This is a summary of the trending, highest impact, and most active themes and their narratives related to social cohesion and division in South African public-domain social media conversations from 14 – 16 August 2020.
#MarikanaMassacre trended with over 12,000 mentions over the weekend that marked the 8“The Economic Freedom Fighters marks the 8th Anniversary of the Marikana Massacre. On this day 34 miners were brutally murdered by an ANC-regime in defence of the mining industry and white-monopoly capital.
The SABC News Twitter account said: “Eight years after the Marikana shooting, President Cyril Ramaphosa is yet to visit the area as promised.” Foreign editor for the SABC, Sophie Mokoena: “My last comment on Marikana. President Cyril Ramaphosa do the right thing as you have promised Mama Winnie Madikizela Mandela. I was there. Ntate Cyril Ramaphosa ensure that those who are responsible do implement the reparation process please please. Have a good day My President.
Conversations on race relations continued through the weekend. On Sunday, one Twitter user shared an opinion on the consequences of Zimbabwean land reform in this: “still find it ironic that Black Zimbabweans kicked out all the… White people… and… then Millions of Zimbabweans ran across the border to South Africa to come and work for… White people.” This was retweeted 247 times and liked 709 times.
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