Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @BusinessLiveSA
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
638
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-09
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-19
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
Government officials are no longer allowed to abuse tax payer's money for legal fees, which are affecting the public protector office. South Africa's moral standing has precipitously dropped in the past 30 years, due to corruption and other issues. Additionally, South Africans are looking for opportunities for economic gain through battery storage, but malawian citizens are being wrongly accused of xenophobia. Lastly, personnel changes and lack of maintenance are causing problems with basic sanitation in informal settlements.
Topic Modeling
- Government, SOEs and Public Protector's Office
- ANC and President Ramaphosa
- South African Economy
- Moral Standing in South Africa
- Xenophobia, Corruption and Emigration
Emotional Analysis
The tweets in this collection express a range of emotions, from frustration and disappointment to hope and optimism. The primary emotion expressed is anger, as many of the tweets call out government and corporate officials for abusing their power and misusing taxpayer money. There is also a sense of sadness and despair, as evidenced by the fact that many South Africans wish their children could emigrate. Additionally, there is a feeling of optimism in some of the tweets, as they discuss potential solutions and opportunities for growth. Finally, there is a sense of pride in the accomplishments of South African leaders and institutions.
Trend Analysis
- Government officials and SOE officials need to pay for their own legal challenges as a sign of accountability
- Analysis of President Ramaphosa and his role as an apparatchik of the ANC first and South Africaโs President second
- Moral and democracy implications of SA at a new low
- South African's desire to emigrate
- Battery storage market ripe for a boom in South Africa
- Cadre Deployment and Nepotistic Appointments
- Rand exchange rate and implication for the economy
- Corruption Inside the ANCโs long history
- Xenophobia in South Africa
- Ukraine and Conflicts
- South African Tourism and Whistleblowing
- increasing profits as enrolment grows
- Reforming Institutions such as NPA, Hawks and SARS
- Warning labels on food packages
- Resignation of Mayor of Tshwane
- Complex problems in SA and beyond facing SA
- Poor repair and maintenance of sanitation in informal settlements
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
193
Percentage of total tweets
30%
Number of Original tweets
230
Percentage of total tweets
36%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
638
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
212
Percentage of total tweets
33%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
8
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
93
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter Web App | 248 |
Twitter for Android | 213 |
Twitter for iPhone | 158 |
Twitter for iPad | 13 |
TweetDeck | 4 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
justicemalala | Justice Malala | Author. Columnist. Preorder The Plot To Save SA here: https://t.co/WSi71YTmjq | 462,116 |
pierredevos | Pierre de Vos โ๏ธ | Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Constitutional Governance at UCT and author of the Blog, Constitutionally Speaking. I am not a journalist. You need to read. | 186,593 |
MsPuleng | Babes kaKendrick | What you see is what you get ya Bish | 153,751 |
FinancialMail | FinancialMail | The Financial Mail is a weekly South African magazine aimed at bringing you insightful, in-depth & hard-hitting business news. | 137,917 |
Bruceps | Peter Bruce | Columnist/Fumbling podcaster https://t.co/m0mK76wwsX Fmr Editor, Business Day & Financial Mail, Joburg. Ex Madrid, Bonn Corr & UK News Editor, Financial Times. | 119,853 |
OUTASA | OUTA | Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse. Fighting corruption, maladministration & tax abuse. Racism and hate speech will not be condoned. DONATE: https://t.co/BlysZAetJz | 104,630 |
crakeras | Adam Craker | Thinker, leader & entrepreneur. Consultant & CEO. Cyclist, watersports & family man. Traveller, handyman, petrolhead. Proponent of https://t.co/aHgr4Ch30D & https://t.co/mxP2K8rIzX | 89,562 |
HajraOmarjee | Hajra | If privilege blinds us to indignity,we are no better than those who stood in the whites only queue... Also a retweet is just an addition to the debate (MyCents) | 85,008 |
