Account Summary
Bio
News, analysis and opinion from the TimesLIVE and Sunday Times newsroom. Follow @TLPremium for SA's best in-depth journalism for our subscribers.
Followers Count
2,058,347
Friends Count
900
Tweets Count
386,937
List Count
2,434
Location
Johannesburg, South Africa
Verified
No
Followers Analysis (based on followers sample)
Verified
Number of Verified accounts
76
Percentage of Verified accounts
0.08%
Protected
Number of Protected accounts
3,231
Percentage of Protected accounts
3.2%
Age
Average Age of Twitter accounts
1 years
Bios
Number of users without a Bio
74,639
Number of users with a Bio
26,360
Percentage of users with a Bio
26.1%
Percentage of users without a Bio
73.9%
Worldcloud of Bios
Top 10 followers with the highest follower count
| Username | Followers Count | Friends Count | Tweet Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JohnCena | 14105512 | 570163 | 7445 |
| IAMartin_ | 395653 | 2049 | 136900 |
| zammit_marc | 388004 | 300322 | 64630 |
| kasujja | 333593 | 1145 | 45323 |
| BillionMagazine | 246496 | 159538 | 6162 |
| SSscoop475 | 241657 | 212889 | 854793 |
| AfriSouthern | 141963 | 483 | 125 |
| Lahcenhaddad | 136343 | 7268 | 40964 |
| MelissaOnline | 122183 | 69935 | 289382 |
| prideveteran1 | 121118 | 3577 | 55037 |
Top 10 followers with the highest following count
| Username | Friends Count | Followers Count | Tweet Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JohnCena | 570163 | 14105512 | 7445 |
| zammit_marc | 300322 | 388004 | 64630 |
| SSscoop475 | 212889 | 241657 | 854793 |
| BillionMagazine | 159538 | 246496 | 6162 |
| M4_VED | 79388 | 74630 | 533369 |
| MelissaOnline | 69935 | 122183 | 289382 |
| martin_grobler | 46810 | 60961 | 17642 |
| Adamitv | 46327 | 89542 | 157618 |
| mdnij34 | 41020 | 62248 | 74841 |
| Ntsiki_Lukhele | 38986 | 46022 | 5616 |
Top 10 followers with the highest tweet count
| Username | Tweets Count | Followers Count | Friends Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSscoop475 | 854793 | 241657 | 212889 |
| Iam360WISE | 728028 | 89616 | 4619 |
| M4_VED | 533369 | 74630 | 79388 |
| krugersville | 333121 | 23515 | 17309 |
| MrSkota | 312185 | 7865 | 1834 |
| MelissaOnline | 289382 | 122183 | 69935 |
| greggkrupa | 238708 | 5958 | 1849 |
| jrkuhns | 205411 | 31638 | 29569 |
| girl_ntusi | 175070 | 10735 | 11515 |
| Tsitsa_Lenyora | 169171 | 1793 | 2050 |
Top 10 followers with the highest listed count
| Username | Listed Count | Friends Count | Followers Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JohnCena | 31685 | 570163 | 14105512 |
| MelissaOnline | 4357 | 69935 | 122183 |
| jrkuhns | 1678 | 29569 | 31638 |
| zammit_marc | 1584 | 300322 | 388004 |
| BillionMagazine | 1059 | 159538 | 246496 |
| Iam360WISE | 1039 | 4619 | 89616 |
| Adamitv | 932 | 46327 | 89542 |
| SecretDiary | 657 | 33564 | 40270 |
| prideveteran1 | 613 | 3577 | 121118 |
| Grant_VDWagen | 474 | 7740 | 11100 |
Tweets Analysis
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
3,250
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-01
Latest tweet was on
2023-04-13
Tweets covering
43 days
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
204
Percentage of total tweets
6%
Number of Original tweets
3,031
Percentage of total tweets
93%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
322
Percentage of total tweets
9%
Number of tweets that were Replies
13
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
2
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
111
Percentage of total tweets
3%
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638122209754349570 | The mutilated body of 24-year-old Luyanda Cele, who had started an internship at the eThekwini municipality last year, was found on Monday, three days after she was last seen leaving her office. https://t.co/5tgcjEHZEk | 1509 |
| 1636694870138953730 | Police minister Bheki Cele says police are searching for convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester after DNA seemingly confirmed the charred body found in a Bloemfontein prison last year was not his. https://t.co/cUwCk75Exb | 959 |
| 1639836938273189896 | Sitting in his RDP house in the Heidelberg township of Ratanda, Thabo Bester, a forklift driver, shakes his head as he explains to the Sunday Times how he believes Bester the rapist stole his identity, masquerading as him. https://t.co/zqo4nMrQbc | 732 |
| 1636599119824187392 | DA leader John Steenhuisen said former deputy president David Mabuza was the senior person that former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter was referring to when he said a senior politician was involved in the contracts, hit squads and all sorts of crimes at Eskom. https://t.co/gbF9vPtK7O | 509 |
