TheStar_news - Tweet Data Analysis
Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @TheStar_news
Published March 9, 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
403
Average age of authors' accounts
6 years
Summarization
There are many newsworthy events taking place - Ndhambi_Nhu is going to jail, the Flunce Africa Festival for content creators, the amount of guns in the wrong hands, KwaThema residents protesting power cuts, the death of Azapo leader, a new album, the state paying for AKA's send off, artist spaces for hire, Human Rights Festival, Nellie Tembe's death, a minister going to an appointment in an inappropriate fashion, GP Premier doing votebuying, CityPowerJhb not helping with a blackout, a student bullying and an artist defending a friend. In addition, coverage of a Penang Green Council programme is appreciated.
Topic Modeling
- News coverage - newspaper sources, journalist coverage and reporting
- Gun violence - ownership, regulations, impact in the community
- Death and mourning - prominent people, ordinary citizens, influential people
- Protests and politics - public outcry and involvement, government responses, accountability
- Cultural activities - artistic expression, music, festivals
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from worry, excitement, shock, anger, sadness, pride, joy, frustration, disbelief, and gratitude. The tweets address topics such as death, power cuts, gun violence, money, and bullying. The majority of the tweets express anger and frustration, particularly towards government officials and other public figures. There is also a sense of sadness and disbelief at the state of the world, as well as joy and pride at the successes of friends and colleagues. Lastly, there is a general feeling of gratitude towards the news outlets that cover various stories.
Trend Analysis
- Guns in the wrong hands
- Connecting with big brands
- Content creation and content creators
- Power cuts and protests
- Death of prominent people and issues around mourning
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Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
108
26% of total
Number of Original tweets
28
6% of total
Number of tweets that were Quotes
16
3% of total
Number of tweets that were Replies
265
65% of total
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
34
8% of total
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
403
100% of total
Devices Used to Tweet
Top 5 Devices
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for Android | 252 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 84 |
| Twitter Web App | 64 |
| Twitter for iPad | 2 |
| TweetDeck | 1 |
Device Distribution
Top 10 Accounts by Followers
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| CityofJoburgZA | City of Joburg | Official Twitter account for the city of Johannesburg municipality. | 1,158,078 |
| TheStar_news | The Star | Latest stories, analysis and comment from South Africa's most influential daily newspaper. For live tweets from our reporters, follow @ReporterStar. | 256,808 |
| MyJRA | Joburg Roads Agency | An official City of Johannesburg entity that constructs, maintains, and manages road infrastructure. Log pothole, traffic light faults & more. #JHBTraffic | 208,181 |
| mpho_pitsi_za | Mpho Deep🇺🇸🇿🇦 | Be kind. Be love. | I'm using my pocket holes to scratch my ball's https://t.co/V7b8obNESp https://t.co/nCTyJajLv1 | 107,296 |
| tyengeni1954 | Tornado..Veteran 102 | Pamberi neChimurenga..! | 106,438 |
| sephiritsikeli | Sephiri Tsikeli | Be kind❤️ | NWU Alumni🧑🏾🎓 | South African Lawyer | 61,624 |
| SAcrimefighters | SAcrimefighters. 🇿🇦 | Stand against crime, corruption and terrorism. Play your part in fighting crime by reporting suspicious or criminal activity to the authorities. | 35,095 |
| Nhleiks5 | The Special one🇿🇦 | I'm under no obligation to make sense to you !!! | 22,318 |
| RealSavannist | Chantel Williams® | controversial account le. people's feelings don't matter to me. | 16,219 |
