Gauteng Provincial Gov engagement report
@GautengProvince - 338K followers on X
Measured over 39 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 3, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 9 interactions against 338K followers, an engagement rate of 0.003%. Measured over 39 original posts, its engagement rate beats 14% of 6,874 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 2.9K times each, and 0.308% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.863% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.9 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 60% of days. Most posts go out around 11:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 39 posts sampled, 95% carry an image or video, 15% are part of a thread and 10% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 99 interactions, about 11x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #imbizowednesdays, #growinggautengtogether, #70years.
Measured over 39 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on September 3, 2026. Recurring tags: #imbizowednesdays, #growinggautengtogether, #70years.
Compared with accounts its own size
Gauteng Provincial Gov's engagement rate beats 14% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (6,874 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 8 of 10)). A percentile is spread evenly by construction, so 50 really is the middle of that group and 90 really is its top tenth.
On engagement per impression rather than per follower it beats 21% of the same group. When those two numbers disagree, the gap is about how far its posts travel rather than how people react to them.
Where this sits in the catalog
At 0.003%, Gauteng Provincial Gov sits above the 10th percentile of the 66,393 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.016%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.002% |
| 25th percentile | 0.016% |
| 50th percentile | 0.1% |
| 75th percentile | 0.499% |
| 90th percentile | 2.09% |
| 99th percentile | 119.5% |
This ruler is the whole measured catalog, not a size-matched group: it shows where the raw rate falls across every account we can measure, all of which are large. For a like-for-like comparison, read the size-band percentile above instead. See how the bands are built
Posting timing
This account posts most often around 11:00 UTC, and Wednesday is its busiest day of the week. The bars below are the catalog-wide pattern, with this account's own busiest slot marked. They do not show how this account performs at each hour: we keep one aggregate per account, not one per hour, so that measurement does not exist in our data.
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
| Hour (UTC) | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | -1% | 89K |
| 01:00 UTC | -2% | 90K |
| 02:00 UTC | -3% | 88K |
| 03:00 UTC | -4% | 94K |
| 04:00 UTC | -5% | 76K |
| 05:00 UTC | -4% | 75K |
| 06:00 UTC | -5% | 86K |
| 07:00 UTC | -5% | 93K |
| 08:00 UTC | -4% | 108K |
| 09:00 UTC | -4% | 124K |
| 10:00 UTC | -3% | 129K |
| 11:00 UTC | -3% | 141K |
| 12:00 UTC | -3% | 154K |
| 13:00 UTC | -3% | 167K |
| 14:00 UTC | -4% | 173K |
| 15:00 UTC | -2% | 176K |
| 16:00 UTC | -3% | 171K |
| 17:00 UTC | -3% | 159K |
| 18:00 UTC | -2% | 149K |
| 19:00 UTC | -2% | 141K |
| 20:00 UTC | -1% | 131K |
| 21:00 UTC | 0% | 116K |
| 22:00 UTC | -2% | 100K |
| 23:00 UTC | -1% | 90K |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +5% | 393K |
| Monday | +1% | 483K |
| Tuesday | -2% | 520K |
| Wednesday | -3% | 472K |
| Thursday | -2% | 430K |
| Friday | -3% | 447K |
| Saturday | +2% | 393K |
Formats this account uses
Its own posting mix on the left, and what each of those formats does across every account we track on the right. Only formats where the effect clears our publish test appear here, so an empty row is a format we could not measure rather than one that does nothing.
| Format | This account | Catalog effect | 95% interval | Accounts behind it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image or video | 95% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 10% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | +15% | +14% to +16% | 32K |
- 95% of this account's sampled posts carry an image or video. Across the catalog, posts with an image or video run 111% above the same accounts' other posts.
- 10% of its posts carry a link off X. Across the catalog, posts with an outbound link run 41% below the same accounts' other posts.
- Its average post runs 427 characters, which falls in the over 280 characters band. Across the catalog, posts over 280 characters run 15% above the same accounts' other posts.
These are catalog-wide differences applied to this account's own posting mix, not a measurement of how each format performs for this account specifically. We keep one median per account, not one per format per account, so the second thing is not something this data can tell you.
