Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @TheCitizen_News
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
920
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-09
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-19
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
Award-winning rapper Kiernan Forbes, AKA, was shot and killed at a nightclub in Durban along with another person believed to be his friend. CCTV footage has emerged of the incident. Relatedly, #CanyonCoal is currently developing its R1.4 billion #GugulethuColliery, and zama zamas are putting Roodepoort at risk of a total blackout. As South Africa mourns AKA's death, questions are being raised of government and law enforcement's efficacy in preventing such crimes. Additionally, there is a media alert for a public service sector briefing on Thursday, and accidents involving cars, a truck, and a mountain biker have been reported in Gauteng.
Topic Modeling
- Death of AKA
- Misuse of Resources
- Government Inaction
- Crime in South Africa
- Student Fraud
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from sadness and shock at the death of award-winning rapper Kiernan Forbes (AKA) to frustration with government inaction and crime in South Africa. There is also grief for the family and friends of AKA, as well as anger at the lack of police presence in certain areas. Additionally, there is a sense of confusion regarding the transition of power in the country. Finally, there is a feeling of despair as students are being defrauded.
Trend Analysis
- Death of Award winning rapper Kiernan Forbes (AKA)
- Coal developments and investments in South Africa
- CCTV footage of AKA's murder
- Crimes such as cable theft in South Africa
- Implications and promises of government performances
- Accident and injuries due to professional or recreational activities
- Effect of illegal immigrants on South African infrastructure.
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
229
Percentage of total tweets
24%
Number of Original tweets
100
Percentage of total tweets
10%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
920
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
583
Percentage of total tweets
63%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
14
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
241
Percentage of total tweets
26%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for Android | 562 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 182 |
| Twitter Web App | 151 |
| Twitter for iPad | 6 |
| IFTTT | 4 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| CityPowerJhb | @CityPowerJhb | City Power lights the way in Johannesburg. Report outages, faults & compliments to https://t.co/IJC4ePTaAo or Call Centre 011 490 7484 /0860JOBURG / 0860562874 | 1,052,977 |
| TheCitizen_News | The Citizen News | Official handle for The Citizen newspaper | News, Business, Entertainment, Sport, Motoring, and more. | 238,819 |
| YourFrenchFry | CoCo🍫💦 | Mama wa Kijana Handsome 🥰 | Mama Lee| Just discovered parenting and I’m fascinated | 171,070 |
| _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! | 169,660 |
| Netcare911_sa | NETCARE 911 | Netcare 911 is the wholly-owned Pre-Hospital risk Management and Emergency Assistance subsidiary of Netcare LTD. | 78,934 |
| GwmSouth | GWM South Africa | Welcome to GWM South Africa. Exciting, value-for-money vehicles that feature the latest technology and enhance South African lifestyles – that’s us! | 76,175 |
| VusiSambo | Vusi Sambo | Clever Black|Professional Scientist|Wits👨🏽🎓👨🏽🎓 & Tuks 🎓|Political discourse & current affairs nut|🥰🇿🇦🏴☠️🏌🏽📚📰|What if E≠mc²?🤷🏽♂️|Sarcasm🚨 | 44,092 |
| solidariteit | Solidariteit | Welkom by Solidariteit! Klik op die skakel vir meer inligting. https://t.co/tKXQdKTXbO… 🔸 diens@solidariteit.co.za 🔸0861 25 24 23 | 41,101 |
| FraudWatchZA | IRS Forensic Investigations | Comments on Financial & Organised Crime in Africa. Appearance of tweet/link/retweet not necessarily opinion nor endorsement by IRS. Acc managed by Chad Thomas | 28,738 |
| RulzKay1_ | Nceba | Patriot 🇿🇦. Cultivation of good vibes. Advocate for fairness. Nkosi. Makhulukhulu 🙌🏾 | 24,718 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| 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 |
| VusiSambo | Vusi Sambo | Clever Black|Professional Scientist|Wits👨🏽🎓👨🏽🎓 & Tuks 🎓|Political discourse & current affairs nut|🥰🇿🇦🏴☠️🏌🏽📚📰|What if E≠mc²?🤷🏽♂️|Sarcasm🚨 | 40,179 |
