A quick report on the tweets, posts and status updates that have been published so far regarding the Dalai Lama. What is our Reputation as a country looking like at the moment? And how do people worldwide feel about this?

1. Is South Africa’s reputation at stake here? Based on English comments only, and on all the comments picked up so far by saidWot. Please note that all statements are based on facts, not on opinions. www.saidwot.com

2. Timelines 3rd of October: Questions online as to whether the Dalai Lama was granted access into SA. 3rd of October: SA has once again deniedthe spiritual Tibetan leader a visa. On the evening of the 4th, Archbishop Desmond Tutu spoke out, and so did the rest of the country. And not just the country, but the rest of the world. www.saidwot.com

3. What? Over 4000 Tweets and status updates. Over 250 articles on news and websites. This is what we have picked up so far. www.saidwot.com

4. Where? Where? Social media! This is only taking into consideration the English posts published so far. No other languages were included. www.saidwot.com

6. Opinions and views on the matter.

7. Responses from politicians and celebritieswww.saidwot.com

8. Who and how? A Young Audience, slightly more female than male. www.saidwot.com

9. Our Reputation 0.67 / 5.0 This is based on the sentiment of the post, as well as the credibility of the person that published it. www.saidwot.com

10. The reach of these comments? The news was spread to 23 254 745 people (so far) This is based on the number of followers or friends the person has, or the number of unique visitors to a website. www.saidwot.com

11. How did South Africa feel about it? www.saidwot.com

12. Proudly South African today? www.saidwot.com

13. International support Internationally, the news spread fast. And many a celebrity showed their support for Tutu and their sadness around the story. www.saidwot.com

14. However, there are always South Africans that see the humor in it www.saidwot.com

15. This report is high level and based only on the comments and information that have come in so far. We have all the data and analysis, so if you are interested in receiving this, please contact us on the below contact details. We will keep an eye on the comments in the next few days and will gladly report back on those as well. Any feedback or suggestions is more than welcome! www.saidwot.com More information