Big Brother Mzansi season 5

Big Brother Mzansi
Season 5
Presented bySmash Afrika
No. of days71
No. of housemates24
WinnerSweet Guluva
Runner-upUyanda
Release
Original networkMzansi Magic
Mzansi Wethu
DStv (live)
Original release12 January (2025-01-12) –
23 March 2025 (2025-03-23)
Season chronology

Big Brother Mzansi: Umlilo (also known as Big Brother Mzansi 5 or Big Brother South Africa 7) was the fifth season of the South African Big Brother reality television reboot series produced by Banijay and Red Pepper Pictures for M-Net and Mzansi Magic. It premiered on 12 January 2025 on DStv channel 198[1] and concluded on 23 March. Sweet Guluva won the season, while Uyanda was the runner-up.

LottoStar returned as the headline sponsor, while the tactical partner was Robertsons Spices and the alcohol sponsor was Chillers Punch.

Smash Afrika replaced Lawrence Maleka as the show's host.[2]

Housemates

On 12 January 2025, 24 housemates entered the house.[3]

Housemates Age on entry Occupation Residence Day entered Day exited Status
Akhonamathemba "Sweet Guluva" Zwane 23 Student Cape Town, Western Cape 0 70 Winner
Uyanda Hlangabezo 23 High school teacher Gqeberha, Eastern Cape 0 Runner-up
Nsuku Mabunda 29 Student Johannesburg, Gauteng 0 3rd place
Fortunate "Nate" Setwaba 26 Orthotist Johannesburg, Gauteng 0 4th place
Karabo "Jojo" Sejojo 22 Entrepreneur Bloemfontein, Free State 0 5th place
Siphesihle "Mshini" Lekwadu 23 Tutor Soweto, Gauteng 0 63 Evicted
Siphesihle Mabaso 28 Financial advisor Secunda, Mpumalanga 0 Evicted
Abongile "Abobo" Salli 30 Teacher Cape Town, Western Cape 0 Evicted
Siyabonga "Swiss" Mlangeni 28 Student Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal 0 56 Evicted
Bokang "Beekay" Chephetsa 23 Electrician Johannesburg, Gauteng 0 Evicted
Amanda "Mandy Hagan" Makhathini 33 ECD Practitioner Johannesburg, Gauteng 0 49 Evicted
Tyrone Willard 26 Social media consultant Qonce, Eastern Cape 0 Evicted
Philile Nzama 31 Unemployed Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 0 Evicted
Mmelesi "Melino" King Mothei 26 Artist Manager Johannesburg, Gauteng 0 Evicted
Muziomhle "Muzi-TheMbuzi" Mdluli 29 Self-employed Johannesburg, Gauteng 0 42 Evicted
Mathapelo "Mata" Mashila 27 Musical artist Johannesburg, Gauteng 0 Evicted
Ash-ley Ogle 26 Unemployed Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 0 29 Evicted
Luzuko Mashalaba 29 Sales Agent Johannesburg, Gauteng 0 28 Evicted
Abongile "Ezra" Mhambi 27 Farmer Butterworth/East London, Eastern Cape 0 Evicted
Siphamandla "Sipha Lee" Mthembu 26 Unemployed Johannesburg, Gauteng 0 Evicted
Nokulunga "Gugu" Ndabezitha 34 Unemployed Johannesburg, Gauteng 0 21 Evicted
Florence "Kay B" Mphirime 23 Student Bloemfontein, Free State 0 17 Ejected
Bongiwe "Bonni Bee" Booi 29 Telesales Agent Johannesburg, Gauteng 0 14 Evicted
Hassan "Savage" Rigney 28 Personal trainer Johannesburg, Gauteng 0 Evicted
The launch night (12 January) is marked as Day 0. The day after is Day 1.

