@news24_business - Twitter Account Stats
Published September 13, 2023
Account Summary
Name
News24 Business
Handle
Twitter ID
29950404
Created on
2009-04-09
Bio
Financial news you can trust. The latest news, views and analysis from the world of money. Part of @News24.
Followers
224,072
Following
1,096
Tweets
122,478
Listed
980
Location
Cape Town, Johannesburg
Verified
No
Followers Analysis
(based on followers sample)
Verified
Count
208
Percentage
0.21%
Protected
Count
8,587
Percentage
8.59%
Age
Average Account Age
5 years
Bios
Without Bio
44,442
With Bio
55,558
% With Bio
55.56%
% Without Bio
44.44%
Wordcloud of Bios
Top 10 Keywords in Bios
| Word | Frequency |
|---|---|
| life | 3,193 |
| love | 3,116 |
| god | 2,630 |
| business | 1,507 |
| south | 1,472 |
| african | 1,353 |
| africa | 1,212 |
| entrepreneur | 1,107 |
| person | 1,085 |
| music | 1,082 |
Top 10 Hashtags in Bios
| Hashtag | Frequency |
|---|---|
| #bitcoin | 39 |
| #putsouthafricansfirst | 34 |
| #ynwa | 28 |
| #entrepreneur | 25 |
| #mufc | 22 |
| #crypto | 21 |
| #southafrica | 19 |
| #business | 19 |
| #ai | 17 |
| #god | 14 |
Top 10 Followers by Follower Count
| Username | Followers Count | Friends Count | Tweet Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| SABCNews | 2,631,187 | 593 | 694,020 |
| DJFreshSA | 2,390,674 | 9,981 | 139,512 |
| ewnupdates | 1,578,781 | 3,610 | 370,969 |
| nelsonchamisa | 1,171,015 | 3,767 | 13,474 |
| OskidoIBelieve | 1,091,752 | 3,268 | 29,505 |
| SAfmnews | 841,257 | 232 | 154,502 |
| mohale_motaung | 752,388 | 1,488 | 28,219 |
| AxelKoster | 599,423 | 170,429 | 342,877 |
| VusiThembekwayo | 569,993 | 2,985 | 52,804 |
| Solphendukaa | 546,564 | 1,844 | 7,097 |
Top 10 Followers by Following Count
| Username | Friends Count | Followers Count | Tweet Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| AxelKoster | 170,429 | 599,423 | 342,877 |
| africaupdates | 154,553 | 140,504 | 655,079 |
| SA_Heroes | 114,183 | 148,135 | 12,128 |
| TsakkyM | 102,597 | 101,706 | 222,847 |
| FabAcademic | 96,041 | 320,128 | 31,984 |
| swissbusiness | 95,285 | 86,627 | 777,328 |
| johny_theblessd | 86,899 | 87,091 | 238,057 |
| BingiRasKhanari | 79,904 | 87,259 | 15,355 |
| Nathimlotshwa | 79,373 | 88,010 | 37,941 |
| SupremeBeingNes | 66,439 | 73,911 | 1,028,590 |
Top 10 Followers by Tweet Count
| Username | Tweets Count | Followers Count | Friends Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| jornalistavitor | 2,910,624 | 35,794 | 36,075 |
| Chilhon2016Lap | 1,065,389 | 3,742 | 4,999 |
| SupremeBeingNes | 1,028,590 | 73,911 | 66,439 |
| swissbusiness | 777,328 | 86,627 | 95,285 |
| SABCNews | 694,020 | 2,631,187 | 593 |
| africaupdates | 655,079 | 140,504 | 154,553 |
| Penxenxe | 653,654 | 49,984 | 2,563 |
| mschleifer13 | 504,759 | 6,158 | 6,305 |
| francang1950 | 382,296 | 10,103 | 7,415 |
| danielvalerog | 372,597 | 47,437 | 50,914 |
Top 10 Followers by Listed Count
| Username | Listed Count | Friends Count | Followers Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| AxelKoster | 5,735 | 170,429 | 599,423 |
| teedubya | 4,917 | 60,116 | 190,159 |
| SABCNews | 3,096 | 593 | 2,631,187 |
| AnnieDuke | 2,968 | 1,031 | 101,525 |
| DJFreshSA | 2,700 | 9,981 | 2,390,674 |
| ewnupdates | 2,280 | 3,610 | 1,578,781 |
| jornalistavitor | 2,025 | 36,075 | 35,794 |
| lucafex | 1,737 | 1,185 | 2,127 |
| swissbusiness | 1,493 | 95,285 | 86,627 |
| MutahiMuriithi | 1,481 | 2,021 | 23,727 |
Tweets Analysis
Total Tweets Analysed
500
Earliest Tweet
2023-03-23
Latest Tweet
2023-04-11
Tweets Covering
19 days
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
1
0% of total
Number of Original tweets
499
99% of total
Number of tweets that were Quotes
0
0% of total
Number of tweets that were Replies
0
0% of total
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
1
0% of total
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
1
0% of total
Top Tweets by Retweet Count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1643930671029551104 | Former SAA board member and chartered accountant Yakhe Kwinana has been fined R6.1 million and barred from being a member of the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants. https://t.co/0OPXP5ry6g | 70 |
