The power social media influencers wield

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We know how Minister of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development Thapelo Olopeng uses his Facebook account.

He was powerful enough to discredit Kast’s Tlatsa Lebala event. With more than 145k likes, he is influential enough to exert his persuasion on his followers. From posts about preserving bananas and the four kings project, he fully interacts with his audience either positively or negatively.

Then there is former president, Ian Khama who has 141k likes (less than Olopeng) and is verified and very active on Facebook.

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