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# ![South African Graphic](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/t:south-african.png) South African

South Africa's ambassador to France was found dead in Paris, sparking an investigation.  A US visa was revoked after a South African music executive mocked the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

### About South African
This topic encompasses discussions, news, and social media posts related to South Africa.  

### Insights [#](/topic/south-african/insights)
- south african creators is up XXXXX% from the previous week.
- south african engagements is up XX% from the previous week.
- south african mentions is up XXXXX% from the previous week.
- south african posts created is up XXXXX% from the previous week.

### Engagements: XXXXXXXXX [#](/topic/south-african/interactions)
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![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:south-african/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/south-african/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXXXXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXXXXXXX +25%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXXXXXXX +0.44%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXXXXXXXX +3.10%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXXXXXXXX +29%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXXXXXX on 2025-02-10  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXXXX on 2025-09-28  

| Social Network | Reddit | YouTube   | X         | TikTok    | News  |
| -------------- | ------ | -------   | -         | ------    | ----  |
| Engagements    | XXXXXX | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXX |
  

  
  
### Mentions: XXXXX [#](/topic/south-african/posts_active)
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![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:south-african/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/south-african/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXXX +52%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXX +57%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXX +20%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXX on 2025-05-22  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXX on 2024-11-02  

| Social Network | Reddit | YouTube | X     | TikTok | News |
| -------------- | ------ | ------- | -     | ------ | ---- |
| Mentions       | XXX    | XXXXX   | XXXXX | XXX    | XX   |
  

  
  
### Creators: XXXXX [#](/topic/south-african/contributors_active)
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![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:south-african/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/south-african/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXXXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning South African in the last XX hours which is down XXXX% from XXXXX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXXX +46%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXX -XX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXX +34%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXX +14%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX on 2025-05-22  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXX on 2024-11-02  

The most influential creators that mention South African in the last XX hours

| Creator                                                        | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                        | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@trdmotorcycles](/creator/youtube/trdmotorcycles)             | X    |           | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@colleen](/creator/youtube/colleen)                           | X    | XXX       | X     | XXX         |
| [@grok](/creator/twitter/grok)                                 | X    | XXXXXXXXX | XX    | XXX         |
| [@amapiano_groovist_za](/creator/youtube/amapiano_groovist_za) | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXX         |
| [@southafricandly](/creator/twitter/southafricandly)           | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXX         |
| [@S_Harudzibwi](/creator/twitter/S_Harudzibwi)                 | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XX          |
| [@radio702](/creator/youtube/radio702)                         | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XX          |
| [@GovernmentZA](/creator/twitter/GovernmentZA)                 | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XX          |
| [@RhadebeB](/creator/twitter/RhadebeB)                         | X    | XX        | X     | XX          |
| [@SiweFan](/creator/twitter/SiweFan)                           | XX   | XXX       | X     | XX          |

[View More](/list/creators/south-african/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX% [#](/topic/south-african/sentiment)
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![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:south-african/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/south-african/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XX%  
**Daily Average**: XX%  
**1 Week**: XX% -X%  
**1 Month**: XX% +1%  
**6 Months**: XX% -XX%  
**1 Year**: XX% +5%  
**1-Year High**: XX% on 2024-12-07  
**1-Year Low**: XX% on 2025-03-08  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **National Pride and Culture:** (41%) Celebration of South African achievements in sports, arts, and culture.
- **Business and Entrepreneurship:** (18%) Discussions about South African entrepreneurs and business.
- **Social Justice:** (9%) Support for social justice causes.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **Government Criticism:** (30%)  Criticism of South African government policies.
- **Crime and Violence:** (40%)  Discussions about crime, violence, and safety in South Africa.
- **Racial Issues and Apartheid:** (20%)  Debates surrounding the legacy of apartheid and racial discrimination.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive  | %   | Neutral   | %   | Negative  | %   |
| ------- | --------  | -   | -------   | -   | --------  | -   |
| Reddit  | XXXXXX    | X%  | XXXXX     | X%  | XXXXX     | X%  |
| YouTube | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXX   | XX% | XXXXXXX   | X%  |
| X       | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXX   | X%  |
| TikTok  | XXXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXX   | X%  |
| News    | XXXXX     | X%  | XXXXX     | X%  | XXXXX     | X%  |
|         |           |     |           |     |           |     |
| Total   | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | XX% |
  


**Top assets mentioned**
In the posts about South African in the last XX hours

[Spotify Technology (SPOT)](/topic/$spot)
[Innovative Solutions & Support (ISSC)](/topic/$issc)
[Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl)
[Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin)
[Netflix Inc (NFLX)](/topic/$nflx)