| RK_Mayekisa | Khotsofalang🌐 🌍 | Your ACCOUNTANT Nextdoor👩🎓 Influencer & Business developer Radio Host 📻 Events & PR 🗞 Brand amb KëM 🥃& @businessEnter12 🖥||MC 🎤 RT are not endorsements | 22,408 |
| kabelodick | MR DICK | Moroka Swallows Striker couch🕺🕺🕺🙌🙌 | 20,929 |
| RulzKay1_ | Nceba | Patriot 🇿🇦. Cultivation of good vibes. Advocate for fairness. Nkosi. Makhulukhulu 🙌🏾 | 18,363 |
| BrendaWardle | Brenda Wardle | COO/Legal Analyst /Author - LLB LLM Director The Book Emporium (Pty) Ltd. Pushing towards a Doctor of Laws Degree | 16,251 |
| kwame_ture | Nyatsimba Mutotesi | Plant based pipi | 13,875 |
| VMahloko | Vee Mahloko | 👪💍💍💍👪Married mother of six | 13,612 |
| Miss_Makhooe | Kiernan Forbes forever 🙏🏽🤍🕊 | I don't play both sides when it comes to people, & I don't f*#k with people that play both sides when it comes to me. | 12,561 |
| Sizzle_Diva | ®baybz®🇿🇦 | Extrovert but also an introvert. I’m a protector of my own peace. A @ManCity fan | 9,026 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| MarcusAlberts95 | - | 46 |
| NewsPrimeShare | What you need to know | 23 |
| SoulbentProject | Npo 063760 Waste management recycling Litter pickers Vegetable garden Streets & rivers clean up Daycare centre Soulbent1@gmail.com 0789141806 | 21 |
| gpreller | - | 18 |
| barry_niekerk | - | 16 |
| MarianneValen20 | Junior online subeditor at @TheCitizen_News. Email: marianne1971valentine0520@gmail.com. Brontophile & turophile who loves paper books. INFJ-T | 14 |
| ALETTAHA | Each person in life should be treated with respect, even those that don't deserve it. ☺♥☀ ♬♬♬♬♬♬♬♬♬♬♬ *I am the gatekeeper of the hashtag ► #capetownisawesome * | 13 |
| falconhamada_90 | Official AccountThe Only to MrThe Falcon HamadaVia Platform A Twitter✋🏻😔🚫+21 | 10 |
| MzansiIndian03 | Previously 2 accounts suspended #putsouthafricansfirst and I am a proud indo south african | 10 |
| marionfowler54 | Changed phones & couldn't remember my previous twitter pw... so here I am again | 9 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1624178382794629122 | Award winning rapper Kiernan Forbes known as #AKA has been shot and killed at a night club in #Durban. Garrith Jamieson from ALS Paramedics confirmed that a “famous rapper” and another person believed to be AKA’s friend was also shot and killed. Video: Supplied. @TheCitizen_News https://t.co/XyAM8DpMHD | 88 |
| 1626445578845519872 | Roodepoort at risk of total blackout due to zama zamas https://t.co/3I2iWYwNzn via @TheCitizen_News | 48 |
| 1626565727284084736 | #canyoncoal is currently developing its R1.4 billion #gugulethucolliery. R600 million is allocated to the opencast phase of the project and R890 million to the underground mining phase, reports @TheCitizen_News. https://t.co/dYfmXZrNSL https://t.co/E3uZ5tilTW | 16 |
| 1624521502400864256 | As South Africa and the world mourns the death of award winning rapper Kiernan Forbes, also known as AKA, CCTV footage has emerged of the stars murder outside the Wish Restaurant on Friday night in KwaZulu-Natal. #AKA #CCTV #Kiernan #Tibz #SAPS #KZN @TheCitizen_News https://t.co/cXNmjcTHfN | 14 |
| 1623595648019734528 | Gauteng: Multiple people injured in truck, bus & car collision, N12 Edenvale @RekordNewspaper @IOL @RecordAlberton @JacaNews @eNCA @SABCNews @maroelamedia @AfriNuus @_ArriveAlive @EWNTraffic @news365coza @947 @Radio702 @SowetanLIVE @TimesLiveNews @BedfordEdenvale @TheCitizen_News https://t.co/pFIyOIJ7K1 | 7 |
| 1626469302810320896 | Gauteng: Mountain biker airlifted to hospital after bike handle impales her after fall, Pardeplaats, Krugersdorp. @_ArriveAlive @news365coza @AfriNuus @KrugersdorpNews @maroelamedia @TimesLiveNews @RekordNewspaper @SowetanLIVE @JacaNews @IOL @TheCitizen_News @ewnupdates @News24 https://t.co/54hEyQnMYp | 6 |
| 1623661641312215041 | @SirSothiya @OscarMabuyane @DrBladeNzimande @TheCitizen_News as student leadership across EC, we have a serious problem in Walter Sisulu University where students are being defrauded. Students have been admitted and then required to pay Minimum Initial Payment (MIP) of R4400 https://t.co/g6Mxs8IGzT | 6 |
| 1625779328079343616 | Gauteng: One deceased, multiple injured in roll-over, R558, Soweto @_ArriveAlive @news365coza @SowetanLIVE @SowetoUrbanNews @RfonteinHerald @News24 @TimesLiveNews @City_Press @EWNTraffic @IOL @RecordNorthside @KrugersdorpNews @AfriNuus @TheCitizen_News @RekordNewspaper @SABCNews https://t.co/pnrn6dbZfX | 6 |
