Tweets Analysis - Keyword: SONA2023

Overview

Total number of tweets analysed

34,001

Earliest tweet was on

2023-02-09

Latest tweet was on

2023-02-12

Tweets covering

2 days

Average age of authors' accounts

8 years


Summarization

People are expressing their disbelief and disappointment with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his leadership of the ANC-led government. The EFF are being criticized for their disruptive behavior and lack of concern for the well-being of the country. Nonetheless, some South Africans still stand by EFF and their leader, Julius Malema. Everyone is unimpressed with the pomp and circumstance of SONA2023, calling it out of touch with the struggles facing the country today.

Topic Modeling

  1. State of the Nation address 2023 (#SONA2023): This topic covers the events of State of the Nation Address 2023 and reactions to the same
  2. South African politics and government: This topic encompasses political parties, government initiatives, and public opinion of the ANC-led government
  3. Load shedding: This topic discusses South Africa's electricity crisis and its effects on the nation
  4. Political disruption: This topic looks at how the EFF has disrupted the parliamentary process
  5. Leadership of Cyril Ramaphosa: This topic examines the leadership of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and the successes he has had as an elected president.

Emotional Analysis

The emotions expressed in these tweets range from anger, disappointment, frustration, and disgust to admiration, excitement, and hope. Many of the tweets express frustration with the EFF and the ANC-led government, while others show admiration for the DA's work and hope for the future under President Ramaphosa. The overall sentiment is one of disappointment and anger, with a glimmer of hope for a better future.

Trend Analysis

  1. EFF's impact and influence on South African politics: retweeting if people changed the channel when EFF left Parliament; EFF's parliamentary caucus marching to SONA2023; Floyd Shivambu leaving parliament to watch Muvhango during SONA2023; EFF being described as a "hooligan" and "criminal mafia"; EFF being accused of destroying and subverting democratic processes.
  2. Ineffectiveness of the ANC government: no credible alternative to the ANC; government being a massive disappointment; ANC-led government being predation of society which led to current issues; South Africans being reminded not to fall for Ramaphosa's gimmicks.
  3. National disaster declaration and appointment of Minister of Electricity: people shocked by the appointment; lack of effectiveness of having a Minister of Electricity.
  4. People's opinion of the current South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa: calling him one of the best Presidents South Africa has ever had; people being asked to name one good thing Ramaphosa has done since elected as President.
  5. Politics as a whole: people being asked to hit like or retweet if they agree with something; people being asked to switch off their TV after the EFF left; Feeling disgusted by behaviour of parties in Parliament; people mentioning the importance of proper politics during this time of crisis.

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Types of Tweets

Number of Retweets

6,881

Percentage of total tweets

20%

Number of Original tweets

23,514

Percentage of total tweets

69%

Number of tweets that contain Mentions

11,338

Percentage of total tweets

33%

Number of tweets that were Replies

2,191

Percentage of total tweets

6%

Number of tweets that were Quotes

1,731

Percentage of total tweets

5%

Number of tweets that contain Hashtags

34,001

Percentage of total tweets

100%


Top 5 devices used to tweet

Source Count
Twitter for Android 17875
Twitter for iPhone 10268
Twitter Web App 4792
TweetDeck 326
Hootsuite Inc. 228

What devices were used to tweet


Top 10 accounts with highest followers count

Username Name Bio Followers count
News24 News24 South Africa's premier online news resource. Follow @TeamNews24 for all the action from our journalists 🇿🇦 SA's most trusted news source - Reuters Institute 5,279,140
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 3,896,139
MbalulaFikile ANC SG & RSA MINISTER| Cde Mbalula ANC Secretary General | Minister of Transport | Former Minister: Police; of Sport & Recreation | Former ANCYL President & SG| FOCUSED - ENERGETIC - EFFICIENT. 2,920,679
SABCNews SABC News The digital news portal of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. 2,582,310
CyrilRamaphosa Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 President of the African National Congress. President of the Republic of South Africa. Chair of the African Union 2020. 2,577,501
PresidencyZA Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 This is the official Twitter page of The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa #LeaveNoOneBehind 🇿🇦 2,347,580
METROFMSA METROFM SABC South Africa's number 1 Urban Radio Station broadcasting across South Africa on FM Stereo and also on the DSTV Bouquet Channel 801. 2,341,058
Karabo_Mokgoko Karabo Mokgoko 🦄🌞 🪬Positive Vibes Only⚡️Digital Entrepreneur & Brand influencer• Trendsetter• Globetrotter• SA’s Top most followed 💌 hello@karabomokgoko.co.za 2,332,526
SizweDhlomo Sizwe Dhlomo It all happens at its own pace, that's the beauty of it... 2,126,461
AdvoBarryRoux Man’s NOT Barry Roux  Voice Of The Voiceless/ Black Twitter CiC/ Sunday School Drop Out/ I Stand With The Dejected/ PARODY/ NOT AFFILIATED WITH Oscar Pistorius' Lawyer Adv BARRY ROUX 2,018,451