**Top topics mentioned**
In the posts about South African in the last XX hours

[south africa](/topic/south-africa), [united states](/topic/united-states), [nigeria](/topic/nigeria), [money](/topic/money), [cape town](/topic/cape-town), [israel](/topic/israel), [zimbabwe](/topic/zimbabwe), [has been](/topic/has-been), [elon musk](/topic/elon-musk), [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump), [tiktok](/topic/tiktok), [over the](/topic/over-the), [fifa world](/topic/fifa-world), [investment](/topic/investment), [youtube](/topic/youtube), [south african rand](/topic/south-african-rand), [hamas](/topic/hamas), [charlie kirk](/topic/charlie-kirk), [stocks](/topic/stocks), [instagram](/topic/instagram), [department of](/topic/department-of), [all the](/topic/all-the), [gaza](/topic/gaza), [cricket](/topic/cricket), [london](/topic/london), [rwanda](/topic/rwanda), [france](/topic/france), [breaking news](/topic/breaking-news), [stocks communication services](/topic/stocks-communication-services), [pakistan](/topic/pakistan), [coins](/topic/coins), [the only](/topic/the-only), [mining](/topic/mining), [visa](/topic/visa), [behind the](/topic/behind-the), [tax bracket](/topic/tax-bracket), [hosted](/topic/hosted), [defence](/topic/defence), [forex](/topic/forex), [india](/topic/india), [china](/topic/china), [luxury](/topic/luxury), [palestine](/topic/palestine), [stocks consumer cyclical](/topic/stocks-consumer-cyclical), [namibia](/topic/namibia), [twitter](/topic/twitter), [australia](/topic/australia), [ambassador](/topic/ambassador), [university of](/topic/university-of), [kenya](/topic/kenya), [im a](/topic/im-a), [hub](/topic/hub), [unity technologies](/topic/unity-technologies), [botswana](/topic/botswana), [lesotho](/topic/lesotho), [story of](/topic/story-of), [future of](/topic/future-of), [currency](/topic/currency), [up the](/topic/up-the), [chaos](/topic/chaos), [travis scott](/topic/travis-scott), [instead of](/topic/instead-of), [infrastructure](/topic/infrastructure), [facebook](/topic/facebook), [influencer](/topic/influencer), [$jsejf](/topic/$jsejf), [$spot](/topic/$spot), [why is](/topic/why-is), [ufc](/topic/ufc), [debt](/topic/debt), [israeli](/topic/israeli), [life of](/topic/life-of), [united states dollar](/topic/united-states-dollar), [hip hop](/topic/hip-hop), [away from](/topic/away-from), [he will](/topic/he-will), [benin](/topic/benin), [number of](/topic/number-of), [paris](/topic/paris), [new zealand](/topic/new-zealand), [dancer](/topic/dancer), [nigerian naira](/topic/nigerian-naira), [adidas](/topic/adidas), [$adsf](/topic/$adsf), [allegations](/topic/allegations), [let me](/topic/let-me), [germany](/topic/germany), [$issc](/topic/$issc), [coins layer 1](/topic/coins-layer-1), [canada](/topic/canada), [meta](/topic/meta), [ghana](/topic/ghana), [victorias secret](/topic/victorias-secret), [jan](/topic/jan), [victor](/topic/victor), [york](/topic/york), [rescue](/topic/rescue), [confirms](/topic/confirms), [remix](/topic/remix), [rates](/topic/rates)

### Top News [#](/topic/south-african/news)
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Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

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"Marubeni in talks to acquire Carlyle-backed TiAuto - The Japan Times"  
[News Link](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/17/companies/marubeni-tiauto-talks/) [@japantimes](/creator/x/japantimes) 2025-10-17T17:14Z 470.5K followers, X engagements


"South Africa seeks to recoup public funds from former president RT Africa"  
[News Link](https://www.rt.com/africa/626620-south-africa-seeks-recoup-state-funds-zuma/) [@RT_com](/creator/x/RT_com) 2025-10-17T14:18Z 3.4M followers, X engagements


"Will Gaza ceasefire change South Africas ICJ genocide case against Israel Israel-Palestine conflict News Al Jazeera"  
[News Link](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/17/will-gaza-ceasefire-change-south-africas-icj-genocide-case-against-israel) [@AJEnglish](/creator/x/AJEnglish) 2025-10-17T10:58Z 208.1M followers, XX engagements



### Top Social Posts [#](/topic/south-african/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

*Showing only X posts for non-authenticated requests. Use your API key in requests for full results.*

"A caricature of Eugene Terre'Blanche a South African white supremacist who was the leader of the so-called "Afrikaner Resistance Movement" a Neo-Nazi organization (2010)"  
[Reddit Link](https://redd.it/1o9715u) [@lightiggy](/creator/reddit/lightiggy) 2025-10-17T19:52Z X followers, XXX engagements


"Did you know Out in the Twilight was XX in South African Music Charts"  
[Reddit Link](https://redd.it/1o95iw6) [@Relative_Raisin_9597](/creator/reddit/Relative_Raisin_9597) 2025-10-17T19:19Z X followers, XX engagements


"This weekends CAF Interclub matches: AS Simba vs Kaizer Chiefs FC Saint Eloi Lupopo vs Orlando Pirates and XX de Agosto vs Stellenbosch FC will not be broadcast live on SABC TV channels or radio stations. The SABC made every effort to secure the live feeds for all away matches involving South African teams but was unsuccessful. The Corporation depends on host broadcasters in the respective countries to provide the feeds to audiences in South Africa. All return matches taking place in South Africa next weekend will be broadcast live as the SABC is the appointed host broadcaster for CAF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABC_Sport/status/1979252449580839115) [@SABC_Sport](/creator/x/SABC_Sport) 2025-10-17T18:25Z 311.2K followers, 60.3K engagements


"@AdvKindness Poor guy has South African huns DMng him. Lack of boundaries nokuthanda izindaba zabantu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Nkosana_Gx/status/1979245748945318399) [@Nkosana_Gx](/creator/x/Nkosana_Gx) 2025-10-17T17:58Z XX followers, 14K engagements