EWN Reporter
@ewnreporter · South Africa · joined 17 Sep 2010
Updates from the Eyewitness News team - always factual, sometimes funny, more often insightful.
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Families and community members going to identify the 11 victims killed during last night’s mass shooting in Eziko, KwaMakhutha, south of Durban. TCG https://t.co/MPxhnTgpmq
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A mass shooting in KwaMakhutha, south of Durban, has claimed the lives of 11 people and injured 3 others.
One of the deceased includes a pregnant woman. TCG https://t.co/NZWHei7HfO
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"In the interim Mr Sindane has been served with a subpoena to appear before the Commission (today) and we expect to see him in the witness box at 0930 sharp.”
- #MadlangaCommission's Jeremy Michaels.
Oupa Bafana Sindane is seeking an urgent application to block his subpoena. KJ
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[WATCH] Here’s why suspect Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya was arrested. https://t.co/5NfhtxGkJs
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The family of missing Durban woman, Terricia Govender, said they plan on going to search for her in Tibet, China.
This comes after they spent about a week searching for her in Nepal.
Sashin Maharaj, Terricia’s cousin, said the family still has hope they will find her. TCG https
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@ewnreporter @motso_modise Please @CyrilRamaphosa @Prof_Cachalia reinstate SAPS National Commissioner Fanie Masemola to his rightful position
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@ewnreporter @motso_modise This is so sad to see abuse of power. May you find strength and recover from this trauma General Fannie Masemola.
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@ewnreporter @motso_modise He should sue NPA for every penny false arrest withdrawal of the charges not enough.
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BREAKING:
Criminal charges against General Fannie Masemola have been withdrawn in the PTA magistrates court!
The charges were PFMA related charges linked to the R288m tender case where Vusimuzi Cat Matlala is accused.
@motso_modise https://t.co/egCmXXBt0I
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A senior police officer has been arrested at a Sandton strip club. The 59-year-old lieutenant general is accused of sexually grooming a 16-year-old and raping an 18-year-old woman. @JusstAlpha https://t.co/UeBl7uMT0Q
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HAPPENING NOW: Tskane Msithini and Fortunate Masilela, accused of the murder of Jabulile Ntimba, are appearing in the Boksburg Magistrates’ Court. Ntimba is the ninth victim in a string of murders involving women in Ekurhuleni. The motive is a suspected love triangle https://t.co
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[DEVELOPING] A love triangle could be the motive behind the murder of Jabulile Ntimba, who’s been identified as the ninth victim. Deputy National Commissioner Tebello Mosikili has confirmed the case is being viewed in isolation, with three suspects in custody. https://t.co/vYnXeE
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[WATCH] President Cyril Ramaphosa says women should not have to live in fear and panic. Ramaphosa says government remains committed to tackling GBVF following a series of recent murders in parts of Ekurhuleni. @JusstAlpha https://t.co/C9b2uaewsT
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Mpumalanga taxi boss, Joe 'Ferrari' Sibanyoni, returns to the #MadlangaCommission for cross-examination.
Sibanyoni last detailed his tumultuous business relation with the late taxi boss and alleged former cartel kingpin, Jothan 'Mswazi' Msibi.
KJ https://t.co/33dC7p1aCr
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BREAKING: Police have arrested two women and a man in connection with the murder of the ninth victim, in a series of murder cases involving women in Ekurhuleni. The victim was found murdered in Dawn Park last Thursday. https://t.co/EGVzGOiMRM
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Ntando Shoba’s house was one of the 3 that were swept away by the mudslides in Tshelimnyama, west of Durban. TCG https://t.co/FoMck7u9ro
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Siboniso Mngadi, KZN COGTA Spokesperson, is encouraging residents in the province to be vigilant as heavy rains continue to fall. TCG https://t.co/5TdXlRUd57
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Tshelimnyama, west of Durban. TCG https://t.co/GqFJac3Bsg
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A car that was damaged during a mudslide in Tshelimnyama, west of Durban. TCG https://t.co/M3Rk2shvCw
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Residents of Tshelimnyama pulling up a car that was damaged during a mudslide in the west Durban township. TCG https://t.co/34toW99Ruo
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BREAKING: The family of 28-year-old Gracious Nkomo has positively identified her as one of the women whose bodies were found along the R21 in Kempton Park. Nkomo was found partially clothed on 10 September and identified today at Germiston Mortuary. @MongeziKoko https://t.co/C8JU
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#MadlangaCommission Makgothi Thobakgale has been describing how apparent prison gangs work with street gangs for various purposes.
