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# ![@dailymaverick Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::71594919.png) @dailymaverick Daily Maverick

Daily Maverick posts on X about south africa, sas, hidden, india the most. They currently have XXXXXXXXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.

### Engagements: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::71594919/interactions)
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### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::71594919/posts_active)
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### Followers: XXXXXXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::71594919/followers)
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### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::71594919/influencer_rank)
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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[countries](/list/countries)  XXXXX% [finance](/list/finance)  XXX% [stocks](/list/stocks)  XXXX% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  XXXX% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  XXXX% [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands)  XXXX%

**Social topic influence**
[south africa](/topic/south-africa) #1551, [sas](/topic/sas) #191, [hidden](/topic/hidden) 3.66%, [india](/topic/india) 3.66%, [business](/topic/business) 2.44%, [level](/topic/level) 2.44%, [strong](/topic/strong) 2.44%, [fear of](/topic/fear-of) #179, [bank](/topic/bank) #2992, [investment](/topic/investment) #4559

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@zapiro](/creator/undefined) [@kalliekriel](/creator/undefined) [@financeghost](/creator/undefined) [@psafmophiring](/creator/undefined) [@womenforchange5](/creator/undefined) [@griffinforgold](/creator/undefined) [@joesindane](/creator/undefined) [@joseng62](/creator/undefined) [@seismic20220222](/creator/undefined) [@scarecrow313](/creator/undefined) [@sirgrantfleming](/creator/undefined) [@madamevecartoon](/creator/undefined) [@thuthu_zuma](/creator/undefined) [@thekiffness](/creator/undefined) [@mngunisakhy](/creator/undefined) [@sunepayne](/creator/undefined) [@dealmakerssa](/creator/undefined) [@traderdandurban](/creator/undefined) [@frikdupreez83](/creator/undefined) [@solani_ss](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[British American Tobacco (BTI)](/topic/british-american-tobacco)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Babalwa Lobishes year of missed deliverables"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-11-nelson-mandela-bay-mayor-babalwa-lobishes-year-of-missed-deliverables//)  2025-12-12T08:46Z 228.6M followers, XXX engagements


"Drugs worth R4.3bn hidden in 2022 fruit exports spark bail battle in India and fraud accusations in SA"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-11-drugs-worth-r43bn-hidden-in-2022-fruit-et-exports-spark-bail-battle-in-india-and/)  2025-12-11T10:51Z 228.6M followers, 2719 engagements


"Agility wins: New executive programme targets SAs readiness gap for senior leaders"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-09-agility-wins-new-executive-programme-tarmme-targets-sas-readiness-gap-for-senior/)  2025-12-12T09:51Z 228.6M followers, 1503 engagements


"Parents of stranded SA team players in Zimbabwe demand accountability from Chess SA"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-12-parents-of-stranded-sa-team-players-in-zimbabwe-demand-accountability-from-chess/)  2025-12-13T07:23Z 228.6M followers, X engagements


"Under a barrage of lies about Afrikaners heres the truth about proud and resilient South Africans"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2025-12-11-under-a-barrage-of-lies-about-afrikanersrikaners-heres-the-truth-about-proud-and//)  2025-12-12T04:15Z 228.6M followers, 21.1K engagements


"Mr Price: a strong festive foundation"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-11-23-mr-price-a-strong-festive-foundation/)  2025-12-11T07:54Z 228.6M followers, 4568 engagements


"Fear of diversity in Europe greed in Africa Americas two-faced strategy"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2025-12-07-fear-of-diversity-in-europe-greed-in-africa-americas-twofaced-strategy/)  2025-12-07T19:48Z 228.6M followers, 48.4K engagements


"Investment bankers step in to tackle N3 freight congestion"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-11-investment-bankers-step-in-to-tackle-n3-freight-congestion/)  2025-12-12T07:54Z 228.6M followers, 6315 engagements


"Malawi man killed by hyenas marks new horror in human/elephant conflict zone"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-09-25-malawi-man-killed-by-hyenas-heralds-new-horror-in-human-elephant-conflict-zone/)  2025-06-06T04:44Z 228.6M followers, 99.8K engagements


"Has the ANC learnt the lessons of last years elections"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-10-has-the-anc-learnt-the-lessons-of-last-years-elections//)  2025-12-11T03:32Z 228.6M followers, 8482 engagements


"Jacques Pauw on Vlakplaas Apartheid assassin Dirk Coetzee"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-03-08-jacques-pauw-on-vlakplaas-apartheid-assassin-dirk-coetzee/)  2025-02-23T09:11Z 228.6M followers, XX engagements


"Daily Maverick People of the Year 2025- Cast your vote"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-11-24-daily-maverick-people-of-the-year-2025-cast-your-vote/)  2025-11-27T07:58Z 228.6M followers, 31.5K engagements


