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| Hasina Gori |
Speaking on Morning Live Thursday morning, Gori says South Africans and people from different parts of the world are keen to get all the latest news about Madiba’s funeral plans.
“People are looking into social media to get information about Madiba's memorial service, how busy it is, when it is happening, can we still get in. People are looking for information on those platforms and SABC News has been using various platforms to make sure that people get the information they need regarding Madiba's death and funeral arrangements.”
Gori says SABC News Online also assists people who are attending different events across the country where tributes for Madiba still continue to pour in. Gori also points out that Mandela is still trending globally.
Mandela’s passing led to an unprecedented digital reaction with Trendsmap reporting 1 700 tweets per second when the news broke, and over 3.4 million tweets for the first 3 hours thereafter.
The hashtag #Mandela trended in 32 countries between 4 December and 9 December, holding the top position in 197 places. #Madiba trended in 29 countries and was in top position in 67 places.
SABC News Online saw its site traffic on www.sabc.co.za/news triple on the back of the announcement of Madiba’s passing with the @SABCNewsOnline Twitter following registering a massive jump.
The number of visits to the SABC News Online Facebook page increased 50-fold and the number of Facebook likes increased 8-fold.
This article first appeared on SABCNews site.
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