Tweets Analysis - Keyword: Malema
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
36,520
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-01
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-11
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
6 years
Summarization
Julius Malema and the EFF have been rallying against President Cyril Ramaphosa and calling for his removal, citing his involvement in the 'Phala Phala' saga and lack of credibility. They have also shown their support for Zimbabwe, Nelson Mandela, and other Freedom Fighters in their resistance to the current government. Malema has also been accused of hypocrisy due to his white background and political ties. Malema and the EFF face opposition from those dissatisfied by their tactics, but remain determined and say that history will be in their favour.
Topic Modeling
- Political Activism
- Racial and Cultural Awareness
- Leadership and Representation
- Economic Equality and Access
- History and Social Change
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from determination and courage to disgust and frustration. People are questioning the state of the nation and expressing their support for activists such as Julius Malema. There is a sense of hope that the people will eventually overcome their current struggles and a feeling of unity in the movement for change. At the same time, there is a sense of anger and resentment towards the government and those in power. People are also expressing their disappointment in the lack of progress and the mistreatment of activists.
Trend Analysis
- Corruption of government and need for accountability
- Recognition of political resistance
- Injustice
- Racial inequality
- National solidarity
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
5,444
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Number of Original tweets
5,435
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
32,037
Percentage of total tweets
87%
Number of tweets that were Replies
24,294
Percentage of total tweets
66%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
1,806
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
5,372
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for Android | 23718 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 6879 |
| Twitter Web App | 5405 |
| Twitter for iPad | 215 |
| Echobox | 78 |
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 ๐ฟ๐ฆ SA's most trusted news source - Reuters Institute | 5,275,594 |
| eNCA | eNCA | eNCA is SAโs top ranked trusted TV news channel. *Source: Reuters Digital News Report 2022. Find us on Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Online | #DStv403 | 3,893,006 |
| Julius_S_Malema | Julius Sello Malema | Commander in Chief of Economic Freedom Fighters [EFF] and a Revolutionary activist for radical change in Africa. No Facebook Account. fools get blocked | 3,806,730 |
| SABCNews | SABC News | The digital news portal of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. | 2,580,380 |
| AdvoBarryRoux | Manโs NOT Barry Roux ๏ฃฟ | 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 | 2,015,459 |
| EFFSouthAfrica | Economic Freedom Fighters | The official platform for Economic Freedom Fighters to champion radical economic policies in South Africa. It's for Fearless Fighters. SA Government in Waiting! | 2,000,820 |
| TimesLIVE | Times LIVE | News, analysis and opinion from the TimesLIVE and Sunday Times newsroom. Follow @TLPremium for SA's best in-depth journalism for our subscribers. | 1,962,658 |
| ewnupdates | Eyewitness News | INSIDE THE TRUTH | 1,557,050 |
| DailyMonitor | Daily Monitor | Official Twitter handle for Daily Monitor newspaper, Uganda's leading independent daily. | 1,547,003 |
| City_Press | City Press | City Press is a well-respected agenda-setting South African news brand that publishes across platforms. Its flagship print edition is distributed on a Sunday. | 1,493,522 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| danielmarven | Daniel Marven | CEO of @KESharpCo | https://t.co/Vuhxh1hasD | Tel 0150010898 | Info@kesharp.co.za | construction, Civil works | Residential, commercial, industrial construction | 142,617 |