| cci_network | CCI Network | Cohᥱsιvᥱ Sყᥒᥱrgყ Agᥲιᥒst Crιmᥱ.We🎀RT SoᥙthAfrιᥴᥲᥒ ᥴoᥒvᥱrsᥲtιoᥒ , ᥒᥱᥕs & ყoᥙr vιᥱᥕs oᥒ ιssᥙᥱs of ᥴrιmᥱ & sᥲfᥱtყ ιᥒ Soᥙth Afrιᥴᥲ 🇿🇦 | 13,897 |
Top 10 Accounts by Friends
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| mpho_pitsi_za | Mpho Deep🇺🇸🇿🇦 | Be kind. Be love. | I'm using my pocket holes to scratch my ball's https://t.co/V7b8obNESp https://t.co/nCTyJajLv1 | 97,182 |
| CityofJoburgZA | City of Joburg | Official Twitter account for the city of Johannesburg municipality. | 60,518 |
| sephiritsikeli | Sephiri Tsikeli | Be kind❤️ | NWU Alumni🧑🏾🎓 | South African Lawyer | 32,000 |
| RealSavannist | Chantel Williams® | controversial account le. people's feelings don't matter to me. | 12,721 |
| MissSteelo | uNozulu...Mchumane... | NOT LOOKING4❤,VERY TAKEN🥰 PS:NO DMs love laughing,int traveller,avid reader,female gun enthusiast,aviation💕.❤my🐖s,will fly my hubby & kids as their 👩✈️🛩 | 11,329 |
| MashproRp | Tshepiso Mash | - | 9,583 |
| MyJRA | Joburg Roads Agency | An official City of Johannesburg entity that constructs, maintains, and manages road infrastructure. Log pothole, traffic light faults & more. #JHBTraffic | 9,323 |
| ICE_TALI | ICE TALI MAMBA | Co-Founder Of Taliburnz Entertainment. Co-Founder of Heli Manufacturing Services (PTY) LTD . https://t.co/TpBpD2Ppxc God driven, wealth&love | 9,054 |
| Vee_Mcapple | Vee 🏳️🌈 | ● connecting people with people 🫂♥️ PR ♥️●Helping people tell their story●Media Relations Specialist ●TV castings●Radio Plugins | 6,423 |
| Peter_Shumbaa | GUPTA | Mogul In Construction ● CEO @ Ama Gupta Men's Association Club ● Email:[email protected] | 6,198 |
Most Active Users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| SiyabongaG2 | Former arts, culture, lifestyle and entertainment reporter at The New Age and CityPress.Walozi and NowinSA blogger/writer | 10 |
| nntombi_nkosi | I love current affairs, Politics, I’m a huge sports fanatic, social butterfly, lover of great Lifestyle. email: [email protected] | 9 |
| BlackHa31522761 | - | 7 |
| Anees49387805 | - | 6 |
| FranksonBrian | - | 5 |
| melbekker66 | If you go down to the woods today, you will find that I am not there | 5 |
| SeanDWaters | - | 5 |
| LeoganeMickael | - | 4 |
| Reginal24984547 | My country my pride, my future, my children future.🇿🇦 ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿#PutSouthAfricanFirst #operationdudula | 4 |
| JeffreyMarch1 | Eternal optimist despite all odds. Avid community cobbler. Proudly South African citizen of the globe. | 4 |
Tweets Per Day
Top 10 Tweets by Retweets
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1626248913656184833 | Influencers check @TheStar_news to connect with big brands and join Jolene Roelofse's FLUENCE AFRICA FESTIVAL for content creators 🗞️👇🏾 https://t.co/D3F5dTgMwE | 34 |
| 1625363199246667776 | It’s shocking how people die daily, not only prominent but ordinary citizens. A Councillor says there’s too many guns in the wrong hands @IanCameron23 thanks for content. @GunFreeSA says our … | 7 |
| 1625079853102907393 | While KwaThema residents are protesting over prolonged power cuts yet @City_Ekurhuleni mayor Tania Campbell is attending some event that doesn’t benefit the city or the poor. A a customer care … | 7 |
| 1626723031283339265 | Exhibitors! There is still space available for hire. Come display your work and/or conduct creative workshops. #artistsexpressyourself @TheStar_news @SowetanLIVE @ntsabomluleki https://t.co/PKtsM4beDD | 4 |
| 1626176961369325569 | Azapo mourns the death of its leader and the last Black man to see Biko alive @SABCNews @News24_Business @IOL @TheStar_news @SAfmnews @SABreakingNews @POWER987News @POWER987News https://t.co/SxaczXClam | 4 |
| 1625903648021655575 | 😀Family, A NEW ALBUM IS ON THE WAY, infact we are now 70% done!!! Read more about it on today’s @thestar_news Thank you @OyamaBuso for an amazing work🫡 . .#andikalibali_ft_vusi_nova … | 4 |
