What the news is about this week
Every headline and teaser on our news page is read for the industries and services it concerns, the companies and institutions it names, and its key phrases. These are the counts — real stories from named publishers, nothing estimated.
Industries & services
| Topic | Week | 4 wks before | Pubs | Change | Six weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 21 | 2 | 7 | ↑ 6.8× | |
| Security | 20 | 3 | 7 | ↑ 4.3× | |
| Cybersecurity | 13 | 2 | 5 | ↑ 4.2× | |
| Cars | 12 | 2 | 5 | ↑ 3.9× | |
| Shocks | 7 | 1 | 4 | ↑ 4.5× | |
| Transport | 6 | 1 | 4 | ↑ 3.9× | |
| Distribution | 6 | 1 | 3 | ↑ 3.9× | |
| Fashion | 6 | 1 | 4 | ↑ 3.9× | |
| Banking | 9 | 2 | 5 | ↑ 2.9× | |
| Education | 9 | 2 | 4 | ↑ 2.9× | |
| Medical | 9 | 2 | 6 | ↑ 2.9× | |
| Investments | 30 | 11 | 10 | ↑ 1.8× | |
| Safety | 6 | 0 | 5 | new | |
| Communications | 8 | 2 | 4 | ↑ 2.6× | |
| Property | 13 | 4 | 6 | ↑ 2.1× | |
| Retailers | 13 | 4 | 6 | ↑ 2.1× | |
| Airlines | 4 | 0 | 2 | new | |
| Music | 4 | 0 | 2 | new | |
| Streaming | 4 | 0 | 2 | new | |
| Schemes | 7 | 2 | 5 | ↑ 2.3× |
Companies & institutions
| Topic | Week | 4 wks before | Pubs | Change | Six weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMF | 9 | 1 | 5 | ↑ 5.8× | |
| China | 8 | 1 | 3 | ↑ 5.2× | |
| Eastern Cape | 6 | 1 | 6 | ↑ 3.9× | |
| Cape Town | 16 | 4 | 6 | ↑ 2.6× | |
| Johannesburg | 11 | 3 | 7 | ↑ 2.4× | |
| Bitcoin Corporation | 6 | 0 | 6 | new | |
| Botswana | 6 | 0 | 3 | new | |
| Trump | 6 | 0 | 2 | new | |
| SARS | 5 | 1 | 3 | ↑ 3.2× | |
| Cyril Ramaphosa | 5 | 0 | 4 | new | |
| International | 5 | 0 | 4 | new | |
| PSG | 5 | 0 | 3 | new | |
| Vodacom | 5 | 0 | 3 | new | |
| JSE | 15 | 5 | 8 | ↑ 1.9× | |
| ABC | 4 | 0 | 4 | new | |
| Apple | 4 | 0 | 3 | new | |
| Boxer | 4 | 0 | 4 | new | |
| De Beers | 4 | 0 | 3 | new | |
| Donald Trump | 4 | 0 | 2 | new | |
| Gauteng | 4 | 0 | 4 | new |
Phrases
| Topic | Week | 4 wks before | Pubs | Change | Six weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sun international | 6 | 1 | 4 | ↑ 3.9× | |
| bitcoin corporation | 7 | 0 | 6 | new | |
| cyber security | 7 | 0 | 2 | new | |
| cape town | 21 | 7 | 7 | ↑ 1.9× | |
| cyril ramaphosa | 6 | 0 | 4 | new | |
| dairy farmers | 6 | 0 | 4 | new | |
| driving licence | 6 | 0 | 2 | new | |
| supply chain | 6 | 0 | 6 | new | |
| eastern cape | 8 | 2 | 6 | ↑ 2.6× | |
| driving licences | 5 | 0 | 2 | new | |
| president cyril | 5 | 0 | 4 | new | |
| data breach | 4 | 0 | 4 | new | |
| data centres | 4 | 0 | 3 | new | |
| donald trump | 4 | 0 | 2 | new | |
| fuel price | 4 | 0 | 3 | new | |
| interim ceo | 4 | 0 | 4 | new | |
| iron ore | 4 | 0 | 2 | new | |
| patient records | 4 | 0 | 4 | new | |
| post office | 4 | 0 | 3 | new | |
| president donald | 4 | 0 | 2 | new |
How it is counted
- This week is the number of stories in the last 7 days that mention it in the headline or teaser.
- Change compares its share of all stories this week with its share over the four weeks before — so it is not inflated when we add a publisher.
- A topic needs at least 3 stories from 2 publishers to appear. One outlet repeating itself is not a trend.
- The bars are stories per week over the last six weeks, this week on the right.
- Industries and services are matched with the same vocabulary the directory and Ask use, so the counts line up with the businesses listed here.