| 1632963196670685187 | The Health Professions Council of South Africa says it does not regulate how doctors dress or their lifestyle. https://t.co/o93joIy7N7 | 465 |
| 1646489728890568704 | Thabo Bester and his lover, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, were spirited back into South Africa from Tanzania in the lap of luxury on board a privately chartered jet during the early hours of Thursday morning. https://t.co/11gJ84WC1F | 445 |
| 1641310222965768192 | Vladimir Putin’s country has signed agreements with 20 African governments to provide weapons, training or military support. https://t.co/58I4KxCAE5 | 321 |
| 1641165014366027781 | One of the three G4S prison guards who was fired for assisting “Facebook Rapist” Thabo Bester in his daring escape from Mangaung Correctional Centre boasted on social media about a brand-new car before and after the audacious jailbreak. https://t.co/0ZHbsfla9R | 308 |
| 1641279834834759680 | Body used in escape is said to have been hidden in the prison’s fridge and later moved in a wheelchair to his prison cell https://t.co/TuMC4LD1X2 | 293 |
| 1642956724872048641 | Two Iranian navy ships have docked in Cape Town, prompting concerns about the growing list of visitors from countries with questionable human rights records. https://t.co/b3JBa3FioU | 277 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Reply count
| ID | Text | Reply count |
|---|---|---|
| 1635972658201280514 | Eskom chairperson Mpho Makwana says South Africans should celebrate the lower stages of load-shedding instead of criticising the power utility for higher stages. https://t.co/yELEZgItMq | 1811 |
| 1633063546719174656 | What score would you give Ramaphosa's new cabinet out of 10? https://t.co/1Da0KgDx5z | 1138 |
| 1644922569844301826 | By allowing herself to be the mouthpiece of the government's indefensible backing of Russia, Naledi Pandor is damaging both South Africa and her legacy, writes @mthombothi. https://t.co/C9QVjNN6V8 | 1081 |
| 1636228186965942273 | ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the poor will be the most affected by the EFF’s planned national shutdown on Monday. https://t.co/svz3wJQmJZ | 811 |
| 1634564016260489216 | President Cyril Ramaphosa has started his campaign to persuade voters to register and vote for the ANC in the 2024 national elections, saying it is the only party that can resolve their challenges. https://t.co/6Hqro2yuzg | 754 |
| 1644917315950051329 | President Cyril Ramaphosa is sending a delegation to Washington to smooth the way for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s planned visit to South Africa in August, hoping to avoid a diplomatic fallout that could put trade ties worth R400bn at risk. https://t.co/vVzQFzKOz2 | 544 |
| 1642849658044071936 | Given the chance, would you leave Africa? https://t.co/IAZ3EQt0Q8 | 519 |
| 1646010003319562241 | It is an absolute disgrace that the South African government should even think of ignoring the arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin should he come to South Africa, writes @Eusebius https://t.co/QwJsBq4Mee | 518 |
| 1636291232065372162 | EFF leader Julius Malema said he doesn't eat KFC because it "smells badly". https://t.co/nBEdnnV62r | 511 |
| 1635514265984552963 | The EFF has warned businesses to close their doors next Monday or risk being looted. https://t.co/sYFqGneEGg | 501 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Quote count
| ID | Text | Quote count |
|---|---|---|
| 1635972658201280514 | Eskom chairperson Mpho Makwana says South Africans should celebrate the lower stages of load-shedding instead of criticising the power utility for higher stages. https://t.co/yELEZgItMq | 608 |
| 1638122209754349570 | The mutilated body of 24-year-old Luyanda Cele, who had started an internship at the eThekwini municipality last year, was found on Monday, three days after she was last seen leaving her office. https://t.co/5tgcjEHZEk | 435 |
| 1636694870138953730 | Police minister Bheki Cele says police are searching for convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester after DNA seemingly confirmed the charred body found in a Bloemfontein prison last year was not his. https://t.co/cUwCk75Exb | 321 |
| 1639836938273189896 | Sitting in his RDP house in the Heidelberg township of Ratanda, Thabo Bester, a forklift driver, shakes his head as he explains to the Sunday Times how he believes Bester the rapist stole his identity, masquerading as him. https://t.co/zqo4nMrQbc | 274 |