Best tweets
- Aug 12, 202611x their median
[WATCH]:A deeply emotional moment for Mme Ndzyela Nyanisi as she receives the keys to her new home during today’s housing handover in Jabulani, Soweto. The handover reflects the government’s commitment to fast-tracking the allocation of completed houses and ensuring that qualifying beneficiaries in the Gauteng province receive dignified housing. #GrowingGautengTogether
- Aug 27, 20264.8x their median
[IN PICTURES]: Premier, Panyaza @Lesufi this morning joined @CityofJoburgZA Executive Mayor, @DadaMorero at the official opening of Fleurhof Mall. The 22,500m² development brings essential services closer to residents while unlocking economic opportunities for locals. Premier Lesufi commended the developers for completing the mall in a record 13 months, highlighting its potential to create jobs, stimulate the local economy and improve the lives of residents. He challenged developers to take this investment to other communities in need of development, emphasising that partnerships of this nature are key to driving Gauteng forward. #GrowingGautengTogether
- Sep 3, 20264.4x their median
Premier Panyaza Lesufi appoints MEC @LebogangMaile1 as Acting Premier https://t.co/6WVftW2r4C
- Aug 12, 20263.9x their median
[HAPPENING NOW]: The @GautengProvince, led by Premier Panyaza @Lesufi, is engaging residents of Winterveldt alongside Members of the Executive Council and the political leadership of @CityTshwane as part of #ImbizoWednesdays. The engagement brings government closer to communities to listen, respond and address service delivery concerns. #GrowingGautengTogether
- Aug 12, 20263.0x their median
[HAPPENING NOW]: Minister of @The_DHS Thembi Simelane together with MEC for @GP_DHS Tasneem Motara , Executive Mayor for @CityofJoburgZA, Dada Morero and MMC Mlungisi Mabaso are in Jabulani, Soweto, where they are handing over 200 houses to qualifying beneficiaries. The handover forms part of government’s efforts to fast-track the allocation of completed houses, bringing comfort and dignity to beneficiaries while preventing unlawful occupation.
- Aug 11, 20262.4x their median
The @GautengProvince congratulates its very own Tumi Ramokgopa, a member of Athletics Gauteng North who was the star performer for Team South Africa on Saturday, 8 August 2026. Ramokgopa achieved something no South African athlete has: winning medals in two hurdle events at a World Athletics Championship this past Saturday in Oregon, USA in the World Athletics U20 Championships. She becomes the first female athlete in South Africa to win medals in both hurdles events at a World Championship. #GrowingGautengTogether #TeamSouthAfrica 🇿🇦
- Aug 13, 20262.1x their median
Premier Panyaza @Lesufi appoints MEC @NkomoNomantu as Acting Premier https://t.co/auDpSwJmTr
- Aug 12, 20261.9x their median
[WATCH]: Hope and anticipation filled Jabulani Parcel K today as beneficiaries gathered for the formal programme, where over 200 homes were handed over to qualifying beneficiaries. Speaking at the handover, MEC for @GP_DHS , @TasneemMotara congratulated the new homeowners on this significant milestone, while reminding them that the homes are intended to provide long-term security and dignity and may not be sold or rented out. #GrowingGautengTogether
- Aug 12, 20261.8x their median
[WATCH]: Mme Merriam Kambule couldn’t contain her joy as she entered her new home, shedding tears of happiness before breaking into a joyful dance. Today, 200 houses are being handed over to qualifying beneficiaries in Jabulani, as part of the 704-unit housing project. Beneficiaries include backyard dwellers, residents from informal settlements and those who applied between 1996 and 1999. #GrowingGautengTogether
- Aug 13, 20261.7x their median
[PICTURES]: On Air 🎙️ Premier Panyaza @Lesufi joined Martin Bester on @jacarandafm this morning for a conversation on key issues affecting Gauteng and the work of the Gauteng Provincial Government. #GrowingGautengTogether https://t.co/qJFK1S30Ty
Ranked by total interactions across everything we have tracked for this account, which is a longer history than the 30-day window the rates above use. The multiple compares each post to this account's own median.
Recurring topics
The most frequent hashtags in the sampled posts. They describe what this account writes about; they are not a performance signal, and the catalog-wide breakdown on the hub shows how little hashtag count moves.
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Reading these numbers
A typical post picks up 9 interactions against 338K followers, an engagement rate of 0.003%. Measured over 39 original posts, its engagement rate beats 14% of 6,874 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 2.9K times each, and 0.308% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 0.863% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 1.9 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on roughly 60% of days. Most posts go out around 11:00 UTC, and Wednesday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 39 posts sampled, 95% carry an image or video, 15% are part of a thread and 10% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 99 interactions, about 11x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #imbizowednesdays, #growinggautengtogether, #70years.
- What is Gauteng Provincial Gov's engagement rate on X?
- Gauteng Provincial Gov (@GautengProvince) has an engagement rate of 0.003%, based on the median interactions across 39 original posts from the last 30 days against 338,359 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.003%, Gauteng Provincial Gov sits above the 10th percentile of the 66,393 accounts in this comparison. Those comparison accounts are all large ones, because our scanning cadence is weighted towards big accounts, so this is a ranking among peers of similar scale rather than a ranking across X.
- Does @GautengProvince have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 14% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (6,874 accounts), which puts it in the bottom quarter for its size group. Ranking inside a size band matters because engagement rate falls as accounts grow, so a raw rate would mostly re-measure the follower count. It is a starting point for a look at follower quality, not a verdict on it.
- When does @GautengProvince post?
- Most posts go out around 11:00 UTC, and Wednesday is its busiest day, at roughly 1.87 posts per day across the measured window.