Maimane is the charismatic leader of the official opposition party in South Africa, the Democratic Alliance. With two masters degrees to his name, the highly educated politician understands the power of social media, using his Twitter account to interact with the people of South Africa and push his political agenda. With over 280,000 followers on the short-message format social media platform, his views are often retweeted and liked, while he follows around 727 other accounts on Twitter.
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Mbalula is a lively and active Twitter user, and as the Minister of Sport and Recreation, he often posts photos from events that he attends. With over 450,000 followers on the social media platform, and having posted over 18,000 posts, the former ANC Youth League president is very active on Twitter, and enjoys posting humorous tweets.
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Zille is the former leader of South Africa’s official opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, and currently works as the Premier of the Western Cape. She has around 886,000 followers on Twitter and claims to have had one of the first verified accounts in her region. On her Twitter page you can follow the opinions of the party at a very up-to-date speed and even catch photos of D.A. conferences.
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Malema is the controversial leader of the opposition party Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), and a constant thorn in the ANC and president Jacob Zuma’s side in parliament, where his party members take every opportunity to disrupt proceedings in favour of asking Zuma to pay back the money from Nkandla. The former ANC Youth League president retweets often, and posts to over one million followers.
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Shilowa is the deputy president of COPE and is a big Facebook user. He has a large following that tends to enjoy his controversial but passionate posts. He is also known for posting quotes from great politicians and figures throughout history. He is a former ANC member and Gauteng Premier, before leaving the party to form COPE with other founding members.
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The minister of home affairs tweets regularly and isn’t afraid to share his opinions, and up-to-date information on the African National Congress’ agenda. He has more than 8,800 followers but manages to respond to Tweets in a timely manner. He also posts of many photos of rallies and conventions.
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Naidoo is a very interesting figure as the chairman of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), the former minister of state and a great political activist. Naidoo has over 125,000 followers. He shares his predictions on candidacies, Tweets some inspiring quotes from time to time and promotes GAIN initiatives and initiatives of similar programs.
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Ollis is a member of parliament for the Democratic Alliance and tweets updates within the alliance several times a day. He keeps up with his his youthful image on Twitter with some pretty humorous updates and perspectives on the political climate. He’s also a great retweeter.
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