Tweets Analysis - Keyword: The EFF
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
32,492
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-01
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-11
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
The tweets highlighted the disruptive behavior of the EFF (Economic Freedom Fighters) in South African Parliament during the #SONA2023 address. The EFF is seen as a destructive group, subverting democratic processes and is not regarded as a credible alternative to the ANC. Load-shedding added additional issues during the address. The responses to EFF's behavior was split between those that thought their protesting was justified and those that felt it was inappropriate. The conclusion of the tweets is that South Africans should not vote for the ANC and EFF in 2024 to have major change.
Topic Modeling
- Discontent with the EFF
- Discontent with the ANC-led government
- Lack of development in South Africa
- The importance of the 2024 election
- The disruption caused by the EFF in Parliament
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from anger and frustration to admiration and pride. Many tweeters express their anger and frustration with the EFF, accusing them of being destructive and embarrassing themselves with their hooligan politics. Others express admiration and pride for the EFF's courage and disruption of the status quo. There is also a sense of resignation and hopelessness expressed in the tweets, with some suggesting that voting for the ANC or EFF in 2024 is not the solution to the country's problems.
Trend Analysis
- Democracy and the role of the EFF
- Interactions between the EFF and the ANC
- Voter disillusionment and negative outcomes of democracy
- Loadshedding and its implications
- Accountability and the role of politics
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
7,284
Percentage of total tweets
22%
Number of Original tweets
7,305
Percentage of total tweets
22%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
24,437
Percentage of total tweets
75%
Number of tweets that were Replies
16,101
Percentage of total tweets
49%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
2,559
Percentage of total tweets
7%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
6,761
Percentage of total tweets
20%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for Android | 16794 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 8499 |
| Twitter Web App | 6044 |
| Twitter for iPad | 376 |
| TweetDeck | 153 |
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 🇿🇦 SA's most trusted news source - Reuters Institute | 5,276,746 |
| eNCA | eNCA | eNCA is SA’s top ranked trusted TV news channel. *Source: Reuters Digital News Report 2022. Find us on Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Online | #DStv403 | 3,894,046 |
| SABCNews | SABC News | The digital news portal of the South African Broadcasting Corporation. | 2,580,984 |
| livemint | Mint | Breaking news and analyses of Indian and world business, economy and politics from Mint. | 2,087,533 |
| AdvoBarryRoux | Man’s NOT Barry Roux | 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 | 2,016,486 |
| 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! | 2,001,311 |
| 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. | 1,962,991 |
| ACLU | ACLU | The ACLU is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, legal and advocacy 501(c)(4) organization. Visit our site for more about us and our affiliated org, the ACLU Foundation. | 1,912,461 |
| ewnupdates | Eyewitness News | INSIDE THE TRUTH | 1,557,270 |
| 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. | 1,493,664 |
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 | 142,624 |
| lsferguson | Steve Ferguson | Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. | Thomas Paine | 115,190 |
| DumDiesel | Capo di tutti | A village boi! | 106,820 |
| Sonndi_M | Sonndi🇿🇦 | Presence matters. Dominate the space. Your Business Billboard of choice! Your Brand Home. #DigitalContent ©All Rights Reserved. Ndaa! | 94,173 |
| mjgranger1 | Montgomery Granger | Christian, husband, father, educator (R), veteran (R), Libertarian. Author, ‘Saving Grace at Guantanamo Bay.’ Film: Heroes of GITMO: https://t.co/S1JRna7T2s | 92,666 |
| ribz_rb | 𝖗𝖎𝖇𝖟✮🇸🇹 | Just tweet i will like and retweet for you! Follow back guaranteed! | 81,169 |
| BingiRasKhanari | TD Khanari | Media Personality, Creation of the Most High God Our Lord! Not there yet, but am focusing on the things ahead already. Gone is my past. Philippians 3:13-14 | 79,082 |
| YancaDaCaramel | February 12💐🎂 | My new IG handle is noziphomasmith kindly follow | 72,856 |
| Radio2000_ZA | Radio 2000 | Radio2000 l The home of your all time favourites Our Music. Your Memories. 97.2 - 100FM Nationwide. Channel 812 _Audio bouquet 📞0860002479 💬0605842250 | 68,340 |
| Mashiane_ZA | 🇿🇦𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐞 ⋆ | ▪︎A member of Society▪︎Uncensored Views▪︎Mamelodi Sundowns ▪︎MoPedi▪︎Motlokwa▪︎God 1st▪︎Anti Capitalism ▪︎Don't ask Stupid questions▪︎ | 67,489 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| Alima1000 | - | 542 |
| eee_eff | Architect, urbanist, free software & open data advocate. Math, reading, swimming, cycling & chess. Known to go months without seeing the inside of a car. | 523 |
| 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. | 384 |
| watda_eff | ♡ DB ♡ 💉NARS | 200 |
| matehya_eff | island girl| 🇧🇸bahamas born and raised.| i cook 👩🏾🍳 | I teach 👩🏽🏫| i tweet a lot|positive vibes only | 125 |
| EFF_WARD12 | The official twitter account of Kwandengezi EFF branch//Asiy'funi agenda yama capitalist//🇵🇸🇿🇦Izingane za Mama Winnie Madikizela (inner west sub-region). | 105 |
| Gourney_Titus | patience is not ability to wait,but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting | 102 |
