South Africa

A country on the southernmost tip of the African continent

Population: 59,308,690

GDP: 350,000

ISO Code: ZA

Top International People From South Africa

International Attention: 1.29% (Rank 15 of 231)
Global Median: 0.06%

1 Elon Musk
Mentions
1151
Dominance
1.19%
Reach
186,434,904
Power
3,335,233$
Sentiment
6.30
2 Cyril Ramaphosa
Mentions
110
Dominance
0.12%
Reach
27,821,229
Power
220,670$
Sentiment
6.71
3 Nelson Mandela
Mentions
58
Dominance
0.03%
Reach
5,562,671
Power
37,262$
Sentiment
8.70
4 Charlize Theron
Mentions
33
Dominance
0.04%
Reach
1,084,973
Power
33,478$
Sentiment
6.68
5 Senzo Mchunu
Mentions
31
Dominance
0.03%
Reach
6,213,556
Power
38,772$
Sentiment
4.15
6 Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi
Mentions
26
Dominance
0.03%
Reach
4,996,075
Power
31,587$
Sentiment
5.63
7 Caster Semenya
Mentions
20
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
321,880
Power
7,764$
Sentiment
6.33
8 Benni McCarthy
Mentions
18
Dominance
0.00%
Reach
681,525
Power
1,414$
Sentiment
7.14
9 Peter
Mentions
16
Dominance
0.00%
Reach
75,130
Power
1,542$
Sentiment
6.90
10 Jacob Zuma
Mentions
15
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
3,901,764
Power
22,706$
Sentiment
4.57
11 Duhan van der Merwe
Mentions
14
Dominance
0.00%
Reach
61,279
Power
689$
Sentiment
5.35
12 Patrice Motsepe
Mentions
14
Dominance
0.00%
Reach
1,242,938
Power
2,795$
Sentiment
8.14
13 Wiaan Mulder
Mentions
12
Dominance
0.00%
Reach
1,267,952
Power
3,901$
Sentiment
5.78
14 Fikile Mbalula
Mentions
11
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
2,147,109
Power
12,127$
Sentiment
6.03
15 Fannie Masemola
Mentions
10
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,712,177
Power
11,543$
Sentiment
5.06
16 Firoz Cachalia
Mentions
9
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,052,952
Power
7,249$
Sentiment
5.55
17 Shadrack Sibiya
Mentions
9
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,671,333
Power
9,862$
Sentiment
4.60
18 Charlène
Mentions
8
Dominance
0.00%
Reach
105,208
Power
2,997$
Sentiment
6.35
19 Desmond Tutu
Mentions
8
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,240,413
Power
7,971$
Sentiment
8.10
20 Thabo Mbeki
Mentions
8
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,441,613
Power
8,116$
Sentiment
6.17

Top People Mentioned By Sources in South Africa

Domestic Focus: 69.74% (Rank 26 of 105)
Global Median: 58.63%

1 Donald Trump
Mentions
14815
Dominance
16.59%
Reach
2,319,915,286
Power
49,930,655$
Sentiment
4.96
2 Cyril Ramaphosa
Mentions
110
Dominance
0.12%
Reach
27,821,229
Power
220,670$
Sentiment
6.71
3 Nelson Mandela
Mentions
58
Dominance
0.03%
Reach
5,562,671
Power
37,262$
Sentiment
8.70
4 Senzo Mchunu
Mentions
31
Dominance
0.03%
Reach
6,213,556
Power
38,772$
Sentiment
4.15
5 Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi
Mentions
26
Dominance
0.03%
Reach
4,996,075
Power
31,587$
Sentiment
5.63
6 Jacob Zuma
Mentions
15
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
3,901,764
Power
22,706$
Sentiment
4.57
7 Fikile Mbalula
Mentions
11
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
2,147,109
Power
12,127$
Sentiment
6.03
8 Fannie Masemola
Mentions
10
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,712,177
Power
11,543$
Sentiment
5.06
9 Shadrack Sibiya
Mentions
9
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,671,333
Power
9,862$
Sentiment
4.60
10 Firoz Cachalia
Mentions
9
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,052,952
Power
7,249$
Sentiment
5.55
11 Thabo Mbeki
Mentions
8
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,441,613
Power
8,116$
Sentiment
6.17
12 Mbuyiseli Madlanga
Mentions
8
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,530,547
Power
9,032$
Sentiment
6.25
13 Selby Mbenenge
Mentions
7
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,339,228
Power
7,903$
Sentiment
4.14
14 Andiswa Mengo
Mentions
7
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,339,228
Power
7,903$
Sentiment
5.57
15 Nobuhle Nkabane
Mentions
7
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,375,934
Power
8,774$
Sentiment
3.99
16 Andrew Whitfield
Mentions
7
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,169,155
Power
7,619$
Sentiment
5.00
17 Salome Scheepers
Mentions
6
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,147,910
Power
6,774$
Sentiment
5.33
18 Julius Malema
Mentions
6
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
2,357,675
Power
13,930$
Sentiment
4.31
19 Muzi Sikhakhane
Mentions
5
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
956,592
Power
5,645$
Sentiment
4.80
20 Kenny Kunene
Mentions
5
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
956,592
Power
5,645$
Sentiment
4.40

News Sources in South Africa

Name URL Description Last Checked
Mail & Guardian https://mg.co.za Mail & Guardian - South African weekly, est. 1985 2025-08-02 19:38