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Social Media In brief South Africa

What's trending on social media?

According to the latest report by Acumen Media, these are the biggest stories on social media this week:

  • #Nene's testimony yesterday and #TomMoyane wanting to cross-examine #PravinGordhan made #StateCaptureInquiry the biggest story this week.
  • #Loadshedding started to trend again after Eskom struggled to keep the lights on.
  • The horrific #Boeing737Max #EthiopianAirlines fatal crash had the world grounding the aircraft, #Comair kept the aircraft flying and after a social media backlash, #Comair reconsidered, and the aircraft was grounded.
  • #FaithMazibuko's #combicourt rant left social media astonished.
  • #FNB have been exposed by the media for giving increased interest rates to applicants that are not white.
  • #Afriforum made headlines this week, not only because of #Coligny but also because of the #VerwoerdDocumentary that romanticises #Apartheid.
  • #PanyasaLesufi made many headlines this week
  • #WooliesWaterChallenge cheered us up as South African's used the water to change languages and showed their fluency across the language barrier.
  • #Mabuza told #Mazzone that he doesn't believe what #TitoMboweni said.
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