| 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! | 100 |
| eff_hey | Content Homunculus. Purveyor of Britane & The ſpains' Moste Efficaciouse Tonickes, Aquae Vitarum &c. | he/him | #EmeryGang 💜💙 | 98 |
| PHOLELO4MANY | EFF Superior Logic Brand Activator 🖤❤️💚 #EFFMustRise #Malema4AUChair #Malema4President #Asijiki #LandandJobsManje #BlackLivesMatter @LewisHamilton #Malema | 97 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1623739683535568900 | RETWEET if you changed the channel as soon as the EFF left parliament. #SONA2023 #SONA23 #SONA https://t.co/bKSqrVBYdx | 2416 |
| 1623742794199097350 | The media is being blocked from going to the EFF members who have been kicked out of Parliament #SONA2023 https://t.co/d7aQ8hg2Kd | 1077 |
| 1623738803822133248 | This is an absolute disgrace. The ANC-led government is itself a massive disappointment, BUT ... the EFF is quite literally subverting democratic processes themselves. How are voters supposed to regard them as a clear and credible alternative to the ANC?! Pantomime. #SONA2023 https://t.co/PxBZVxqQm8 | 896 |
| 1623739753861468162 | Every year, ppl complain about the strategy of the EFF, call the party names, & say they won't grow. Yet they keep GROWING EVERY ELECTION. When your racist boss doesn't pay you or you face troubles in life, you all secretely run to the EFF for HELP. Disruption is needed #SONA2023 | 684 |
| 1623739708902719489 | Well done to Cde. @ZungulaVuyo, President of the #ATM, @Julius_S_Malema, President of the #EFF, & all the MP’s 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 | 640 |
| 1623747843658842113 | There’s no way you can complain about Malema and the EFF while sitting in the dark hit by loadshedding.…. 🙅🏽♀️ #SONA2023 | 616 |
| 1623754170619625473 | There’s someone out there who is complaining about the EFF while sitting in the dark 😂💔 | 604 |
| 1623745812659421184 | You cant blame the EFF for being this Angry! Some of you can’t even watch the SONA because of Loadshedding!!! | 600 |
| 1623751879912980480 | ♦️Must Watch♦️ CIC @Julius_S_Malema addressing the EFF MPs -Many may pretend not to see but over a period of time, when history gives an account, it’ll absorb all of you, that there was a generation of Freedom Fighters which was not scared to hold executive accountable https://t.co/eNgpoFIyK3 | 570 |
| 1623730814113415168 | The EFF is a destructive group. They have no interest in building a successful country. They embarrass themselves over and over with no shame. While people are starving, unsafe and in the dark, they play stupid hooligan politics. #SONA2023 | 555 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1623739683535568900 | RETWEET if you changed the channel as soon as the EFF left parliament. #SONA2023 #SONA23 #SONA https://t.co/bKSqrVBYdx | 4133 |
| 1623730814113415168 | The EFF is a destructive group. They have no interest in building a successful country. They embarrass themselves over and over with no shame. While people are starving, unsafe and in the dark, they play stupid hooligan politics. #SONA2023 | 3730 |
| 1623738803822133248 | This is an absolute disgrace. The ANC-led government is itself a massive disappointment, BUT ... the EFF is quite literally subverting democratic processes themselves. How are voters supposed to regard them as a clear and credible alternative to the ANC?! Pantomime. #SONA2023 https://t.co/PxBZVxqQm8 | 3696 |
| 1623754170619625473 | There’s someone out there who is complaining about the EFF while sitting in the dark 😂💔 | 3547 |
| 1623739708902719489 | Well done to Cde. @ZungulaVuyo, President of the #ATM, @Julius_S_Malema, President of the #EFF, & all the MP’s 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 | 3401 |
| 1623747843658842113 | There’s no way you can complain about Malema and the EFF while sitting in the dark hit by loadshedding.…. 🙅🏽♀️ #SONA2023 | 3156 |
| 1623745812659421184 | You cant blame the EFF for being this Angry! Some of you can’t even watch the SONA because of Loadshedding!!! | 3008 |
| 1623739753861468162 | Every year, ppl complain about the strategy of the EFF, call the party names, & say they won't grow. Yet they keep GROWING EVERY ELECTION. When your racist boss doesn't pay you or you face troubles in life, you all secretely run to the EFF for HELP. Disruption is needed #SONA2023 | 2747 |
| 1623708835448868864 | ♦️Must Watch♦️ EFF Parliament Caucus marching to #SONA2023 We will not be addressed by someone who doesn’t respect the Constitution Sizolilwela izwe lethu!! #EFFTurns10 https://t.co/kIUWJeOQmH | 2136 |
| 1623743170839298049 | I just switched off the TV after the EFF left. #SONA2023 https://t.co/CMwkEk8O2Q | 2124 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #sona2023 | 2772 |
| #eff | 762 |
| #effturns10 | 482 |
| #blacklivesmatter | 333 |
| #sona | 308 |
| #cr17bankstatements | 285 |
| #qm | 270 |
| #sona23 | 253 |
| #nationalshutdown | 200 |
| #medscheme | 198 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @effsouthafrica | 1662 |
| @julius_s_malema | 1153 |
| @alima1000 | 535 |
| @eff | 390 |
| @cmscares4u | 371 |
| @54battalion | 343 |
| @cyrilramaphosa | 303 |
| @iol | 279 |
| @eusebius | 266 |
| @mightijamie | 253 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
46
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 😂 | 1730 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🤣 | 1653 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| ♦️ | 761 | diamond_suit |
| 😭 | 482 | loudly_crying_face |
| 🥼 | 394 | lab_coat |
| 🩺 | 392 | stethoscope |
| 🤔 | 306 | thinking_face |
| 🙄 | 298 | face_with_rolling_eyes |
| 🇿🇦 | 287 | South_Africa |
| 🤡 | 232 | clown_face |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 7805 |
| People & Body | 2753 |
| Objects | 1349 |
| Activities | 930 |
| Symbols | 840 |
| Travel & Places | 587 |
| Flags | 467 |
| Animals & Nature | 187 |
| Food & Drink | 63 |