He says gang members involved in violence, seek to be arrested for safety within prison cells.
This has severly impacted budget. KJ https://t.co/9v
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BREAKING: Emfuleni contractor Mpho Malema has been granted bail of R30 000 by the Vanderbijlpark Magistrates’ Court. He faces fraud, theft and corruption charges linked to the controversial R16 million fleet tender awarded by the Emfuleni Municipality to his company https://t.co/
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Matlala Trial: Musa Kekana back on the witness stand. The state has accused him of tailoring his evidence to cover inconsistencies in his bail application affidavit and his version now in the trial. @MakiLeshoro https://t.co/Vbw9DaLFWe
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National Commissioner for Correctional Services Makgothi Thobakgale is on the stand.
He is discussing the apparent infiltration of gang-activity with prisons. KJ https://t.co/GJcKhC1bMg
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The ANC's appeal against the Electoral Commission over missing the deadline for submitting candidates' list for six municipalities - has been dismissed by the Electoral Court. LD
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Kafuti Muyumba, Congolese refugee, said he came to Durban as a child and wants to back to his old life.
Muyumba is part of the group that rejected governmental offer to relocate to the Lindela Repatriation Centre in Krugersdorp. TCG https://t.co/Dym6ar4SOP
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Mabako Marjole said the refugees and asylum seekers who stayed behind in Durban want to reintegrate back into society and go back to their old lives. TCG https://t.co/2Rl1XKyHlu
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BREAKING: NPA Head Andy Mothibi has formally issued instructions for charges against Suspended Police Boss Fannie Masemola to be withdrawn. The charges are on allegations Masemola contravened the PMFA in relation to the controversial tender awarded by SAPS to Medicare24 Tshwane h
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Gerrard Itabelo, Congolese refugee, said he is not that happy about leaving Durban however he could not continue living on the streets of Che Guevara. TCG https://t.co/GtqzkiKx7j
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Against accounts of the same size
66 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. ordinary reach for its size, weaker reaction than most.
Median views12 751this account5 983median for 100K–1M
Reach, %1.61%this account1.49%median for 100K–1M
Engagement, %0.51%this account0.93%median for 100K–1M
| Metric | This account | Median for 100K–1M | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median views per post | 12 751 | 5 983 | 2.13× |
| Reach (views ÷ followers) | 1.61% | 1.49% | 1.08× |
| Engagement rate | 0.51% | 0.93% | 0.55× |
Others in this range → Compare with another account → How these benchmarks are built →
Growth & engagement
How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.
Views per post
6.6K21 Sep
16K
11.4K
65K
95.1K
286.9K22 Sep
4.5K
2.3K
1.5K
10.3K
400.4K
2.9K23 Sep
4.6K
1.2K
Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.
Engagement rate per post
0.18%21 Sep
0.80%
0.18%
1.43%
2.19%
1.44%22 Sep
3.33%
3.78%
2.91%
0.37%
0.42%
0.72%23 Sep
1.58%
1.60%
Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 0.93%.
What the audience does
Likes65.4%8 154 in total
Reposts19.8%2 470 in total
Replies4.1%509 in total
Quotes3.0%372 in total
Bookmarks7.7%954 in total
Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.
Followers by day
23 Sep
Daily snapshots since 23 Sep 2026; the dashed line is the starting count.
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