Tsakane's water came back blue after five days and Mzansi has jokes
A Tsakane resident filmed tap water coming back blue on 7 November after five days of outages. The TikTok by @nhlongwane03 has about 77,600 views. Watch it and see what Mzansi said.
On 7 November, Tsakane resident @nhlongwane03 posted a TikTok of a large plastic bottle filling up at an outdoor tap with water that has a clear blue tint. The on-screen caption says it was day 5 without water in parts of Tsakane, and "today the water came back blue". The clip has about 77,600 views and has been shared about 600 times.
In the caption, @nhlongwane03 explains that the water has been coming back for a few hours in the morning, long enough to fill buckets and bottles, before going off again for the rest of the day. Then comes the question many viewers had: "is it safe for people to drink mara?"
What turned the water blue has not been confirmed, and we could not find a City of Ekurhuleni statement about this clip. The city said on 9 November that parts of Tsakani, Nigel and Duduza were in a critical state and that water tankers were serving the worst affected areas (City of Ekurhuleni on X). Earlier, on 3 November, city spokesperson Zweli Dlamini said Ekurhuleni's water met national standards in its August 2026 quality report (African Reporter). If your tap water comes out an unusual colour, it is safest not to drink it and to report it to the city on 0860 543 000.
What the comments are saying
@lindiwemkhwanaz:
"DA already delivering 🤣🤣" (898 likes)
@kg_brainchild93:
"Tsakane is advanced.Yall getting powerade empompini😭🥺😂" (685 likes)
@ndzalo337:
"when the water so blue" (139 likes)
@mandisaamthethwa:
"Tsakane is the worst place to live shame when it comes to water and electricity" (122 likes)
@leekamuzi:
"Water represents DA" (114 likes)
@lovelyjoy0707:
"Yall are getting DA water so early🤣🤣🤣" (30 likes)
@malik_.135:
"Tsakane should be turned into a beach wethu." (20 likes)
@czwest1:
"what if it's fuel ⛽️🤔" (7 likes)
Video and image: @nhlongwane03 on TikTok.