Top 10 accounts with highest friends count

Username Name Bio Followers count
Karabo_Mokgoko Karabo Mokgoko 🦄🌞 🪬Positive Vibes Only⚡️Digital Entrepreneur & Brand influencer• Trendsetter• Globetrotter• SA’s Top most followed 💌 hello@karabomokgoko.co.za 2,312,195
EricanSA Chief Erican Christian ✝️| @thabagroup 249,021
NdzaviDerrick Ndzavi Derrick .CBA Certified Business Advisor •Mentor https://t.co/3yLoFXgAjE… •Entrepreneurologist •By God's Grace •Untrapped Mind •Rural Born, Urban Launched 149,431
danielmarven Daniel Marven CEO of @KESharpCo | https://t.co/Vuhxh1hasD | Tel 0150010898 | Info@kesharp.co.za | construction, Civil works | Residential, commercial, industrial construction 142,613
tzDiscovery TzConnect Get live Tweets of current issues and share with friends 134,505
AfriTumic Boitumelo Modiba-Rasefate 🇿🇦 Ngwana wa mmala wa sebilo 🍫 Big Eyed Fashion Designer, funny, Wife 💍Creative,Makeup Enthusiast. https://t.co/XGNbKlz5z7. CEO: @hotogadi https://t.co/rak7pg7XWE 120,860
ChristoThurston Christo 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 Education, travelling and Nature. Ke rata dijo le madi a Jesu. 'The only race is the human race' - Robert Sobukwe. https://t.co/C2OxdUMAXj 116,252
EzamaCirha Be Humble. 🇿🇦 An Advance Midwife. Holds a degree in Nursing-UWC. Post graduate in Advanced midwifery at UCT. A mother of One, Career oriented. Sport Fanatic.A public servant 115,416
TsakkyM ___Tsakky N’wa-Mkhacani Meme collector. Retweet(or) of note. Seasoned GIF reply(ist). Urbanized village girl. God loves me. Positive Vibes ONLY. 101,762
Sonndi_M Sonndi🇿🇦 Presence matters. Dominate the space. Your Business Billboard of choice! Your Brand Home. #DigitalContent ©All Rights Reserved. Ndaa! 94,177

Most active users

Username Bio Number of tweets
ParliamentofRSA The official twitter feed of Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. We pass laws, oversee executive action & facilitate public participation. 185
YouthCapitalSA Read our latest report, 'Bridge the Gap' on reducing the disjuncture between small businesses and young job-seekers 🔗 https://t.co/hlXad2gLNo #bridgethegap 155
SAgovnews Official South African Government news agency. Live tweets and links to news stories. For queries contact sanews@gcis.gov.za 110
naijachoice01 NaijaChoice (https://t.co/eecB7mhtmK), Nigeria's most preferred music and entertainment website.Nigeria | Ghana | South Africa & Other nearby countries 105
leonard_bre - 90
radioislam Official Twitter account of Radio Islam International. Stay informed with the latest happenings on our airwaves - https://t.co/qB8FxucIe3 79
Alima1000 - 79
KayaNews Catch the latest news, traffic and sport on @KayaON959 here! 69
salaamedia Official account of Salaamedia | Media Agency 🔴 Amplifying unheard voices. Humanitarian Journalism portal. Humanity is the agenda 🇿🇦 64
MashproRp - 64