| 1644922569844301826 | By allowing herself to be the mouthpiece of the government's indefensible backing of Russia, Naledi Pandor is damaging both South Africa and her legacy, writes @mthombothi. https://t.co/C9QVjNN6V8 | 236 |
| 1637406375075618816 | MTN Group is seeking a visa dispensation to recruit electrical engineers from other African countries to help manage its towers and network as it transitions some infrastructure off the electricity grid in the face of intense load-shedding. https://t.co/fMiS9Bwaqi | 193 |
| 1636228186965942273 | ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the poor will be the most affected by the EFF’s planned national shutdown on Monday. https://t.co/svz3wJQmJZ | 192 |
| 1646489728890568704 | Thabo Bester and his lover, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, were spirited back into South Africa from Tanzania in the lap of luxury on board a privately chartered jet during the early hours of Thursday morning. https://t.co/11gJ84WC1F | 164 |
| 1644917315950051329 | President Cyril Ramaphosa is sending a delegation to Washington to smooth the way for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s planned visit to South Africa in August, hoping to avoid a diplomatic fallout that could put trade ties worth R400bn at risk. https://t.co/vVzQFzKOz2 | 163 |
| 1640606340853772290 | Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says load-shedding will not be ended “through an act of God”, no matter the amount of prayers. https://t.co/3mBHLuIVMI | 161 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1632963196670685187 | The Health Professions Council of South Africa says it does not regulate how doctors dress or their lifestyle. https://t.co/o93joIy7N7 | 2469 |
| 1638122209754349570 | The mutilated body of 24-year-old Luyanda Cele, who had started an internship at the eThekwini municipality last year, was found on Monday, three days after she was last seen leaving her office. https://t.co/5tgcjEHZEk | 1911 |
| 1636694870138953730 | Police minister Bheki Cele says police are searching for convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester after DNA seemingly confirmed the charred body found in a Bloemfontein prison last year was not his. https://t.co/cUwCk75Exb | 1658 |
| 1639836938273189896 | Sitting in his RDP house in the Heidelberg township of Ratanda, Thabo Bester, a forklift driver, shakes his head as he explains to the Sunday Times how he believes Bester the rapist stole his identity, masquerading as him. https://t.co/zqo4nMrQbc | 1554 |
| 1636599119824187392 | DA leader John Steenhuisen said former deputy president David Mabuza was the senior person that former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter was referring to when he said a senior politician was involved in the contracts, hit squads and all sorts of crimes at Eskom. https://t.co/gbF9vPtK7O | 1328 |
| 1631953034069565442 | Activist and former Operation Dudula movement leader Nhlanhla Lux Dlamini has threatened to “arrest” EFF leader Julius Malema if he “does not work within the boundaries of the law” on March 20. https://t.co/rrzCKhej2q | 1305 |
| 1641310222965768192 | Vladimir Putin’s country has signed agreements with 20 African governments to provide weapons, training or military support. https://t.co/58I4KxCAE5 | 1188 |
| 1636881435985321984 | Julius Malema told members no court order or intimidation from the state will stop the protest from going ahead. https://t.co/0ag4kgaRO4 | 1175 |
| 1632996835718574080 | SPONSORED | Prince Kaybee uses his MacBook Pro M1 to fine-tune, finesse, and test songs while playing with sounds and frequencies on the high-end music and audio apps. @MyiStoreSA https://t.co/fzsJcG4wsu | 1171 |
| 1646489728890568704 | Thabo Bester and his lover, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, were spirited back into South Africa from Tanzania in the lap of luxury on board a privately chartered jet during the early hours of Thursday morning. https://t.co/11gJ84WC1F | 1101 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #laysheist | 3 |
| #startyourimpossible | 2 |
| #birthplaceofdreams | 2 |
| #hm | 2 |
| #spendtrend23 | 2 |
| #drnandipha | 1 |
| #caia2023 | 1 |
| #sundaytimesza | 1 |
| #rhodurban | 1 |
| #terminallyfree | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| @sahomeowner | 18 |
| @zinio | 18 |
| @lindimazibuko | 6 |
| @sthezozo | 6 |
| @myistoresa | 6 |
| @mthombothi | 5 |
| @william_gumede | 5 |
| @eusebius | 4 |
| @layssouthafrica | 4 |
| @telkomza | 4 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🔴 | 1 | red_circle |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Symbols | 1 |