{"id":2494,"date":"2026-01-31T21:48:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/?page_id=2494"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:57:10","slug":"wearesocial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wearesocial\/","title":{"rendered":"#WeAreSocial"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2494\" class=\"elementor elementor-2494\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2852b0a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2852b0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5fa92 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b5fa92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d9170a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d9170a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"stroke-txt\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:150}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social Media Strategy &amp; Training for Government<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9b755 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb9b755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:230}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Turn social platforms into powerful tools for citizen engagement, accountability and impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da48999 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da48999\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85de24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a85de24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gauteng-Department-of-Health-2.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"stroke-txt\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">South African Government Leaders on X Report<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c981a7a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c981a7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c31fb9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c31fb9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5fdc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b5fdc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE 5TH SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT LEADERS ON X REPORT IS OUT!\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c06b216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c06b216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>On Tuesday, 28 January 2025, we unveiled the fifth edition of the South African Government Leaders on X Report at a high-profile event in Sandton, Johannesburg.<\/strong><\/p><p>The report, which assesses how government leaders use X to engage with citizens, comes at a pivotal moment in South Africa\u2019s democratic journey. The nation is navigating its first Government of National Unity (GNU) and grappling with pressing socio-economic challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123f9fa elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"123f9fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5th-South-African-Government-Leaders-on-X_28Jan2025_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Latest Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853fc53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"853fc53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd03373 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd03373\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b2a538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b2a538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"stroke-txt\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why X?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd4a6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fd4a6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b98ffd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b98ffd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4856a1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4856a1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although Facebook has the most number of users in South Africa, like in many other countries \u2013 X is the most news-friendly social media platforms. It is by far the place that journalists are most likely to spend their social media energies.<\/p><p>X remains the most influential platform used as a channel for news and prompt information sharing by politicians, government leaders, public representatives, media and communication professionals, journalists and newsrooms. X\u2019s influence has been elevated by its ability to provide a platform for real-time outrage, consumer activism, social mobilization by brands and governments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6e308 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2a6e308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2022-South-African-Government-on-Twitter-Report_L.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download 2022 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src=\"https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2024-07-08-4-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2633\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2024-07-08-4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2024-07-08-4-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2024-07-08-4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2024-07-08-4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2024-07-08-4-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2024-07-08-4.png 1986w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">View 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https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2024-07-08-2-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">View Presentation<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5bc62 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff5bc62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:150}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732a48c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"732a48c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a00a251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The #SocialMediaSummit4Gov is a knowledge exchange platform that brings together senior government and public sector communicators to reflect on the importance of elevating social media as a strategic communication method, and its impact on citizen engagement.<\/p>\n<p>The Summit invites experts, academics and value chain partners who share actionable insights, know-how of emerging technologies, digital communications trends and best practices that help government and public sector communicators develop solutions and action plans to improve citizen engagement.<\/p>\n<p><b>The mission is to support better outcomes for 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>South Africa\u2019s social media landscape<\/li><li>Leveraging social media to educate and engage citizens\u00a0in real-time to achieve the departmental strategic objectives<\/li><li>Storytelling in the digital age \u2013 best practices for developing compelling and audience engaged video<\/li><li>How to humanise content<\/li><li>How to develop an effective social media programme: strategy, planning and experimentation<\/li><li>Visual impact \u2013 how infographics and other visuals can take messages farther<\/li><li><span lang=\"EN-US\">How to communicate with\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">clarity, to the point, and be informative, but still maintaining a voice and sense of personality<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a8cd9 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" 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And social media has proven to be a driving force and a must to have tool. Empowering employees with social media training is critical at this juncture and the company can derive multiple benefits such as: ensuring adherence to company policy, avoiding comments that can ruin the brand, most importantly, investing in training for your employees will save time because they won\u2019t need to spend time researching best practices. Companies that invest in social media training do so because they understand how these platforms can move their business forward.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-top\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1516849977888.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2714\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1516849977888.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1516849977888-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.decode.co.za\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1516849977888-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" 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