Account Summary

Bio
South African journalist. Politics researcher. Former government spindoctor.
Followers Count
42,293
Friends Count
1,621
Tweets Count
13,520
List Count
225
Location
Johannesburg, South Africa
Verified
No
Followers Analysis (based on followers sample)
Verified
Number of Verified accounts
526
Percentage of Verified accounts
1.25%
Protected
Number of Protected accounts
3,634
Percentage of Protected accounts
8.66%
Age
Average Age of Twitter accounts
9 years
Bios
Number of users without a Bio
13,559
Number of users with a Bio
28,424
Percentage of users with a Bio
67.7%
Percentage of users without a Bio
32.3%
Worldcloud of Bios

Top 10 followers with the highest follower count
Username | Followers Count | Friends Count | Tweet Count |
---|---|---|---|
JohnCena | 14105728 | 568305 | 7443 |
News24 | 5377269 | 730 | 427510 |
MbalulaFikile | 2948617 | 14913 | 23374 |
KaizerChiefs | 2774203 | 187265 | 67987 |
BeatsByAssassin | 2266184 | 2697093 | 260972 |
EFFSouthAfrica | 2047566 | 11447 | 75189 |
TimesLIVE | 1992536 | 952 | 372860 |
MmusiMaimane | 1986173 | 873 | 26673 |
ThuliMadonsela3 | 1737689 | 3365 | 34417 |
MbuyiseniNdlozi | 1613187 | 5486 | 50434 |
Top 10 followers with the highest following count
Username | Friends Count | Followers Count | Tweet Count |
---|---|---|---|
BeatsByAssassin | 2697093 | 2266184 | 260972 |
SinghLions | 1432535 | 1335645 | 33922 |
LILBTHEBASEDGOD | 1243253 | 1250139 | 266165 |
UlrichJvV | 801890 | 1148358 | 26198 |
TayeDiggs | 658129 | 648406 | 39969 |
JohnCena | 568305 | 14105728 | 7443 |
CollChris | 520507 | 673074 | 38731 |
SchadenJake | 453920 | 595027 | 14953 |
Daminous_Purity | 385139 | 354204 | 814584 |
IamMzilikazi | 375083 | 540115 | 130217 |
Top 10 followers with the highest tweet count
Username | Tweets Count | Followers Count | Friends Count |
---|---|---|---|
sportsthread | 1107566 | 206783 | 177563 |
SSscoop475 | 855887 | 241387 | 212676 |
SABusinessIndex | 842702 | 2565 | 4544 |
GerhardGeorge | 835605 | 1175 | 3199 |
Daminous_Purity | 814584 | 354204 | 385139 |
africaupdates | 655081 | 140504 | 154553 |
Penxenxe | 653654 | 49984 | 2563 |
weskusgogga | 604578 | 1381 | 4990 |
sindivanzyl | 498083 | 281014 | 16446 |
CityPowerJhb | 469702 | 1068990 | 2538 |
Top 10 followers with the highest listed count
Username | Listed Count | Friends Count | Followers Count |
---|---|---|---|
JohnCena | 31690 | 568305 | 14105728 |
semaforben | 7880 | 777 | 342676 |
JenniferJJacobs | 5565 | 52083 | 369419 |
News24 | 5290 | 730 | 5377269 |
LILBTHEBASEDGOD | 4922 | 1243253 | 1250139 |
CollChris | 4249 | 520507 | 673074 |
BeatsByAssassin | 4042 | 2697093 | 2266184 |
TayeDiggs | 3426 | 658129 | 648406 |
SinghLions | 2540 | 1432535 | 1335645 |
KaizerChiefs | 2444 | 187265 | 2774203 |
Tweets Analysis
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
598
Earliest tweet was on
2022-02-23
Latest tweet was on
2023-04-07
Tweets covering
407 days
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
162
Percentage of total tweets
27%
Number of Original tweets
98
Percentage of total tweets
16%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
453
Percentage of total tweets
75%
Number of tweets that were Replies
257
Percentage of total tweets
42%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
81
Percentage of total tweets
13%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
28
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1539828387652542466 | A tale of two newspapers. https://t.co/v4fTuxwJEg | 657 |
1599353852234694656 | Mondli Makhanya: Fikile Mbalula has sbown that he would remain loyal even to Barney if the cartoon character could pay his bills. | 313 |
1599322203677335552 | Potentially we have Zuma 2.0 building up. Cyril the saga risks dragging down the credibility of institutions like the SARB and FIC. It's okay if people want to experience the crash eyes closed. You have been warned. | 196 |
1598880773733425152 | Interesting how the chattering classes are fixating on how bad the Ngcobo report is and are ignoring the jaw-dropping issues in Rama's affidavit. | 193 |
1602900917468254210 | Once upon a time https://t.co/6mMNI1nq3R | 123 |
1517564280966729729 | DPE finds Busisiwe Mavuso's conduct "to be unbecoming of a member of a board". I guess her days are numbered. https://t.co/l96UZY7ayn | 105 |
1554455492944068608 | You know the governing/ ruling party has given up when it chooses street demonstrations over the levers of power. https://t.co/fhbdYn3UK2 | 104 |
1598883054428123136 | The ANC has a political problem. No amount of legal pontification will help. | 100 |
1549064589882572800 | We have no government, period! https://t.co/ICjS0l2RFH | 62 |
1599024639878975488 | Ramaphosa tells supporters he is staying and to stand for another term at ANC conference https://t.co/QEs59goS4i via @BusinessLiveSA | 42 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Reply count
ID | Text | Reply count |
---|---|---|
