Africa · Monday, 9 November 2026
South Africa
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: McDonald's · YouTube app · Class 12 Business Studies Pro · Shadowrocket · KrugerExplorer. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 809 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Democracy and elections More than usual
- COMMENTARY | Breaking the mould? (businessday.co.za)
- WATCH |ActionSA ends ANC's 20-year hold on Tembisa ward (sowetan.co.za)
- Sanef warns Meta could use SA news to train AI without paying publishers (citizen.co.za)
- AI raises the cyber stakes for African enterprises (it-online.co.za)
- WEATHER TODAY: Hot day for Paarl and Upington at 37°C, Cape Town 33°C (thesouthafrican.com)
- Weather alert: Very hot to extremely hot in parts of NC and interior of WC (citizen.co.za)
Survey · 2023 76% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- 'How do we know if it's accurate': South Africans demand clarity on SASSA means test (thesouthafrican.com)
- South African rand firms on softer oil; coalition talks in focus (cnbcafrica.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.5positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.7The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.8× usual2.5 words per 1,000usually 3.1The GDELT Project
- Fear0.7× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.0 words per 1,000usually 5.2The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual7.0 words per 1,000usually 7.2The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.3 words per 1,000usually 7.2The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
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Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Cars & transport
2Sun Seeker - Tracker & Compass
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Crime & justice
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Books, arts & history
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Fashion & beauty
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Food & drink
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Money & crypto
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Movies & TV
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Music
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Politics & world affairs
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Society & beliefs
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Sports
Ben Sutherland from Crystal Palace, London, UK, CC BY 2.0 Weekly
Fabienkhan, CC BY-SA 2.5 2France national rugby union team
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Travel & places
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East_London_Town_Hall.JPG : Original photographer and uploader was Tim giddings…, Public domain
Industries here
Government & public sector 17Media & entertainment 10Music 8Sports & fitness 8Travel & tourism 7Tech & software 3Nonprofits & NGOs 3Telecom & internet 1Health & pharma 1Education 1Science & research 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Politics in the news
- Protests in the news1reports of events, mostly in English9 Nov 2026 · usually 5 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news16reports of events, mostly in English9 Nov 2026 · usually 25 a dayThe GDELT Project
Economy
- Inflation4.1%Jul 2026 · −0.7 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment32.9%Jun 2026 · +0.0 pts since May 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Consumer confidence99.3100 = long-run averageMar 2026 · +0.1 since Feb 2026OECD
- Central bank rate7.25%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices1.3%Q2 2026 · −1.4 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth1.1%2025 · +0.6 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment59.9%2025 · −0.3 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro18.411ZAR per euro9 Nov 2026 · euro −1.3% since 2 Nov 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Business
- Business confidence100.4100 = long-run averageMar 2026 · +0.1 since Feb 2026OECD
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Education
- Sociology and Political Science
- Infectious Diseases
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
Society
- People online78.4%2024 · +0.0 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change27.8%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority67.1%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1How to Ruin Diwali
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2Black Gold
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3The One About Matthew Perry
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4Nobody Wants This
5Lupin
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7The Four of Us
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9A Couple of Lies
10Unforgettable
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Surviving Hurricane Otis
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2Collision Course
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3Seriously Single Too
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4Despicable Me 4
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5Nowhere to Run
6Animals
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7Which Brings Me to You
8Blackout
9Doing Life
10Money Train
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1DJ Zinhle, Nayvee Womculo & Young Stunna
2Tman Xpress & Mellow & Sleazy
3Darque, Atmos Blaq, Zawadi Yamungu & Tycoon
4Thatohatsi & Sjava
5Stixx & Babalwa M
6Mihlali The Guy, Dankie Boi, Mr Thela & Cairo CPT
7G-Jealous
8Mzukulu
9Future
Apple Music · 2026-11-10
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Global News Podcast
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2The Diary of a CEO
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3Somnyama Sunsets
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4BizNews Radio
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5Podcast and Chill with MacG
6Crime Junkie
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7The Mel Robbins Podcast
8The Rest Is History
9Djy Jaivane
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10The Joe Rogan Experience
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-10
App Store · Free apps
1McDonald's
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2Temu
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3ChatGPT
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4bash™
5CapCut
6SHEIN - Shopping Online
7GoTyme Bank ZA (TymeBank)
8Google Maps
9YouTube app
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10Disney+
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App Store · 2026-11-10
App Store · Paid apps
1Grade 12 Life Sciences
2Shadowrocket
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3Difela Tsa Sione by ZolApps
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4Grade 11 Mathematics
5Voice Recorder - Audio Record
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6Caustic
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7Icilongo levangeli
8Sasol eBirds Southern Africa
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9Grade 10 Mathematics
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10Grade 10 Life Sciences
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App Store · 2026-11-10
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.