EnglishSABC News is on Twitter (X) as @SABCNews, with 3,105,105 followers and 860,905 posts. It gained 446 followers in the last 7 days and 2,493 in the last 30 days. A typical post draws 4 interactions, an engagement rate of 0% per follower.
Insights
Over the last 30 days @SABCNews gained 2,493 followers (+0.08%). In the last 7 days the change was +446 followers. Its follower growth this week outpaces 30% of tracked News accounts. SABC News is on a 6-day follower growth streak. Its strongest tracked day added +659 followers on Jul 19, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 4 interactions against 3.1M followers, an engagement rate of 0%. Measured over 1031 original posts, its engagement rate beats 2% of 21,397 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 2.8K times each, and 0.144% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.09% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline.
Measured over 1031 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 29, 2026. Recurring tags: #lateedition, #unwrapafrica, #sabcnews.
Full engagement reportFollower growth
On a 6-day follower growth streak. Best tracked day: +659 followers on 2026-07-19.
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Bio
The digital news portal of the South African Broadcasting Corporation.
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SABC News on Twitter (X) - frequently asked questions
- What is the Twitter handle for SABC News?
- SABC News posts on Twitter (X) as @SABCNews. The profile is at x.com/SABCNews, and the View on X button at the top of this page opens it.
- How many followers does SABC News have on Twitter?
- SABC News (@SABCNews) has 3,105,105 followers on Twitter (X). It gained 446 followers in the last 7 days and 2,493 in the last 30 days. The count is refreshed continuously from public data.
- When did SABC News join Twitter?
- SABC News joined Twitter (X) in March 2009. The @SABCNews account is 17 years old. Searches for SABC News age often mean a personal age, which we do not publish. The figure here is the account age only.