Tyla's Hit 'Water' Used as Protest Song for Water in Johannesburg, SA Cracks Jokes: "Lack of Rhythm"

Tyla's Hit 'Water' Used as Protest Song for Water in Johannesburg, SA Cracks Jokes: "Lack of Rhythm"

  • Some disgruntled Johannesburg residents have turned Tyla's hit song Water into a struggle song
  • Mzansi poked fun at the group of angry residents who demanded water in the viral video
  • In the video, the residents claim they have been without water for nine days and are demanding answers

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Angry Johannesburg residents are seeking assistance as they claim to have been without water. However, what made many people on social media chuckle was the protesters' song choice and lack of rhythm.

Tyla's song 'Water' is now used as a struggle song.
A group of protesting Johannesburg residents turned Tyla's song 'Water' into a protest song. Image: Arturo Holmes via Getty Images, @Shakeel Garda on Twitter
Source: UGC

Video of protesters demanding water trends

A few disgruntled Johannesburg residents took to the streets and demanded a consistent supply of clean water.

In the video, shared on X (Twitter) by @ShakeelGarda, the residents claim they have been without water for nine days and are demanding answers from the Hursthill reservoir.

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What amused netizens was the usage of Tyla's Water as the struggle song.

"Tyla’s “Water” now used as a protest song as Joburg residents call for a consistent supply of water from Hursthill reservoir."

Mzansi pokes fun at the group of protesters

Social media users found humour in the video, and the jokes kept flying.

@dramadelinquent laughed:

"This is why white people shouldn’t protest."

@KevinAndile_ said:

"We suffered shem in Joburg."

@Lothando12 joked:

"The person who brought the speaker should be hit."

@ThatBrothaMo said:

"The lack of a coherent rhythm in the banging together of empty containers."

@LifeOfASigma stated:

"If it was my people, they would have properly toyi toyi remixed it and sang it without the speaker."

@Oh_Cokes added:

"South Africans have such a great sense of humour."

@pdjacobs shared:

"This country is full of jokes."

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In a previous report from Briefly News, a few trolls on X (Twitter) re-ignited the debate about Tyla being more successful than Elaine because she is prettier.

A post sparked a heated debate on social media, with some saying that Tyla has a privilege advantage over Elaine.

After Elaine announced that she was making a comeback in the music scene, people wondered if Elaine had the proper management skills.

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Jessica Gcaba (Entertainment editor) Jessica Gcaba is an Entertainment Editor for Briefly News (joined in 2023). She is a Journalism graduate from the Durban University Of Technology (2019). She has 4 years of experience as an Entertainment and Lifestyle Journalist at Africa New Media Group writing for ZAlebs website. She passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. To reach her, contact: jessica.gcaba@briefly.co.za