kuriharan | Kohei Kurihara - Privacy for all together ๐ | Co-founder @pbdlab, develop data privacy culture and collaborative measures for future data society. Letโs make collaboration for sustainable society together! | 62,867 |
MagnusHeystek | Magnus Heystek | Director of Brenthurst Wealth Management - Tweets are my own personal views. Tweets are NOT financial advice. | 62,342 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
kuriharan | Kohei Kurihara - Privacy for all together ๐ | Co-founder @pbdlab, develop data privacy culture and collaborative measures for future data society. Letโs make collaboration for sustainable society together! | 44,481 |
lionesz5 | Lolo Taunyane | High Net Worth - Tax Practitioner ๐ฟ๐ฆ. An ambitious goal-setter with an earthy soul.Born n bred in Alex.๐๐ป | 18,454 |
nickhedley | Nick Hedley | Columnist. Focused on the #ClimateCrisis, economics, and ideas for a better world. Subscribe to my free newsletter: https://t.co/ffXHrcOGhZ | 14,199 |
MNS1742 | MNS | Transactions Tax | Private Equity Funds | Debt Restructuring | Corporate Structure Rationalisation | Mining | Banking | Insurance | International Tax | 13,416 |
CybersecuritySF | Steve Morgan | Founder of Cybersecurity Ventures, Editor-in-Chief at Cybercrime Magazine, Executive Producer at Cybercrime Radio. Researcher, Publisher, Journalist, Author. | 11,388 |
AdrianSaville | Adrian Saville | Multi-Family Investment Office | Professor in Economics, Finance & Strategy @GIBS_SA | Dad | In life with @TashmiaI | 7,897 |
ZenzoLusengo | Zenzo L | Husband Dad Investor Markets|Startups|Sport|Music|Wine RTs not endorsements | 6,353 |
HajraOmarjee | Hajra | If privilege blinds us to indignity,we are no better than those who stood in the whites only queue... Also a retweet is just an addition to the debate (MyCents) | 5,876 |
vivp7 | Viven Padayachee | #GlazersOut | 5,576 |
PatUngani | ๐งโ๐ฑโ๐ฆโ๐จโ๐ฐโ ๐ฌโ๐ดโ๐ฉโ๐ท๐บ๐ท๐บ๐ท๐บ | Applied Mathematician | One Afrika | Eternal Jah Love |โ๏ธ4 life | ๐๐๐-๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ | | 5,569 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
NewsPrimeShare | What you need to know | 41 |
benpooler | Greying parent | 17 |
Butch89803114 | Attorney and Conveyancer | 15 |
HelloThando | Journalist. Previously @moneyweb, @mailandguardian, @Powerfm987 Currently: @BDliveSA @BusinessLiveSA maekot@businesslive.co.za Letโs talk | 13 |
lski69 | - | 13 |
pierredevos | Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Constitutional Governance at UCT and author of the Blog, Constitutionally Speaking. I am not a journalist. You need to read. | 11 |
smalltalkdaily | Market loving, 30yr veteran JSE equity analyst covering swathes of small-to-mid cap industrial, agricultural & food stocks. Independent & just giving my opinion | 11 |
mudiwagavz | Business Writer: @BDliveSA @FinancialMail ; Broadcaster: @vowfm Nominated: @SanlamAwards ; @SARadioAwards Geek | Economics Nerd | Media Professional | 10 |
MNS1742 | Transactions Tax | Private Equity Funds | Debt Restructuring | Corporate Structure Rationalisation | Mining | Banking | Insurance | International Tax | 9 |
DilligafDave01 | No masks, no pronouns, no flags, no Masturbon account. Not a fan of lying LAMEstream media. Detest Globalist scum. "Climate Crisis", DEI and ESG are scams. | 8 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1623563809867681792 | Time for govt + SOE officials, ministers, PP's, presidents, ex-presidents etc to pay their OWN legal challenges. SA'ns are tired of allowing them to abuse our taxes. Public protectorโs office burdened by Mkhwebane inquiry costs https://t.co/4zKlzjGRSG via @BusinessLiveSA | 50 |
1626115844324352000 | "Ramaphosa is, ultimately, an apparatchik of the ANC first, South Africaโs president second: to ditch cadre deployment would have been to cut off the partyโs entitlement to nepotistic appointments." https://t.co/QRpc9PRKKl via @BusinessLiveSA | 31 |
1626555913569009672 | "The precipitous collapse of our moral standing in just 30 years reaches a new low today. We are much diminished by this and will less and less be counted upon as a voice to speak up for freedom and democracy." Good editorial. https://t.co/YkxxMKpGOe via @BusinessLiveSA | 25 |
1625351504457613312 | EDITORIAL: Please listen to what our underperforming rand is telling us https://t.co/hXD6XWmzYD # via @BusinessLiveSA | 17 |
1625454961164263430 | Battery storage market ripe for a boom in SA, says World Bank https://t.co/TTtr8q1VzO via @BusinessLiveSA | 14 |
1623905029060014080 | ๐"It is the saddest piece of information I have come across in a long time. In a country of 59-million people, four out of five of the adults walking the streets wish their children could emigrate." https://t.co/xH5gN6H5Kd via @BusinessLiveSA | 13 |