| 1624634606619136001 | @TheCitizen_News https://t.co/p1NNqKnpxQ | 4 |
| 1624174052385366016 | #BREAKING This is the scene where musician and businessman Kiernan Jarryd Forbes (AKA) was shot and killed while on Florida Road, Durban on Friday night. Another person believed to be AKA’s friend was also shot dead. #AKA #Rapper #Durban Video: Supplied. @TheCitizen_News https://t.co/clolPlw5qQ | 4 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1624178382794629122 | Award winning rapper Kiernan Forbes known as #AKA has been shot and killed at a night club in #Durban. Garrith Jamieson from ALS Paramedics confirmed that a “famous rapper” and another person believed to be AKA’s friend was also shot and killed. Video: Supplied. @TheCitizen_News https://t.co/XyAM8DpMHD | 105 |
| 1626565727284084736 | #canyoncoal is currently developing its R1.4 billion #gugulethucolliery. R600 million is allocated to the opencast phase of the project and R890 million to the underground mining phase, reports @TheCitizen_News. https://t.co/dYfmXZrNSL https://t.co/E3uZ5tilTW | 67 |
| 1625489569062989825 | Nadia Nakai, Lynn Forbes, Tony Forbes and other family members arrive at AKA's press conference #RIPKiernan #RIPAKA @Citi_Life_ @all4womensa @TheCitizen_News https://t.co/9cd2B9Rj9w | 66 |
| 1626445578845519872 | Roodepoort at risk of total blackout due to zama zamas https://t.co/3I2iWYwNzn via @TheCitizen_News | 46 |
| 1624521502400864256 | As South Africa and the world mourns the death of award winning rapper Kiernan Forbes, also known as AKA, CCTV footage has emerged of the stars murder outside the Wish Restaurant on Friday night in KwaZulu-Natal. #AKA #CCTV #Kiernan #Tibz #SAPS #KZN @TheCitizen_News https://t.co/cXNmjcTHfN | 31 |
| 1624179853879648262 | @FaizelPatel143 @TheCitizen_News @MYANC @MbalulaFikile this is the country you have created. Maybe we need a minister of crime as well. | 28 |
| 1626510017439404034 | @CityPowerJhb @QwinDido @TheCitizen_News And to show how useless our government is the current solution on the table is to move Ur equipment from those areas instate of dealing with illegal immigrants committing crimes in that area? We are led by domkops shame 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦 https://t.co/t0CoywiAtc | 23 |
| 1626446292925788161 | @CityPowerJhb @TheCitizen_News Due to Zama Zamas??? Im not saying they make it easier for you guys, but this is your fault!!! Why was this not picked up way before this point? We have been saying stop loadshedding in this area because of cable theft and damaged infrastructure, it opens the door for them!! | 22 |
| 1626467835135361025 | @CityPowerJhb @TheCitizen_News What happened to all the promises made by the government and Cele👀👀 | 16 |
| 1626469302810320896 | Gauteng: Mountain biker airlifted to hospital after bike handle impales her after fall, Pardeplaats, Krugersdorp. @_ArriveAlive @news365coza @AfriNuus @KrugersdorpNews @maroelamedia @TimesLiveNews @RekordNewspaper @SowetanLIVE @JacaNews @IOL @TheCitizen_News @ewnupdates @News24 https://t.co/54hEyQnMYp | 14 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #thecitizennews | 38 |
| #sona2023 | 20 |
| #ripaka | 19 |
| #aka | 15 |
| #citypowerdoesnotcare | 14 |
| #thecitizenmotoring | 13 |
| #saps | 9 |
| #crimeinsa | 9 |
| #akamemorial | 8 |
| #ripkiernan | 8 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @thecitizen_news | 922 |
| @citypowerjhb | 181 |
| @siwelacartoons | 104 |
| @enca | 80 |
| @news24 | 77 |
| @our_da | 71 |
| @faizelpatel143 | 65 |
| @timeslive | 59 |
| @sabreakingnews | 56 |
| @sowetanlive | 54 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
49
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 💔 | 46 | broken_heart |
| 😭 | 39 | loudly_crying_face |
| ⬇️ | 37 | down_arrow |
| ➡️ | 34 | right_arrow |
| 👇 | 12 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| 👀 | 11 | eyes |
| 🤦 | 10 | person_facepalming |
| 🚨 | 9 | police_car_light |
| 👨🎨 | 9 | man_artist |
| 👉🏽 | 7 | backhand_index_pointing_right_medium_skin_tone |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 174 |
| People & Body | 98 |
| Symbols | 78 |
| Travel & Places | 43 |
| Objects | 43 |
| Activities | 8 |
| Food & Drink | 6 |
| Flags | 3 |
| Animals & Nature | 3 |