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ORG Communications / Publishing Momentum 16.1ML Momentum Score (0-100). Weighted composite of 9 features: mention velocity, article breadth, relationship density, deal context, recency, market cap, enrichment completeness, mention concentration, entity type. CRITICALPSI regime classification. QUIET (<0.3): baseline activity. NORMAL (0.3-0.5): typical deal flow. ELEVATED (0.5-0.7): above-average signals. HIGH (0.7-0.85): significant activity. EXTREME (>0.85): exceptional signal concentration. Primary: Spectral Shift

News24 operates as South Africa's largest digital news platform, generating content across politics, health, weather, and investigative journalism. Recent coverage spans ANC corruption allegations, Ebola outbreak declarations, and Covid-19 relief fraud prosecutions.

0.34
PSI ScorePlocamium Signal Index - composite z-score from 5 orthogonal signals: news frequency, targeted sentiment, graph centrality, regulatory filings, and clinical trial activity.
16.1
MomentumML Momentum Score (0-100). Weighted composite of 9 features including mention velocity, article breadth, deal context, and relationship density. Retrained weekly.
1%
ConfidenceSignal confidence - percentage of PSI sub-signals with sufficient data (30+ observations). Higher confidence means the PSI score is based on more complete data.
44
ConnectionsDegree centrality - number of unique entities this entity co-occurs with in news signals and articles. Higher = more connected in the intelligence network.
News24 is getting less coverage than expected — the market may be ignoring a developing story (primary driver: Attention Cascade).
Connected Entities
United States Iran President South Africa Donald Trump Israel Tehran Strait of Hormuz China Middle East Washington Prime Minister Elon Musk Minister AFP
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PSI Intelligence
30-Day Trend
2026-04-29 2026-05-29 44 0 Degree Mentions
Signal Decomposition
Attention Cascade
-0.316
Narrative Drift
0.000
Spectral Shift
4883.359
Sentiment-Momentum Divergence
0.000
Source Concentration
0.986
Signal
News24 is getting less coverage than expected — the market may be ignoring a developing story (primary driver: Attention Cascade).
Driver
Ranked #1 of 4 in Communication Services — sector outlier (2.3 sigma above median). PSI stable vs yesterday (0.00). Confidence: 0% (entity has limited history, score is shrunk toward sector prior).
Action
Baseline conditions. Continue standard monitoring cadence.
Peer Comparison
1 of 4
Sector Rank
+2.31
Peer Z-Score
100%
Sector Percentile
Network Analysis
44 Degree Centrality
Ego Network (top connections)
United States (weight 49.0)Iran (weight 38.0)President (weight 33.0)South Africa (weight 26.0)Donald Trump (weight 23.0)Israel (weight 20.0)Tehran (weight 20.0)Strait of Hormuz (weight 16.0) United StatesIranPresidentSouth AfricaDonald TrumpIsraelTehranStrait of Hormuz News24 (degree 44) News24
Centrality History
2026-04-29 2026-05-29 44 0 Degree Mentions
EntityWeight StatusFirst Seen
United States 49 STABLE
Iran 38 STABLE
President 33 STABLE
South Africa 26 NEW
Donald Trump 23 STABLE
Israel 20 STABLE
Tehran 20 STABLE
Strait of Hormuz 16 STABLE
China 13 STABLE
Middle East 12 STABLE
Washington 10 STABLE
Prime Minister 9 STABLE
Elon Musk 7 STABLE
Minister 6 NEW
AFP 6 NEW
Reuters 6 STABLE
Benjamin Netanyahu 5 NEW
Netanyahu 5 NEW
France 5 STABLE
Hezbollah 5 STABLE
Pope Leo 5 STABLE
NASA 5 STABLE
Pope Leo XIV 4 STABLE
Ukraine 4 STABLE
Gaza 4 STABLE
Russia 4 STABLE
Pakistan 4 STABLE
Republican 4 STABLE
Beijing 4 STABLE
Pope 3 STABLE
Article Coverage (0)
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No Plocamium-authored coverage yet. This entity surfaces in upstream signals (news, filings, trials) but has not yet been a primary subject of a published article. Watch this entity to be alerted when one is published.

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Data as of 2026-05-29 ← Intelligence Network