1625646344017788931 | Fantastic, fascinating piece.... Inside the ANCโs long history of corruption https://t.co/qqxPnHuisW via @BusinessLiveSA | 11 |
1625409647287967744 | The narrative is South Africans ๐ฟ๐ฆ are #Xenophobia Malawian caught selling medication from S.A Clinic. @hrw @UN @UNinSouthAfrica @Abramjee @JacaNews @IOL @City_Press @BusinessLiveSA @mailandguardian @carteblanchetv @TimesLIVE @cnnbrk @BBCBreaking @afriforum @Radio702 https://t.co/pvYW6kLQYS | 11 |
1623567328553189377 | @OUTASA @BusinessLiveSA There should be a law that officials pay their own legal fees and then only get reimbursed if found not guilty. Now they commit a crime against the people who put them in power and then they use public money to defend their case against the people who put them in power. FFS๐คฌ๐คฆโโ๏ธ | 11 |
1626956095431360512 | #Ukraine When our navy sails into formation with a Russian frigate today, we are sending a message to the world. We donโt care that people of Ukraine are being bombed, kidnapped, raped and executed in mass killings. @BusinessLiveSA | 8 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1623563809867681792 | Time for govt + SOE officials, ministers, PP's, presidents, ex-presidents etc to pay their OWN legal challenges. SA'ns are tired of allowing them to abuse our taxes. Public protectorโs office burdened by Mkhwebane inquiry costs https://t.co/4zKlzjGRSG via @BusinessLiveSA | 233 |
1626115844324352000 | "Ramaphosa is, ultimately, an apparatchik of the ANC first, South Africaโs president second: to ditch cadre deployment would have been to cut off the partyโs entitlement to nepotistic appointments." https://t.co/QRpc9PRKKl via @BusinessLiveSA | 95 |
1626555913569009672 | "The precipitous collapse of our moral standing in just 30 years reaches a new low today. We are much diminished by this and will less and less be counted upon as a voice to speak up for freedom and democracy." Good editorial. https://t.co/YkxxMKpGOe via @BusinessLiveSA | 74 |
1625351504457613312 | EDITORIAL: Please listen to what our underperforming rand is telling us https://t.co/hXD6XWmzYD # via @BusinessLiveSA | 43 |
1625454961164263430 | Battery storage market ripe for a boom in SA, says World Bank https://t.co/TTtr8q1VzO via @BusinessLiveSA | 43 |
1623905029060014080 | ๐"It is the saddest piece of information I have come across in a long time. In a country of 59-million people, four out of five of the adults walking the streets wish their children could emigrate." https://t.co/xH5gN6H5Kd via @BusinessLiveSA | 42 |
1623567328553189377 | @OUTASA @BusinessLiveSA There should be a law that officials pay their own legal fees and then only get reimbursed if found not guilty. Now they commit a crime against the people who put them in power and then they use public money to defend their case against the people who put them in power. FFS๐คฌ๐คฆโโ๏ธ | 40 |
1626956095431360512 | #Ukraine When our navy sails into formation with a Russian frigate today, we are sending a message to the world. We donโt care that people of Ukraine are being bombed, kidnapped, raped and executed in mass killings. @BusinessLiveSA | 32 |
1625646344017788931 | Fantastic, fascinating piece.... Inside the ANCโs long history of corruption https://t.co/qqxPnHuisW via @BusinessLiveSA | 29 |
1625457628808708096 | @BushveldMin_Ltd @BusinessLiveSA Perfect timing for #BMN and the new #BELCO electrolyte plant and the partnership with @cellcube to really make progress in SA Demonstration Bushveld Vametco #minigrid soon coming online - timing is everything @tsepomojapelo !! | 22 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#sona2023 | 8 |
#mudiwawrites | 6 |
#bdspotlight | 4 |
#cryptocrime | 3 |
#ukraine | 2 |
#voetsekanc | 2 |
#tech | 2 |
#digital | 2 |
#data | 2 |
#privacy | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@businesslivesa | 638 |
@magnusheystek | 24 |
@outasa | 20 |
@jacquesmaree73 | 18 |
@pierredevos | 13 |
@gtalevi | 10 |
@hajraomarjee | 8 |
@financialmail | 8 |
@wayneduv | 8 |
@mbekischool | 7 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
14
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
๐ | 13 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
๐ | 13 | locked |
๐ฟ๐ฆ | 6 | South_Africa |
๐คก | 6 | clown_face |
๐บ๐ธ | 5 | United_States |
๐จ๐ณ | 4 | China |
๐ก | 4 | enraged_face |
๐ฃ๏ธ | 3 | speaking_head |
๐ท๐บ | 2 | Russia |
๐ค | 2 | thinking_face |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Smileys & Emotion | 41 |
Flags | 20 |
Objects | 13 |
People & Body | 13 |
Symbols | 2 |
Travel & Places | 2 |