Tweets per day


Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count

ID Text Retweet count
1623710193040211968 😭😭😭 I can't breathe #SONA2023 https://t.co/eNTh4SOF1C 4502
1623739683535568900 RETWEET if you changed the channel as soon as the EFF left parliament. #SONA2023 #SONA23 #SONA https://t.co/bKSqrVBYdx 2450
1623772123972894723 Our minister of electricity first day at work #SONA2023 #SONA23 https://t.co/6pyPnumSrz 1243
1623742794199097350 The media is being blocked from going to the EFF members who have been kicked out of Parliament #SONA2023 https://t.co/d7aQ8hg2Kd 1078
1623738803822133248 This is an absolute disgrace. The ANC-led government is itself a massive disappointment, BUT ... the EFF is quite literally subverting democratic processes themselves. How are voters supposed to regard them as a clear and credible alternative to the ANC?! Pantomime. #SONA2023 https://t.co/PxBZVxqQm8 896
1623754199010840578 He thinks we can’t see him 😭😭#SONA2023 https://t.co/3p9m8ZEV7o 893
1623739753861468162 Every year, ppl complain about the strategy of the EFF, call the party names, & say they won't grow. Yet they keep GROWING EVERY ELECTION. When your racist boss doesn't pay you or you face troubles in life, you all secretely run to the EFF for HELP. Disruption is needed #SONA2023 685
1623730341474082816 ♦️Must Watch♦️ CIC @Julius_S_Malema on a point of order at the #SONA2023 -I think we are as honourable members violating the joint rules of this house by allowing Ramaphosa to speak here because he has taken this Parliament to court. #EFFTurns10 https://t.co/HErjuoZVFS 623
1623747843658842113 There’s no way you can complain about Malema and the EFF while sitting in the dark hit by loadshedding.…. 🙅🏽‍♀️ #SONA2023 617
1623732839018643456 South Africa is alive with possibilities. #SONA23 #SONA2023 https://t.co/Hk9liOAPTZ 604

Top 10 tweets with highest Like count

ID Text Like count
1623710193040211968 😭😭😭 I can't breathe #SONA2023 https://t.co/eNTh4SOF1C 13664
1623754199010840578 He thinks we can’t see him 😭😭#SONA2023 https://t.co/3p9m8ZEV7o 9312
1623750544115347456 I’m chilling here with minister of my heart . We are shook . We will have a Minister of Electricity??? #SONA2023 . 4616
1623729316273000448 Hit like if you agree with him #SONA2023 https://t.co/ejifqYXNn7 4377
1623739683535568900 RETWEET if you changed the channel as soon as the EFF left parliament. #SONA2023 #SONA23 #SONA https://t.co/bKSqrVBYdx 4233
1623772123972894723 Our minister of electricity first day at work #SONA2023 #SONA23 https://t.co/6pyPnumSrz 4123
1623730814113415168 The EFF is a destructive group. They have no interest in building a successful country. They embarrass themselves over and over with no shame. While people are starving, unsafe and in the dark, they play stupid hooligan politics. #SONA2023 3791
1623738803822133248 This is an absolute disgrace. The ANC-led government is itself a massive disappointment, BUT ... the EFF is quite literally subverting democratic processes themselves. How are voters supposed to regard them as a clear and credible alternative to the ANC?! Pantomime. #SONA2023 https://t.co/PxBZVxqQm8 3714
1623735502602903555 One of the best President south africa has ever had #SONA2023 https://t.co/CQlJ9M0OGM 3691
1623747843658842113 There’s no way you can complain about Malema and the EFF while sitting in the dark hit by loadshedding.…. 🙅🏽‍♀️ #SONA2023 3168

Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets


Top 10 Hashtags used

Hashtag Count
#sona2023 34197
#sona 1162
#loadshedding 583
#sona23 522
#eff 479
#leavenoonebehind 416
#litenup 335
#podcastandchillwithmacg 246
#ramaphosa 246
#cyrilramaphosa 244

Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions

Mention Count
@cyrilramaphosa 1369
@governmentza 563
@effsouthafrica 509
@presidencyza 464
@parliamentofrsa 415
@myanc 325
@castlelitesa 275
@bushradio 223
@julius_s_malema 216
@newzroom405 149

Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets


Emojis

Average number of emojis used per tweet

63

Emojis used in tweets

Emoji Count Emoji Text
😂 3934 face_with_tears_of_joy
🤣 3823 rolling_on_the_floor_laughing
😭 2299 loudly_crying_face
🔥 582 fire
🚮 486 litter_in_bin_sign
🇿🇦 482 South_Africa
🙄 433 face_with_rolling_eyes
🤔 396 thinking_face
🤡 327 clown_face
😅 308 grinning_face_with_sweat

Emojis groups

Emoji Group Count
Smileys & Emotion 15389
People & Body 2745
Travel & Places 949
Symbols 933
Objects 635
Flags 555
Activities 222
Animals & Nature 151
Food & Drink 143