789887688704 | LOAD SHEDDING COSTS SA'S ECONOMY R1BN PER DAY, SAYS MANTASHE. The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, highlighted the severe impact of load shedding saying it cost the country’s economy R1 billion per day. Mantashe addressed delegates at the #MDNnews https://t.co/LPaZfCjEG7 | 64 |
| 1622958744664670208 | Revamp your Cv + Cover letter to attract recruiters. - ATS compliant resume. DM 📲 Whatsapp link: https://t.co/Hw3GnAR1ui President Cyril Ramaphosa | Pitori | Gwede Mantashe | Gift of the Givers | Lindiwe Sisulu | Juicy and Olivia | Honeydew | #LoadsheddingUpdate | #AskAMan https://t.co/RCopj5TPw7 | 62 |
| 1622933569206099968 | [WATCH] A tense exchange between Cyril Ramaphosa and Gwede Mantashe at the Africa #MiningIndaba2023 This bears testimony to the saying that there are no permanent friends and enemies in politics. The two were like tongue and saliva just a month ago, what went wrong? #SONA2023 https://t.co/FXhHvUhrTF | 57 |
| 1623757003850936321 | Gwede Mantashe has been taught a lesson not trust an agent of the world capitalists. He facilitated Ramaphosa’s 2nd term, time to be humiliated. | 51 |
| 1622824210857951232 | A foolish man can't pretend anymore. I am glad Gwede Mantashe called him out. This was an agent planted to finish off ESKOM. He remains the worst-performing ESKOM CEO. https://t.co/54ryUNrpMN | 50 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1622600157115064322 | Drake was right about the Grammys Chris Brown | Bontle | Leeroy | Jhene | Dineo | Burna | Osama | Beyoncé | Mantashe | Pusha T | Glorilla | Black Coffee | Paul Mashatile | Stunna | Chrisean | RIP TakeOff https://t.co/vAGkRUYiVB | 881 |
| 1622566288110551040 | Load shedding costs SA's economy R1bn per day, says Mantashe https://t.co/5z43p1PZP9 https://t.co/JI8y8dIGer | 860 |
| 1623750950367158273 | Is an Electricity Minister in the Presidency an admission that Gwede Mantashe is an abject failure? Is this a way to keep him in his post but remove crucial responsibility for energy from him? #SONA2023 | 378 |
| 1622235015923867649 | The energy tasks assigned by President @CyrilRamaphosa to his ministers were not completed: Mantashe didn’t add 6800MW renewable energy nor did he procure 3000MW gas power or 500MW batteries. Gordhan has not completed the unbundling of Eskom. Will failures be reappointed? https://t.co/HbwFcKfKYS | 258 |
| 1623757003850936321 | Gwede Mantashe has been taught a lesson not trust an agent of the world capitalists. He facilitated Ramaphosa’s 2nd term, time to be humiliated. | 246 |
| 1622595511256592386 | Thembi is 46 & still looking hot 🔥💯👌 Chris Brown | Bontle | Leeroy | Jhene | Dineo | Burna | Osama | Beyoncé | Mantashe | Pusha T | Glorilla | Black Coffee | Paul Mashatile | Stunna https://t.co/imsJeQTWKW | 204 |
| 1622138169482264577 | Sara Gon: ‘(Like) so many of his colleagues, [Gwede Mantashe] just can’t do the job, and as the problems multiply, he seems to become more incapacitated.’ https://t.co/0kiyqW9Hfg | 188 |
| 1623747593414103041 | Comment: The Minister of Electricity in the Presidency will deal with the power crisis. The Public Enterprises Minister will continue to oversee Eskom and the creation of the SOC holding company. It looks like Gwede Mantashe has lost control of Eskom. #SONA2023 | 187 |
| 1622824210857951232 | A foolish man can't pretend anymore. I am glad Gwede Mantashe called him out. This was an agent planted to finish off ESKOM. He remains the worst-performing ESKOM CEO. https://t.co/54ryUNrpMN | 153 |
| 1622800358463381504 | Minister Gwede Mantashe: SA experienced more power disruptions in 2022. This led to the decline in mining production across commodities. It is estimated that load shedding costed the economy about R1bn a day. #EskomCrisis #MiningIndaba #PhalaPhalaFarmGate https://t.co/Vz2NDzUlZp | 144 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #sona2023 | 122 |
| #miningindaba | 43 |
| #mi23 | 37 |
| #miningindaba2023 | 35 |
| #mantashe | 26 |
| #bbtitansxjameson | 23 |
| #eskom | 22 |
| #khosithekhontent | 22 |
| #loadsheddingupdate | 21 |
| #bbtitans | 21 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @cyrilramaphosa | 72 |
| @gwedemantashe1 | 64 |
| @ewnupdates | 39 |
| @koko_matshela | 33 |
| @eskom_sa | 26 |
| @presidencyza | 22 |
| @dmre_za | 21 |
| @newzroom405 | 20 |
| @myanc | 19 |
| @nickhedley | 19 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
32
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🤣 | 139 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 😂 | 84 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 😭 | 42 | loudly_crying_face |
| 🤔 | 20 | thinking_face |
| ✊ | 18 | raised_fist |
| ❤️ | 14 | red_heart |
| 🇿🇦 | 14 | South_Africa |
| 🤷♂️ | 13 | man_shrugging |
| 🙄 | 11 | face_with_rolling_eyes |
| 🤡 | 11 | clown_face |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 433 |
| People & Body | 102 |
| Objects | 44 |
| Symbols | 31 |
| Flags | 26 |
| Travel & Places | 6 |
| Animals & Nature | 5 |
| Food & Drink | 5 |