| 1644648821383626752 | Johnson & Johnson said it agreed to pay $8.9 billion (R162 billion) to resolve all cancer lawsuits tied to its talc-based powders. https://t.co/DcJjCixFm2 | 28 |
| 1641449913245630467 | The Competition Tribunal has ruled that it has the jurisdiction to hear the long-standing case against foreign and local banks that allegedly colluded to manipulate the rand-dollar exchange rate https://t.co/UPs9W3si1r | 22 |
| 1644671496151789568 | Widespread corruption in the public sector has placed South Africa on a path to becoming "yet another failed African state", ArcelorMittal South Africa chair Bonang Mohale has warned. https://t.co/zln9Ai2ngh | 17 |
| 1640262232926740481 | The export coal miner declared a final dividend of R40 per share, bringing the total dividend for the year to R100 per share. https://t.co/MlUahnNj1Q | 12 |
| 1643154005785296898 | The South African Revenue Service earned more than R5 billion from 854 audits, including lifestyle audits, over the past year and it is planning to clamp down on a range … | 11 |
| 1643550583649976321 | After it launched a legal challenge to review the national state of disaster on the energy crisis, OUTA says the government has decided to withdraw the declaration. https://t.co/WAzw7bXERv | 11 |
| 1640685296634286082 | FNB launched a range of new credit solutions on Monday, including financing solar installations and other energy back-up systems. https://t.co/bZ2CKl6Hh5 | 10 |
| 1642783859493273605 | Nedbank's chief economist, Nicky Weimar, said many people have been roped in to plan for the operational risk of a possible grid collapse, so that banks can keep people's money … | 9 |
| 1643520062119108611 | Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana told MPs that he has decided to withdraw the exemption of Eskom from the Public Finance Management Act "for now" to have further consultation with the … | 9 |
Top Reply Tweets
| ID | Text | Reply count |
|---|---|---|
| 1643930671029551104 | Former SAA board member and chartered accountant Yakhe Kwinana has been fined R6.1 million and barred from being a member of the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants. https://t.co/0OPXP5ry6g | 49 |
| 1644671496151789568 | Widespread corruption in the public sector has placed South Africa on a path to becoming "yet another failed African state", ArcelorMittal South Africa chair Bonang Mohale has warned. https://t.co/zln9Ai2ngh | 16 |
| 1643147334027472898 | Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has exempted Eskom from some provisions of the Public Finance Management Act. This is so Eskom can aim for a clean audit and clean up … | 15 |
| 1644626179767386120 | Volkswagen has been rapped over the knuckles for "elements of homophobia and toxic masculinity" in a radio advertisement. https://t.co/3Fodw3JbKg | 11 |
| 1639280679652401155 | The project to extend the lifespan of Koeberg nuclear power station has suffered further delays. This means Eskom will have less power available in winter than expected. https://t.co/kYSdsVHkiu | 10 |
| 1643241427306938368 | Zimbabwe will investigate allegations of money laundering and gold smuggling that were aired in an Al-Jazeera documentary last month. https://t.co/Oq9eEbP1lA | 10 |
| 1644671495489167360 | Investors are holding back on investing in energy-intensive projects in South Africa as the country’s power crisis undermines business continuity and hurts economic growth. https://t.co/jAmXSXwh3s | 10 |
| 1640620429801840640 | With Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa in the Presidency, Eskom finally has someone in their corner. This alone should make its job easier. https://t.co/lxa1QkXZlX | 9 |
| 1643557379353477123 | BREAKING | Government has officially terminated the national state of disaster it implemented just under two months ago to deal with SA's energy crisis. https://t.co/WAzw7bXERv | 9 |
| 1644621531060871168 | South Africa’s most profitable insurer has been fined for unlawfully paying Eskom R600m to assist with its serious liquidity problems. https://t.co/jUApLizevv | 8 |
Top Quote Tweets
| ID | Text | Quote count |
|---|---|---|
