@south_african_engineerEngineering Explained - SA

How South Africa is built - in simple terms!

card updated Oct 7, 2026 · 13 clips parsed · following 0 · 1,200,000 likes total

Engagement12.28%above average

Account summary

@south_african_engineer has 107,800 followers and 122 videos. Across the 13 parsed clips the average is 340,900 views and 39,740 likes. Engagement to views is 12.28%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−1.09 pp). Posts roughly 0.5 times a week. An average clip reaches 316% of the follower count.

Followers

107.8K

history is still being collected

Engagement

12.28%

−1.09 pp newer half

Average views

340.9K

median 209.9K

Likes per clip

39.7K

601 comments avg

Shares / saves

1.5K / 3.7K

1.08% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.5 / wk

reach 316% of followers

Latest clips

13 collected

That third pin on their plug? Engineers put it there for the one momen — @south_african_engineer

209.9K2:12That third pin on their plug? Engineers put it there for the one moment you'd never want to experience. #engineering #in25.3K7721K2.7K

Everyone pictures electricity rushing from the power station to their — @south_african_engineer

27.6K1:56Everyone pictures electricity rushing from the power station to their home. That's not what happens. #fyp #southafrica #3.5K6839316

Replying to @thandomabaso477 Durban's harbour was saved. The beaches p — @south_african_engineer

226.4K2:33Replying to @thandomabaso477 Durban's harbour was saved. The beaches paid the price. And it took engineers another cent19.8K3261.1K2K

Everything that travels up the N3 to Gauteng passed through one narrow — @south_african_engineer

181.2K3:26Everything that travels up the N3 to Gauteng passed through one narrow gap. And that gap has had an enemy for centuries.20.3K3224511.9K

That white foam you throw away when unpacking a new appliance. Enginee — @south_african_engineer

112.8K2:53That white foam you throw away when unpacking a new appliance. Engineers are putting it inside concrete floors on purpos12.5K2295221.5K

Engineers needed the river to move. So they asked nicely. #engineering — @south_african_engineer

362.7K2:32Engineers needed the river to move. So they asked nicely. #engineering #infrastructure #foryoupage #southafrica #fyp 40.9K3569483.3K

There is something about highway bridges your car knows that you don't — @south_african_engineer

485K2:43There is something about highway bridges your car knows that you don't. #fyp #southafrica #foryoupage #infrastructure #e70.6K7882.4K5.6K

The map on your classroom wall made Africa look small. It wasn't an ac — @south_african_engineer

53.7K2:43The map on your classroom wall made Africa look small. It wasn't an accident — it was a design decision. #engineering #i6.7K143182611

Everyone was watching the planes sweep over DHL Stadium. Nobody was lo — @south_african_engineer

132.8K3:48Everyone was watching the planes sweep over DHL Stadium. Nobody was looking at the bicycle wheel above 55,000 people. #f17K4543361.2K

Hartbeespoort Dam has a secret supplier. And it's been supplying for d — @south_african_engineer

193.8K3:00Hartbeespoort Dam has a secret supplier. And it's been supplying for decades. #engineering #infrastructure #foryoupage #16.8K3588431.4K

You've flushed a thousand times and never noticed this. Once you see i — @south_african_engineer

762.8K1:56You've flushed a thousand times and never noticed this. Once you see it, you'll never look at your bathroom the same way73.9K7362.3K5.7K

How do you pour concrete in the middle of a flowing river? #fyp #water — @south_african_engineer

1.1M1:59How do you pour concrete in the middle of a flowing river? #fyp #water #southafrica #foryoupage #southafricatiktok🇿🇦 177.3K2.8K8.5K18K

Same water flowing downhill… two completely different benefits #engine — @south_african_engineer

583K1:18Same water flowing downhill… two completely different benefits #engineering #infrastructure #foryoupage #fyp #southafric32K5069593.6K

Engagement per clip

13 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 17.1% ER

Apr 5Sep 12Oct 6

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 6, 2026	209,900	25,300	772	1,000	2,703	12.90%
Oct 3, 2026	27,600	3,469	68	39	316	12.96%
Sep 28, 2026	226,400	19,800	326	1,095	1,990	9.37%
Sep 26, 2026	181,200	20,300	322	451	1,905	11.63%
Sep 22, 2026	112,800	12,500	229	522	1,476	11.75%
Sep 17, 2026	362,700	40,900	356	948	3,292	11.64%
Sep 12, 2026	485,000	70,600	788	2,405	5,635	15.22%
Sep 8, 2026	53,700	6,748	143	182	611	13.17%
Sep 4, 2026	132,800	17,000	454	336	1,220	13.40%
Sep 1, 2026	193,800	16,800	358	843	1,430	9.29%
Jul 5, 2026	762,800	73,900	736	2,340	5,705	10.09%
Jun 30, 2026	1,100,000	177,300	2,754	8,501	18,017	17.14%
Apr 5, 2026	583,000	32,000	506	959	3,611	5.74%