"Capitec Connect powers South Africa with real value and simplicity"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-08-capitec-connect-powers-south-africa-with-real-value-and-simplicity/)  2025-12-11T08:00Z 228.6M followers, 1368 engagements


"SPONSORED CONTENT: Capitec Connect is SA's fastest-growing MVNO up XX% YOY to XXX million active SIMs. They are tackling high data costs having given back XXX terabytes of free data since March. #Capitec #MVNO #DataCosts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dailymaverick/status/1999026502583857442)  2025-12-11T08:00Z 571.2K followers, 1368 engagements


"Investment bankers step in to tackle N3 freight congestion"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dailymaverick/status/1999387454483366008)  2025-12-12T07:54Z 571.2K followers, 6315 engagements


"SA breaks ranks with BRICS to vote for UN resolution demanding Russia return abducted Ukrainian kids"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-04-sa-breaks-ranks-with-brics-to-vote-for-uor-un-resolution-demanding-russia-return//)  2025-12-04T09:48Z 228.6M followers, 27.4K engagements


"Drugs worth R4.3bn hidden in 2022 fruit exports spark bail battle in India and fraud accusations in SA"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-11-drugs-worth-r43bn-hidden-in-2022-fruit-et-exports-spark-bail-battle-in-india-and//)  2025-12-11T20:14Z 228.6M followers, X engagements


"SA breaks ranks with BRICS to vote for UN resolution demanding Russia return abducted Ukrainian kids"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-04-sa-breaks-ranks-with-brics-to-vote-for-uor-un-resolution-demanding-russia-return/)  2025-12-04T14:53Z 228.6M followers, 1735 engagements


"Attempted rape is not treated as a serious offence in SA law"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2019-03-03-attempted-rape-is-not-treated-as-a-serious-offence-in-sa-law/)  2025-11-21T16:17Z 228.6M followers, 4489 engagements


"Remote work visa rollout falls flat: only XX digital nomads granted access to South Africa"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-04-24-remote-work-visa-rollout-falls-flat-only-24-digital-nomads-granted-access-to-south-africa/)  2025-04-24T08:46Z 228.6M followers, XX engagements


"Time is not on our side ANC reflects on GNU and declining voter support"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-08-time-is-not-on-our-side-anc-reflects-on-gnu-and-declining-voter-support//)  2025-12-09T06:39Z 228.6M followers, 1764 engagements


"Deals delistings and lifelines reshape sugar nicotine chrome and iron"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-10-deals-delistings-and-lifelines-reshape-sugar-nicotine-chrome-and-iron/)  2025-12-10T07:52Z 228.6M followers, XX engagements


"SA must protect the work of legal advocates and turn rights into reality"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2025-12-09-sa-must-protect-the-work-of-legal-advocates-and-turn-rights-into-reality/)  2025-12-10T11:15Z 228.6M followers, XXX engagements


"Joburg has 4000 insourced guards but spends R16m a month on private security"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-08-joburg-has-4000-insourced-guards-but-spends-r16m-a-month-on-private-security/)  2025-12-09T07:02Z 228.6M followers, 2899 engagements


"The Finance Ghost: Famous Brands and TFG need to focus"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-26-the-finance-ghost-famous-brands-and-tfg-need-to-focus/)  2025-10-31T14:09Z 228.6M followers, XXX engagements


"Joburg has 4000 insourced guards but spends R16m a month on private security"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dailymaverick/status/1998287326150058113)  2025-12-09T07:03Z 571.2K followers, 2899 engagements


"Tell us what you think and win big 🗣💥 Grab your copy in stores nationwide scan the QR code inside and tell us what you loved (or didnt). You could win: 🔵 R1000 Pick n Pay voucher 🔵and A Daily Maverick goodie bag One lucky reader will win the prize"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dailymaverick/status/1998656297596760153)  2025-12-10T07:29Z 571.2K followers, 1528 engagements


"Strauss & Co offers accessible works in year-end auctions"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-05-strauss-co-offers-accessible-works-in-yearend-auctions/)  2025-12-10T07:36Z 228.6M followers, 1604 engagements


"Nomvula Mokonyane champions womens leadership in ANC ahead of presidential race"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/nomvula-mokonyane-champions-womens-leadership-in-anc-ahead-of-presidential-race/)  2025-12-11T12:23Z 228.6M followers, XX engagements


"After years of decline has South Africa finally turned the corner"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-11-11-after-10-years-of-decline-has-south-africa-turned-the-corner/)  2025-11-12T04:55Z 228.6M followers, 34K engagements


"Why South Africas strategic reorientation of its basic education system is now irreversible"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2025-12-10-why-south-africas-strategic-reorientatioion-of-its-basic-education-system-is-now//)  2025-12-13T01:25Z 228.6M followers, XX engagements


