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@willempetzer

3 long-form videos from this channel first observed in Most Popular, still charting or since left (News & Politics, ZA). Each one is measured against the median of the same channel's long-form videos published 7-90 days before it. The figures come from the official YouTube API and compare the channel only with itself.

  1. #1
    Peak VPIBelow level 1 (1.5x)
    Left Most Popular - 7 days, left 16 Oct 2026YOUTUBELong

    Government Employees pay themselves R500B in SASSA grants. R800B went to people who don't exist.

    Baseline: 59K | Views: 53K

  2. #2
    Peak VPIBelow level 1 (1.5x)
    Left Most Popular - 3 days, left 20 Oct 2026YOUTUBELong

    43 Ward Candidates Assassinated thus far, Running Up to Municipal Election in South Africa

    Baseline: 54K | Views: 45K

  3. #3
    VPIBelow level 1 (1.5x)
    In Most Popular - day 2YOUTUBELong

    The Collapse of South Africa's Clothing Industry: Why Factories Are Leaving for Lesotho

    Baseline: 53K | Views: 31K

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