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: 1.43% (Rank 14 of 229)
Global Median: 0.06%

1 Elon Musk
Mentions
2207
Dominance
2.23%
Reach
251,351,288
Power
5,044,250$
Sentiment
5.39
2 Cyril Ramaphosa
Mentions
364
Dominance
0.45%
Reach
34,490,108
Power
550,806$
Sentiment
5.79
3 Nelson Mandela
Mentions
77
Dominance
0.05%
Reach
4,574,186
Power
48,600$
Sentiment
8.81
4 Julius Malema
Mentions
65
Dominance
0.06%
Reach
6,948,769
Power
65,366$
Sentiment
3.30
5 Ernie Els
Mentions
46
Dominance
0.04%
Reach
3,082,731
Power
31,350$
Sentiment
6.07
6 Johann Rupert
Mentions
40
Dominance
0.03%
Reach
3,365,036
Power
26,507$
Sentiment
5.25
7 John Steenhuisen
Mentions
40
Dominance
0.03%
Reach
3,309,003
Power
28,977$
Sentiment
5.86
8 Retief Goosen
Mentions
40
Dominance
0.03%
Reach
2,754,437
Power
28,393$
Sentiment
6.05
9 Jacob Zuma
Mentions
22
Dominance
0.02%
Reach
2,533,666
Power
19,734$
Sentiment
3.84
10 Jason Smith
Mentions
22
Dominance
0.05%
Reach
1,263,696
Power
57,038$
Sentiment
5.73
11 Senzo Mchunu
Mentions
15
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
772,176
Power
12,072$
Sentiment
5.82
12 Kagiso Rabada
Mentions
15
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
3,604,434
Power
9,993$
Sentiment
5.35
13 Ronald Lamola
Mentions
14
Dominance
0.03%
Reach
1,450,684
Power
23,444$
Sentiment
5.12
14 Enoch Godongwana
Mentions
13
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
4,523,801
Power
26,696$
Sentiment
5.38
15 Desmond Tutu
Mentions
13
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
650,781
Power
8,280$
Sentiment
7.70
16 Faf du Plessis
Mentions
13
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
4,990,748
Power
11,541$
Sentiment
5.51
17 Peter
Mentions
12
Dominance
0.00%
Reach
126,751
Power
1,540$
Sentiment
5.56
18 Oliver Hermanus
Mentions
12
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
268,971
Power
8,460$
Sentiment
6.81
19 Aiden Markram
Mentions
12
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
3,985,196
Power
8,266$
Sentiment
7.01
20 Charlène
Mentions
11
Dominance
0.00%
Reach
74,350
Power
2,320$
Sentiment
6.85

Top People Mentioned By Sources in South Africa

Domestic Focus: 66.39% (Rank 27 of 110)
Global Median: 56.23%

1 Donald Trump
Mentions
18239
Dominance
16.41%
Reach
1,808,022,741
Power
37,994,647$
Sentiment
5.32
2 Elon Musk
Mentions
2207
Dominance
2.23%
Reach
251,351,288
Power
5,044,250$
Sentiment
5.39
3 Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Mentions
769
Dominance
0.36%
Reach
60,501,384
Power
756,807$
Sentiment
6.52
4 Cyril Ramaphosa
Mentions
364
Dominance
0.45%
Reach
34,490,108
Power
550,806$
Sentiment
5.79
5 Nelson Mandela
Mentions
77
Dominance
0.05%
Reach
4,574,186
Power
48,600$
Sentiment
8.81
6 Julius Malema
Mentions
65
Dominance
0.06%
Reach
6,948,769
Power
65,366$
Sentiment
3.30
7 Ernie Els
Mentions
46
Dominance
0.04%
Reach
3,082,731
Power
31,350$
Sentiment
6.07
8 John Steenhuisen
Mentions
40
Dominance
0.03%
Reach
3,309,003
Power
28,977$
Sentiment
5.86
9 Johann Rupert
Mentions
40
Dominance
0.03%
Reach
3,365,036
Power
26,507$
Sentiment
5.25
10 Retief Goosen
Mentions
40
Dominance
0.03%
Reach
2,754,437
Power
28,393$
Sentiment
6.05
11 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Mentions
29
Dominance
0.02%
Reach
1,542,479
Power
15,114$
Sentiment
8.31
12 Jacob Zuma
Mentions
22
Dominance
0.02%
Reach
2,533,666
Power
19,734$
Sentiment
3.84
13 Ronald Lamola
Mentions
14
Dominance
0.03%
Reach
1,450,684
Power
23,444$
Sentiment
5.12
14 Kwame Nkrumah
Mentions
14
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,258,370
Power
6,404$
Sentiment
7.73
15 Enoch Godongwana
Mentions
13
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
4,523,801
Power
26,696$
Sentiment
5.38
16 Thabo Mbeki
Mentions
10
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,760,364
Power
9,653$
Sentiment
5.75
17 Selby Mbenenge
Mentions
5
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
832,137
Power
4,911$
Sentiment
3.40
18 Aaron Motsoaledi
Mentions
5
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
907,786
Power
5,357$
Sentiment
6.80
19 Helen Zille
Mentions
5
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
983,435
Power
5,804$
Sentiment
4.80
20 Wandile Sihlobo
Mentions
5
Dominance
0.01%
Reach
1,437,328
Power
8,482$
Sentiment
8.00

News Sources in South Africa

Name URL Description Last Checked
Mail & Guardian https://mg.co.za Mail & Guardian - South African weekly, est. 1985 2025-06-08 12:49