"SPONSORED CONTENT: Time to snag some art Strauss & Co's year-end online auctions are geared towards emerging collectors with accessible prices. Find works by Stern Kentridge Preller and Brett Murray. #StraussAndCo #ArtAuction #SouthAfricanArt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dailymaverick/status/1998658036983079331)  2025-12-10T07:36Z 571.2K followers, 1604 engagements


"SA not invited to first G20 meeting in US this month"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-02-sa-not-invited-to-first-g20-meeting-in-us-this-month/)  2025-12-02T22:41Z 228.6M followers, 35.4K engagements


"US House committee to take up Africa trade bill but South Africa risks exclusion"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-10-us-house-committee-to-take-up-africa-trade-bill-but-south-africa-risks-exclusion/)  2025-12-11T07:09Z 228.6M followers, XXX engagements


"Fear of diversity in Europe greed in Africa Americas two-faced strategy"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2025-12-07-fear-of-diversity-in-europe-greed-in-africa-americas-twofaced-strategy//)  2025-12-08T04:49Z 228.6M followers, 32.1K engagements


"Stop showing off your wealth Ramaphosa tells ANC while party staff picket over pay outside"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-08-stop-showing-off-your-wealth-ramaphosa-t-tells-anc-while-party-staff-picket-over//)  2025-12-08T16:53Z 228.6M followers, 31.9K engagements


"Three missing police officers among five dead pulled from Hennops River as shocked families identify bodies"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-04-29-three-missing-police-officers-among-five-dead-pulled-from-hennops-river-as-shocked-families-identify-bodies/)  2025-12-11T16:00Z 228.6M followers, 46.2K engagements


"FBIs sexual abuse investigation into Christian church sect reaches SA"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-06-22-saps-and-fbi-investigate-child-sexual-abuse-by-secretive-two-by-twos-christian-cult/)  2025-07-07T11:43Z 228.6M followers, 90.5K engagements


"Poetic Injustice: Untellable tales of human flesh-eating from the Central African Republic"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-08-26-poetic-injustice-untellable-tales-of-human-flesh-eating-from-the-central-african-republic/)  2023-12-15T18:00Z 228.6M followers, 920.8K engagements


"Police recover car of three dead SAPS officers from Hennops River as investigation continues"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-05-01-police-recover-car-of-three-dead-saps-officers-from-hennops-river-as-investigation-continues/)  2025-12-11T16:00Z 228.6M followers, 46.2K engagements


"US seizes sanctioned oil tanker off coast of Venezuela Trump says"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/us-seizes-sanctioned-oil-tanker-off-coast-of-venezuela-trump-says)  2025-12-11T08:07Z 228.6M followers, XX engagements


"The blood of Chris Hani and the eternal damnation of Clive Derby-Lewis"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-04-10-the-blood-of-chris-hani-and-the-eternal-damnation-of-clive-derby-lewis/)  2022-11-18T18:00Z 228.6M followers, 502.5K engagements


"Unsustainable elephant hunting is a growing economic risk for Botswana says report"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-01-unsustainable-elephant-hunting-is-a-grow-growing-economic-risk-for-botswana-says/)  2025-12-01T17:27Z 228.6M followers, 1248 engagements


"SA formally asks fellow G20 members to object to its exclusion by the US"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-12-sa-formally-asks-fellow-g20-members-to-object-to-its-exclusion-by-the-us/)  2025-12-12T20:02Z 228.6M followers, XX engagements


"ISS Today: Mozambiques first Islamist attacks shock the region"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-10-27-iss-today-mozambiques-first-islamist-attacks-shock-the-region/)  2025-10-29T18:01Z 228.6M followers, 157.2K engagements


"ANC admits its KZN intervention is a Toyota Tazz not a Ferrari"  
[X Link](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-10-anc-admits-its-kzn-intervention-is-a-toyota-tazz-not-a-ferrari//)  2025-12-11T07:58Z 228.6M followers, XX engagements


"Drugs worth R4.3bn hidden in 2022 fruit exports spark bail battle in India and fraud accusations in SA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dailymaverick/status/1999069576685126003)  2025-12-11T10:51Z 571.2K followers, 2539 engagements


"SPONSORED CONTENT: SA's readiness gap means up to XX% of exec transitions fail. Henley Business School's new Executive Development Programme (EDP) fixes this #HenleyEDP #LeadershipDevelopment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dailymaverick/status/1999416792285069376)  2025-12-12T09:51Z 571.2K followers, 1503 engagements


"When you open your copy of DM168 today youll find our Daily Maverick Small Town of the Year. Nine writers travelled across nine provinces guided by reader suggestions to uncover South Africas most loved small towns to live in. Grab your copy in stores nationwide"  
[X Link](https://x.com/dailymaverick/status/1999481864088879583)  2025-12-12T14:09Z 571.2K followers, 1603 engagements