1517564280966729729 | DPE finds Busisiwe Mavuso's conduct "to be unbecoming of a member of a board". I guess her days are numbered. https://t.co/l96UZY7ayn | 147 |
1539828387652542466 | A tale of two newspapers. https://t.co/v4fTuxwJEg | 76 |
1554455492944068608 | You know the governing/ ruling party has given up when it chooses street demonstrations over the levers of power. https://t.co/fhbdYn3UK2 | 66 |
1599322203677335552 | Potentially we have Zuma 2.0 building up. Cyril the saga risks dragging down the credibility of institutions like the SARB and FIC. It's okay if people want to experience the crash eyes closed. You have been warned. | 61 |
1598880773733425152 | Interesting how the chattering classes are fixating on how bad the Ngcobo report is and are ignoring the jaw-dropping issues in Rama's affidavit. | 54 |
1599353852234694656 | Mondli Makhanya: Fikile Mbalula has sbown that he would remain loyal even to Barney if the cartoon character could pay his bills. | 54 |
1602900917468254210 | Once upon a time https://t.co/6mMNI1nq3R | 50 |
1599024639878975488 | Ramaphosa tells supporters he is staying and to stand for another term at ANC conference https://t.co/QEs59goS4i via @BusinessLiveSA | 36 |
1598883054428123136 | The ANC has a political problem. No amount of legal pontification will help. | 26 |
1501540676617613312 | Mandela, Sobukwe et al were persecuted like this @KhulaniQoma ? https://t.co/YomGsIHUXr | 18 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Quote count
ID | Text | Quote count |
---|---|---|
1517564280966729729 | DPE finds Busisiwe Mavuso's conduct "to be unbecoming of a member of a board". I guess her days are numbered. https://t.co/l96UZY7ayn | 88 |
1539828387652542466 | A tale of two newspapers. https://t.co/v4fTuxwJEg | 37 |
1599353852234694656 | Mondli Makhanya: Fikile Mbalula has sbown that he would remain loyal even to Barney if the cartoon character could pay his bills. | 35 |
1602900917468254210 | Once upon a time https://t.co/6mMNI1nq3R | 23 |
1554455492944068608 | You know the governing/ ruling party has given up when it chooses street demonstrations over the levers of power. https://t.co/fhbdYn3UK2 | 22 |
1599322203677335552 | Potentially we have Zuma 2.0 building up. Cyril the saga risks dragging down the credibility of institutions like the SARB and FIC. It's okay if people want to experience the crash eyes closed. You have been warned. | 16 |
1598880773733425152 | Interesting how the chattering classes are fixating on how bad the Ngcobo report is and are ignoring the jaw-dropping issues in Rama's affidavit. | 11 |
1630850674480087040 | Andre De Ruyter: "if you are middle-aged and still a sergeant in the police, then you haven’t really shot the lights out, career-wise..." | 10 |
1602693907443228672 | If you cant buy a house, simply buy buffalo since they serve the same purpose. And the seller can continue to enjoy the cholesterol-free buffalo milk. https://t.co/kORhXHYrDI | 8 |
1549064589882572800 | We have no government, period! https://t.co/ICjS0l2RFH | 8 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1539828387652542466 | A tale of two newspapers. https://t.co/v4fTuxwJEg | 1461 |
1599353852234694656 | Mondli Makhanya: Fikile Mbalula has sbown that he would remain loyal even to Barney if the cartoon character could pay his bills. | 1127 |
1599322203677335552 | Potentially we have Zuma 2.0 building up. Cyril the saga risks dragging down the credibility of institutions like the SARB and FIC. It's okay if people want to experience the crash eyes closed. You have been warned. | 622 |
1598880773733425152 | Interesting how the chattering classes are fixating on how bad the Ngcobo report is and are ignoring the jaw-dropping issues in Rama's affidavit. | 495 |
1598883054428123136 | The ANC has a political problem. No amount of legal pontification will help. | 372 |
1554455492944068608 | You know the governing/ ruling party has given up when it chooses street demonstrations over the levers of power. https://t.co/fhbdYn3UK2 | 301 |
1602900917468254210 | Once upon a time https://t.co/6mMNI1nq3R | 281 |
1549064589882572800 | We have no government, period! https://t.co/ICjS0l2RFH | 243 |
1517564280966729729 | DPE finds Busisiwe Mavuso's conduct "to be unbecoming of a member of a board". I guess her days are numbered. https://t.co/l96UZY7ayn | 178 |
1599024639878975488 | Ramaphosa tells supporters he is staying and to stand for another term at ANC conference https://t.co/QEs59goS4i via @BusinessLiveSA | 148 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#moneywebnews | 2 |
#cabinetreshuffle | 1 |
#dlomo | 1 |
#sophitsho | 1 |
#yemyem | 1 |
#anc | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
@politicsblahbla | 2 |
@businesslivesa | 2 |
@mmkhabel | 2 |
@sgadi28 | 2 |
@moneyweb | 2 |
@eusebius | 1 |
@julius_s_malema | 1 |
@vauldicarelse | 1 |
@skynews | 1 |
@andimakinana | 1 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
😂 | 2 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
🤣 | 2 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Smileys & Emotion | 4 |