| 1643930671029551104 | Former SAA board member and chartered accountant Yakhe Kwinana has been fined R6.1 million and barred from being a member of the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants. https://t.co/0OPXP5ry6g | 21 |
| 1641432358212763649 | The SA Reserve Bank's monetary policy committee hiked interest rates by 50 basis points to 7.75%. Economists were expecting an increase of 25 basis points. https://t.co/0Ixvb7DdWB | 6 |
| 1640689675558965249 | The Competition Commission says retailers, processors and producers passed on unjustified price increases on essential products such as sunflower oil, white and brown bread to consumers over the past two … | 4 |
| 1639281942909648903 | https://t.co/tgR9Z5oB3U | Consulting firm Accenture says to cut 19 000 jobs https://t.co/T6yII5BXg9 | 4 |
| 1642825521519009792 | The South African Revenue (SARS) collected just over R2 trillion in gross tax revenues, a 9.7% increase from the 2021/22 tax year and it was the first time that SARS … | 3 |
| 1642025122025357312 | https://t.co/tgR9Z5oB3U | Meet the two SA students working on a R90m quest to produce green cooking and jet fuel https://t.co/guU1rIBaT3 | 3 |
| 1642783859493273605 | Nedbank's chief economist, Nicky Weimar, said many people have been roped in to plan for the operational risk of a possible grid collapse, so that banks can keep people's money … | 3 |
| 1643241427306938368 | Zimbabwe will investigate allegations of money laundering and gold smuggling that were aired in an Al-Jazeera documentary last month. https://t.co/Oq9eEbP1lA | 2 |
| 1641153780409352217 | Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the unbundling of Eskom is still a priority for government - but it won't "resolve the generation problem" underpinning load shedding. https://t.co/RJbXi4Yw1X | 2 |
| 1643309242873421830 | https://t.co/tgR9Z5oB3U | Eskom exemption outcry: Cosatu warns of more state capture, Godongwana to brief Parliament https://t.co/QRgWA5fD5e | 2 |
Top Tweets by Like Count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1643930671029551104 | Former SAA board member and chartered accountant Yakhe Kwinana has been fined R6.1 million and barred from being a member of the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants. https://t.co/0OPXP5ry6g | 165 |
| 1644671496151789568 | Widespread corruption in the public sector has placed South Africa on a path to becoming "yet another failed African state", ArcelorMittal South Africa chair Bonang Mohale has warned. https://t.co/zln9Ai2ngh | 42 |
| 1641449913245630467 | The Competition Tribunal has ruled that it has the jurisdiction to hear the long-standing case against foreign and local banks that allegedly colluded to manipulate the rand-dollar exchange rate https://t.co/UPs9W3si1r | 18 |
| 1642546395021295617 | https://t.co/tgR9Z5oB3U | Cape Town to open its biggest electricity tender this week https://t.co/SF9oLiz8qE | 17 |
| 1645003705878544387 | The president pretends he is doing something by playing to the gallery and generating headlines, while avoiding actually doing the only job that his government should be doing, writes Sikonathi … | 17 |
| 1642025122025357312 | https://t.co/tgR9Z5oB3U | Meet the two SA students working on a R90m quest to produce green cooking and jet fuel https://t.co/guU1rIBaT3 | 16 |
| 1640262232926740481 | The export coal miner declared a final dividend of R40 per share, bringing the total dividend for the year to R100 per share. https://t.co/MlUahnNj1Q | 16 |
| 1639198889017499649 | Power cuts have reduced the potential size of SA’s economy by almost a fifth since they started being imposed around 2008, according to an energy specialist at Africa’s biggest fund … | 15 |
| 1640702988585951235 | Eskom ran its Ugandan plants at an average energy availability rate of 96.6% - compared to below 60% in South Africa. https://t.co/j1ehmLwVrh | 14 |
| 1640689675558965249 | The Competition Commission says retailers, processors and producers passed on unjustified price increases on essential products such as sunflower oil, white and brown bread to consumers over the past two … | 14 |
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