| mpho_pitsi_za | Mpho Deep๐บ๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฆ๏ฃฟ | Be kind. Be love. | I'm using my pocket holes to scratch my ball's https://t.co/V7b8obNESp https://t.co/nCTyJajLv1 | 97,170 |
| ChichiTNel | Chichi Makhadzi Vha Luonde๐ | Traveler ๐ฟ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ผ ๐ธ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ช๐น ๐ณ๐ช ๐น๐ฟ ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ท ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฆ๐ท ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฌ๐ณ ๐จ๐ฑ๐บ๐ฌ ๐น๐ท ๐ญ๐บ Chifhy@yahoo.com | 84,507 |
| Mankaeza | ๐ผ๐ผThe Hype Movement๐ผ๐ผ | Note to self: Don't force yourself to change in order for people to like you, wena be true to yourself and treat people with respect and be humble. @Mankaeza2 | 82,651 |
| destinyzee | Miss Ziprusha | ๐INCASE YOU MISSED IT!!! I am Swande with a Good sense of Humour. The rest is history๐ค โNo ICYMI Facebook Account | 81,890 |
| LindoMyeni | ๎จ TwittaNerdโข ๐จ๐พโ๐ป | Award-Winning Influencer | Blogger | Chief Evangelist | Digital Creator | #SocialMediaMarketing | Influencer Marketing Since: 2015 | 81,525 |
| Nathimlotshwa | Nkosinathi Mlotshwa | Don't be depressed if your day was not good remember tomorrow is a new day and things can always get better. | 79,221 |
| zwidenyapT | ๐ฟ๐ฆZwidenya | Hardworking Family Man. #MveleleNaMaitele #VhuvhambadziDrive https://t.co/NNS8OsIMyp | 76,833 |
| Munaka_Wamani | Mopani Worms ๐ | Products :Mopani worms . ๐:0727624228/0815724879 ๐ :Pretoria ๐ :Nationwide courier (Postnet or Paxi) | 75,291 |
| China_DKN | Mr Sarcastic | Pray___๐ฏ๏ธ___Phahla | Focus more on your spiritual growth and financial security | Rudzani M | 72,120 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| MGADblog | MGAD is a former journalist with a sharp eye for the foibles of South Africa's politicians - his daily blog is irreverent, satirical and hard-hitting. | 323 |
| Alima1000 | - | 312 |
| MalcolmMgad | Trying to create a blog that doesn't tolerate fools gladly - which gives me lots to write about. Love looking under political rocks for strange creatures. | 255 |
| EFFSouthAfrica | The official platform for Economic Freedom Fighters to champion radical economic policies in South Africa. It's for Fearless Fighters. SA Government in Waiting! | 192 |
| Julius_S_Malema | Commander in Chief of Economic Freedom Fighters [EFF] and a Revolutionary activist for radical change in Africa. No Facebook Account. fools get blocked | 177 |
| ditebogi | Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear and heed you. Jeremiah 29:12 | 135 |
| TheDynamicOne3 | Black professional who has no option but to work hard to ensure that South Africa succeeds. Proud ANC member in good standing. Proud Xenophobe | 124 |
| ramalokot | He Banna Specialist | 104 |
| PHOLELO4MANY | EFF Superior Logic Brand Activator ๐คโค๏ธ๐ #EFFMustRise #Malema4AUChair #Malema4President #Asijiki #LandandJobsManje #BlackLivesMatter @LewisHamilton #Malema | 89 |
| Blax75107472 | - | 79 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1622300317957201921 | Welele, savelelwa. โPeople to school, children to workโ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ https://t.co/FGrw85ObNq | 2491 |
| 1623940355703054336 | The picket lines are calling; we have no time for cowards now. The spirit of No surrender And No retreat guides us. We shall overcome! Victory is certain!โ๐ฟ https://t.co/x5xtWWn5hv | 1969 |
| 1624151043587145728 | What's happening to our Artists now?๐คท๐ฟโโ๏ธ | 1585 |
| 1622155534215381015 | Thinking of having tea with the CAT at the farm there in Mpumalanga; perhaps it can tilt the balance of force in favour of the people's movement @EFFSouthAfrica. https://t.co/xNqHBha2l7 | 1200 |
| 1620831542456225792 | Is Karyn Maughan tweeting about Adv Paul Kennedy & Gerhard Ackerman?? Why is the media subtle about these white man facing around 700 charges of exploiting minor boys & human trafficking??? Or the focus is on mama Adv Mkhwebane, Julias Malema & Jacob Zuma.. ๐คท๐พโโ๏ธ https://t.co/hRd1r6hm1N | 839 |
| 1622277525438095360 | When Mbeki was president, Malema called for his removal in support of Zuma. Once Zuma was installed, he went to see Mbeki to mend relations & called for removal of Zuma. Since Cyril has been installed, he went to Zuma to mend relations & now he is calling for removal of Cyril. | 829 |
