As political parties gear up for the 7 May elections, many have taken to social media sites to spread their message.
Several parties have established social media presences on Facebook and Twitter, and expect their interactions through these mediums to increase. The 2014 elections will be a social media dress rehearsal for 2019, when political parties' first point of attack will be through the Internet.
As the country's political machinery gathers pace for elections in the next few months, those contesting the battle are stepping up their online presence and have plans to invest more in social media for 2019.
Fuseware has provided data around how many mentions parties received on Twitter between the end of January and yesterday.
Democratic Alliance: 112 223 mentions from 37 827 people
African National Congress: 59 958 mentions from 19 116 people
Economic Freedom Fighters: 33 643 mentions from 11 489 people
Agang: 8 778 mentions from 4 920 people
Cope: 3 267 mentions from 2 296 people
Patriotic Alliance: 67 mentions from 49 people
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