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State of the nation

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@sonacoza
🇿🇦 Hosted by @officialmikesham 🎙️| Unfiltered SA Politics for the People. 💭| Real talk. Real Issues. Real Change. 🌍| 11M+ views/month
  • Education & Career
  • Following 2.7K
  • Followers 26.9K
  • Engagement 4.58%
  • Avg comments 94

About State of the nation

State of the nation (@sonacoza) is an Education creator on Instagram, also filed under Education & Career. The account has 26,886 followers and 1,116 published posts. Recent posts average 1,377 likes and 94 comments, an engagement rate of 4.58%.

With 26.9K followers, State of the nation is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. State of the nation follows 2,661 accounts, so the audience is roughly 10 times the size of the list followed. State of the nation is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files State of the nation under Education, with Education & Career as a secondary category.

The Instagram bio for State of the nation runs to 18 words across 5 lines. The bio mentions @officialmikesham. The latest activity Flinque has on record for State of the nation dates from September 2025.

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1,116 Posts

All 10 recent posts Flinque holds for State of the nation are videos. State of the nation has built a substantial archive of 1,116 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 24 followers for each post published. State of the nation also keeps 7 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 26 words each. Words that recur across them include south, africa, zuma, ramaphosa and parliament.

Mandela, Mbeki, Zuma and Ramaphosa all presidents of South Africa who did the worse damage and who was the best president of the country?
The ANC government has the luxury of a functional private sector in this new democracy but they still destroying things to date.
As a citizen of South Africa do think the ANC can recover in the coming elections November?
MK’s chaos continues as Jacob Zuma fires and suspends one of the party’s most visible spokespeople. South Africa’s coal exports to Israel jump and Parliament fights over the politics vs the economy. SARS takes aim at the Transnet locomotive scandal should bribes be treated as “cost of sales”?
Eskom threatens to cut Johannesburg’s power over billions in unpaid debt but will they actually do it? Meanwhile, Higher Education skips Parliament for ANC “study groups” as MPs push back. And Gayton McKenzie pledges loyalty to Ramaphosa as Phala Phala pressure builds.
A major extortion case collapses after the state’s prosecutor doesn’t pitch and the whistleblower is left exposed.
Parliament’s Speaker may be pushed to delay the impeachment while Ramaphosa’s review drags on.
SARS tightens the net around former PRASA boss Lucky Montana and the money trail behind the “too-tall trains” saga.
How does the leader of EFF who’s never sat in the most powerful seat of anywhere manage to amass the wealth that he has?
It’s all about protecting the powerful from the people using the people’s tax. ANC wow.
The EFF talks about the poor but who’s actually cashing in? The story of Soith Africa

State of the nation's engagement

State of the nation's engagement rate on Instagram is 4.58%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 22 followers. An average post collects 1,377 likes and 94 comments, close to 15 likes for each comment.

Engagement rate

4.58%

Avg likes
1.4K
Avg comments
94
Interactions : followers
1 : 22

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Who is State of the nation?

State of the nation (@sonacoza) is an Education creator on Instagram, also filed under Education & Career. State of the nation is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for State of the nation runs to 18 words across 5 lines.

How many followers does State of the nation have?

State of the nation has 26,886 followers on Instagram (26.9K). State of the nation follows 2,661 accounts, so the audience is roughly 10 times the size of the list followed. State of the nation has built a substantial archive of 1,116 posts.

What is State of the nation's engagement rate?

State of the nation's engagement rate on Instagram is 4.58%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 22 followers. An average post collects 1,377 likes and 94 comments, close to 15 likes for each comment.

What does State of the nation post about on Instagram?

Flinque files State of the nation under Education, with Education & Career as a secondary category. All 10 recent posts Flinque holds for State of the nation are videos. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for State of the nation repeatedly use the words south, africa, zuma, ramaphosa and parliament. State of the nation keeps 7 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.

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State of the nation's contact details are not published on Flinque's public profile. The Instagram bio links to 2 external sites, and a free Flinque account opens those links. The account is registered as an Instagram business account. Brands with a free Flinque account can shortlist State of the nation and use Flinque's outreach tools wherever a contact route is on file.

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