| 1623781001922072585 | This is what Julius Malema went onto the stage to do. He was beaten up and ejected for carrying a poster. https://t.co/JQJH9dxD35 | 700 |
| 1620798083411103744 | Cde Malema was right when he stated that there is an EFF inside every African. I need not state the existence of EFF is these beautiful and courageous revolutionaries @EFFSouthAfrica https://t.co/fNOmrraFa7 | 657 |
| 1623739708902719489 | Well done to Cde. @ZungulaVuyo, President of the #ATM, @Julius_S_Malema, President of the #EFF, & all the MPโs of the #EFF for the courage they showed tonight. The corrupt @CyrilRamaphosa should not be allowed to speak tonight, this #SONA is an utter aberration. #RamaphosaMustGo! https://t.co/j1Td484wRx | 636 |
| 1623730341474082816 | โฆ๏ธMust Watchโฆ๏ธ 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 | 616 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1624151043587145728 | What's happening to our Artists now?๐คท๐ฟโโ๏ธ | 12731 |
| 1623940355703054336 | The picket lines are calling; we have no time for cowards now. The spirit of No surrender And No retreat guides us. We shall overcome! Victory is certain!โ๐ฟ https://t.co/x5xtWWn5hv | 8358 |
| 1622300317957201921 | Welele, savelelwa. โPeople to school, children to workโ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ https://t.co/FGrw85ObNq | 8160 |
| 1622155534215381015 | Thinking of having tea with the CAT at the farm there in Mpumalanga; perhaps it can tilt the balance of force in favour of the people's movement @EFFSouthAfrica. https://t.co/xNqHBha2l7 | 7314 |
| 1622277525438095360 | When Mbeki was president, Malema called for his removal in support of Zuma. Once Zuma was installed, he went to see Mbeki to mend relations & called for removal of Zuma. Since Cyril has been installed, he went to Zuma to mend relations & now he is calling for removal of Cyril. | 3594 |
| 1623739708902719489 | Well done to Cde. @ZungulaVuyo, President of the #ATM, @Julius_S_Malema, President of the #EFF, & all the MPโs of the #EFF for the courage they showed tonight. The corrupt @CyrilRamaphosa should not be allowed to speak tonight, this #SONA is an utter aberration. #RamaphosaMustGo! https://t.co/j1Td484wRx | 3380 |
| 1623747843658842113 | Thereโs no way you can complain about Malema and the EFF while sitting in the dark hit by loadshedding.โฆ. ๐ ๐ฝโโ๏ธ #SONA2023 | 3144 |
| 1623781001922072585 | This is what Julius Malema went onto the stage to do. He was beaten up and ejected for carrying a poster. https://t.co/JQJH9dxD35 | 2974 |
| 1623735922742239232 | Who else is disgusted by how disrespful, uncouth and barbaric Julius Malema and his EFF criminal mafia hooligan thugs are behaving tonight ? โ #SONA2023 | 2252 |
| 1621084753289150464 | Facts about Malema. Julius Malema His name is white; His Lawyer is white; His bodyguard is white; His best friend is white; His children School is white; His neighbourhood is white; His private Doctor is white and His Wife's hair is 100% white. But he's telling u 2 hate WHITES | 2178 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #sona2023 | 1710 |
| #malema | 616 |
| #nationalshutdown | 454 |
| #effturns10 | 395 |
| #effpresser | 365 |
| #eff | 247 |
| #skeemsaam | 203 |
| #sona23 | 188 |
| #blacklivesmatter | 186 |
| #sona | 181 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @julius_s_malema | 22095 |
| @effsouthafrica | 7610 |
| @newslivesa | 1714 |
| @cyrilramaphosa | 1615 |
| @zungulavuyo | 803 |
| @niehaus_carl | 796 |
| @mbalulafikile | 613 |
| @myanc | 493 |
| @floydshivambu | 469 |
| @dlaminimarshall | 445 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
70
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ๐คฃ | 6151 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| ๐ | 5784 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| ๐ญ | 766 | loudly_crying_face |
| ๐ | 522 | grinning_face_with_sweat |
| ๐ค | 457 | thinking_face |
| ๐คก | 386 | clown_face |
| ๐ฅ | 352 | fire |
| โฆ๏ธ | 348 | diamond_suit |
| ๐ | 327 | broken_heart |
| ๐ฟ๐ฆ | 312 | South_Africa |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 18044 |
| People & Body | 3719 |
| Objects | 878 |
| Symbols | 679 |
| Animals & Nature | 668 |
| Travel & Places | 596 |
| Activities | 508 |
| Flags | 441 |
| Food & Drink | 100 |