| 1626513928208412678 | It was a very beneficiary meeting. We will be doing our best as partners to make #HumanRightsFestival2023 the best of all. @unhcrsafrica @AmnestySAfrica @VisitConHill @GautengProvince @dailymaverick @TheStar_news @KathradaFound @Greenpeaceafric @PresidencyZA … | 3 |
| 1625429116823511045 | PRESS RELEASE: SAUBC SUPPORTS “RESTORATION OF THE DIGNITY OF A GIRL CHILD PROJECT”#RistoringDignityToOurGirlChild @TheStar_news @busrep @VivianMokome1 @george_sebulela https://t.co/VP0HOmYDDY | 2 |
| 1626246569216380930 | @TheStar_news "Tebello took pride in himself and the world. He was a baller not only because he played basketball but because he was a true baller who took time to … | 2 |
| 1625116905596919811 | https://t.co/W6DFOLPwu4 @TheStar_news | 2 |
Top 10 Tweets by Likes
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1626932830398709760 | @Ndhambi_Nhu Don’t worry , tomorrow @SundayWorldZA is going to start giving us hints and @TheStar_news .He is going to jail | 46 |
| 1626248913656184833 | Influencers check @TheStar_news to connect with big brands and join Jolene Roelofse's FLUENCE AFRICA FESTIVAL for content creators 🗞️👇🏾 https://t.co/D3F5dTgMwE | 38 |
| 1625363199246667776 | It’s shocking how people die daily, not only prominent but ordinary citizens. A Councillor says there’s too many guns in the wrong hands @IanCameron23 thanks for content. @GunFreeSA says our … | 20 |
| 1626933338299662337 | @RTmmane @SundayWorldZA @TheStar_news They better. | 15 |
| 1625079853102907393 | While KwaThema residents are protesting over prolonged power cuts yet @City_Ekurhuleni mayor Tania Campbell is attending some event that doesn’t benefit the city or the poor. A a customer care … | 14 |
| 1626328033425518592 | @TheStar_news @tshepaMotshewa Whaaaaatttt..? | 12 |
| 1626176961369325569 | Azapo mourns the death of its leader and the last Black man to see Biko alive @SABCNews @News24_Business @IOL @TheStar_news @SAfmnews @SABreakingNews @POWER987News @POWER987News https://t.co/SxaczXClam | 12 |
| 1625903648021655575 | 😀Family, A NEW ALBUM IS ON THE WAY, infact we are now 70% done!!! Read more about it on today’s @thestar_news Thank you @OyamaBuso for an amazing work🫡 . .#andikalibali_ft_vusi_nova … | 10 |
| 1625948496657322005 | @TheStar_news This is wrong on so many levels. Not saying AKA doesn't deserve a proper send off but why must the state pay when AKA was a millionaire who most … | 7 |
| 1626300981209178114 | @TheStar_news #phalaphalafarmgatecriminal https://t.co/7tLX3STbyS | 5 |
Top Languages Used
Top 10 Hashtags
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #sona2023 | 8 |
| #soweto | 4 |
| #artistsexpressyourself | 3 |
| #phalaphalafarmgatecriminal | 2 |
| #humanrightsfestival2023 | 2 |
| #loadshedding | 2 |
| #joburgupdates | 2 |
| #safety | 2 |
| #joburgroadsafety | 2 |
| #andikalibali_ft_vusi_nova | 2 |
Top 10 Mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @thestar_news | 402 |
| @nntombi_nkosi | 18 |
| @city_ekurhuleni | 16 |
| @tshepamotshewa | 14 |
| @tyengeni1954 | 13 |
| @sowetanlive | 11 |
| @news24 | 11 |
| @iol | 11 |
| @ewnupdates | 10 |
| @dailymaverick | 9 |
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emoji Analysis
Average emojis per tweet:
21
Emojis Used
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 😂 | 15 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🤭 | 9 | face_with_hand_over_mouth |
| 🤔 | 7 | thinking_face |
| 🤣 | 5 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 😤 | 3 | face_with_steam_from_nose |
| 👏 | 3 | clapping_hands |
| 🤦🏾♂️ | 2 | man_facepalming_medium-dark_skin_tone |
| 🗞️ | 2 | rolled-up_newspaper |
| 👇🏾 | 2 | backhand_index_pointing_down_medium-dark_skin_tone |
| 😭 | 2 | loudly_crying_face |
Emoji Groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 59 |
| People & Body | 17 |
| Objects | 7 |
| Flags | 2 |
| Symbols | 1 |
| Animals & Nature | 1 |
| Activities | 1 |
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