Account Summary

Bio
Financial news you can trust. The latest news, views and analysis from the world of money. Part of @News24.
Followers Count
224,072
Friends Count
1,096
Tweets Count
122,478
List Count
980
Location
Cape Town, Johannesburg
Verified
No
Followers Analysis (based on followers sample)
Verified
Number of Verified accounts
208
Percentage of Verified accounts
0.21%
Protected
Number of Protected accounts
8,587
Percentage of Protected accounts
8.59%
Age
Average Age of Twitter accounts
5 years
Bios
Number of users without a Bio
44,442
Number of users with a Bio
55,558
Percentage of users with a Bio
55.56%
Percentage of users without a Bio
44.44%
Worldcloud of Bios

Top 10 followers with the highest follower count
Username | Followers Count | Friends Count | Tweet Count |
---|---|---|---|
SABCNews | 2631187 | 593 | 694020 |
DJFreshSA | 2390674 | 9981 | 139512 |
ewnupdates | 1578781 | 3610 | 370969 |
nelsonchamisa | 1171015 | 3767 | 13474 |
OskidoIBelieve | 1091752 | 3268 | 29505 |
SAfmnews | 841257 | 232 | 154502 |
mohale_motaung | 752388 | 1488 | 28219 |
AxelKoster | 599423 | 170429 | 342877 |
VusiThembekwayo | 569993 | 2985 | 52804 |
Solphendukaa | 546564 | 1844 | 7097 |
Top 10 followers with the highest following count
Username | Friends Count | Followers Count | Tweet Count |
---|---|---|---|
AxelKoster | 170429 | 599423 | 342877 |
africaupdates | 154553 | 140504 | 655079 |
SA_Heroes | 114183 | 148135 | 12128 |
TsakkyM | 102597 | 101706 | 222847 |
FabAcademic | 96041 | 320128 | 31984 |
swissbusiness | 95285 | 86627 | 777328 |
johny_theblessd | 86899 | 87091 | 238057 |
BingiRasKhanari | 79904 | 87259 | 15355 |
Nathimlotshwa | 79373 | 88010 | 37941 |
SupremeBeingNes | 66439 | 73911 | 1028590 |
Top 10 followers with the highest tweet count
Username | Tweets Count | Followers Count | Friends Count |
---|---|---|---|
jornalistavitor | 2910624 | 35794 | 36075 |
Chilhon2016Lap | 1065389 | 3742 | 4999 |
SupremeBeingNes | 1028590 | 73911 | 66439 |
swissbusiness | 777328 | 86627 | 95285 |
SABCNews | 694020 | 2631187 | 593 |
africaupdates | 655079 | 140504 | 154553 |
Penxenxe | 653654 | 49984 | 2563 |
mschleifer13 | 504759 | 6158 | 6305 |
francang1950 | 382296 | 10103 | 7415 |
danielvalerog | 372597 | 47437 | 50914 |
Top 10 followers with the highest listed count
Username | Listed Count | Friends Count | Followers Count |
---|---|---|---|
AxelKoster | 5735 | 170429 | 599423 |
teedubya | 4917 | 60116 | 190159 |
SABCNews | 3096 | 593 | 2631187 |
AnnieDuke | 2968 | 1031 | 101525 |
DJFreshSA | 2700 | 9981 | 2390674 |
ewnupdates | 2280 | 3610 | 1578781 |
jornalistavitor | 2025 | 36075 | 35794 |
lucafex | 1737 | 1185 | 2127 |
swissbusiness | 1493 | 95285 | 86627 |
MutahiMuriithi | 1481 | 2021 | 23727 |
Tweets Analysis
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
500
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-23
Latest tweet was on
2023-04-11
Tweets covering
19 days
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
1
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of Original tweets
499
Percentage of total tweets
99%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
1
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of tweets that were Replies
0
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
0
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
1
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Top 10 tweets with highest 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 of activities – including staff incentives, tax refunds and "exotic" transactions. https://t.co/kKz2DRKqon | 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 safe. https://t.co/hvwnbWpcuq | 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 auditor-general and Eskom's auditors. https://t.co/doaIPLKvvD | 9 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Reply count
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 its reputation with lenders and investors. https://t.co/6Oy9wA4QvV | 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 10 tweets with highest Quote count
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 years. https://t.co/rcsLrnOc20 | 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 exceeded the R2 trillion gross tax revenue mark. https://t.co/WpYlauRzVG | 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 safe. https://t.co/hvwnbWpcuq | 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 10 tweets with highest 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 Mantshantsha. https://t.co/zfIL7Yy9OD | 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 manager. https://t.co/VYEgYRkkkw | 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 years. https://t.co/rcsLrnOc20 | 14 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Wordcloud of Tweets