Voting history & Nominations

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Final 		Nominations
& votes
received
Head of
House 		Sweet Guluva Uyanda
Sipha Lee 		Ezra Swiss
Jojo 		Swiss Tyrone Mshini Nsuku Uyanda Jojo
Sweet Guluva Jojo
Gugu 		Bonnie Bee
Nsuku 		Nsuku
Kay B 		Nsuku
Mshini 		Nsuku Nsuku
Mshini 		No Voting Mshini
Swiss 		No Voting Winner
(Day 70) 		3
Uyanda Swiss
Mandy Hagan 		Swiss
Nate 		Sipha Lee
Swiss 		Ezra
Swiss 		Nate Swiss
Nate 		No Voting Jojo
Mshini 		No Voting Runner-up
(Day 70) 		16
Nsuku Kay B
Mandy Hagan 		Nate
Kay B 		Mandy Hagan
Siphesihle 		Sipha Lee
Melino 		Ash-ley Ogle Mandy Hagan
Mata 		No Voting Uyanda
Jojo 		No Voting 3rd place
(Day 70) 		28
Nate Abobo
Gugu 		Philile
Savage 		Philile
Abobo 		Luzuko
Mandy Hagan 		Abobo Abobo
Siphesihle 		No Voting Mshini
Uyanda 		No Voting 4th place
(Day 70) 		20
Jojo Muzi-TheMbuzi
Gugu 		Bonni Bee
Nsuku 		Gugu
Siphesihle 		Swiss
Ezra 		Nsuku Beekay
Muzi-TheMbuzi 		No Voting Beekay
Mshini 		No Voting 5th place
(Day 70) 		8
Mshini Kay B
Tyrone 		Ezra
Mandy Hagan 		Ash-ley Ogle
Sweet Guluva 		Ezra
Sipha Lee 		Ash-ley Ogle Beekay
Nate 		No Voting Beekay
Nate 		No Voting Evicted
(Day 63) 		11
Siphesihle Ash-ley Ogle
Nsuku 		Savage
Ash-ley Ogle 		Jojo
Ash-ley Ogle 		Nate
Sweet Guluva 		Nate Nate
Melino 		No Voting Sweet Guluva
Mshini 		No Voting 8
Abobo Philile
Siphesihle 		Ezra
Swiss 		Swiss
Nate 		Nate
Sipha Lee 		Nsuku Swiss
Nate 		No Voting Nate
Swiss 		No Voting 12
Swiss Uyanda
Nsuku 		Abobo
Nsuku 		Gugu
Nsuku 		Uyanda
Mandy Hagan 		Uyanda Uyanda
Abobo 		No Voting Uyanda
Siphesihle 		Evicted
(Day 56) 		15
Beekay Abobo
Savage 		Mandy Hagan
Mata 		Mata
Luzuko 		Mata
Luzuko 		Mata Jojo
Mata 		No Voting Uyanda
Mshini 		8
Melino Kay B
Savage 		Abobo
Bonni Bee 		Uyanda
Nsuku 		Muzi-TheMbuzi
Beekay 		Mshini Nate
Nsuku 		No Voting Evicted
(Day 49) 		5
Tyrone Kay B
Ezra 		Uyanda
Abobo 		Siphesihle
Gugu 		Mandy Hagan
Sipha Lee 		Ash-ley Ogle Sweet Guluva
Mshini 		No Voting 2
Philile Ash-ley Ogle
Sipha Lee 		Ezra
Savage 		Uyanda
Luzuko 		Ezra
Nate 		Muzi-TheMbuzi Muzi-TheMbuzi
Melino 		No Voting 6
Mandy Hagan Nsuku
Philile 		Ezra
Bonni Bee 		Sipha Lee
Swiss 		Swiss
Muzi-TheMbuzi 		Nsuku Nsuku
Muzi-TheMbuzi 		No Voting 12
Muzi-TheMbuzi Siphesihle
Melino 		Gugu
Luzuko 		Gugu
Jojo 		Luzuko
Mandy Hagan 		Ash-ley Ogle Mandy Hagan
Jojo 		Evicted
(Day 42) 		7
Mata Kay B
Savage 		Nate
Kay B 		Nate
Kay B 		Sipha Lee
Ezra 		Siphesihle Beekay
Nsuku 		7
Ash-ley Ogle Kay B
Savage 		Bonni Bee
Savage 		Mshini
Kay B 		Mshini
Swiss 		Mshini Evicted
(Day 29) 		12
Sipha Lee Mandy Hagan
Kay B 		Bonni Bee
Uyanda 		Uyanda
Abobo 		Uyanda
Abobo 		Evicted
(Day 28) 		8
Ezra Ash-ley Ogle
Tyrone 		Nsuku
Bonni Bee 		Abobo
Nsuku 		Nsuku
Uyanda 		10
Luzuko Beekay
Nsuku 		Nsuku
Beekay 		Nsuku
Philile 		Uyanda
Nsuku 		6
Gugu Mata
Jojo 		Nate
Savage 		Nsuku
Swiss 		Evicted
(Day 21) 		11
Kay B Nsuku
Melino 		Bonni Bee
Nsuku 		Gugu
Philile 		Ejected
(Day 17) 		13
Bonni Bee Gugu
Ash-ley Ogle 		Nate
Kay B 		Evicted
(Day 14) 		8
Savage Uyanda
Ash-ley Ogle 		Nate
Gugu 		9
Note none 1 2 3 4 5 6, 7 8 9 none
Nominated
(pre-save and replace) 		Fake Nominations Abobo
Bonni Bee
Ezra
Nate
Nsuku
Savage 		Abobo
Gugu
Kay B
Nsuku
Philile
Swiss
Siphesihle
Uyanda 		Ezra
Luzuko
Mandy Hagan Nate
Nsuku
Sipha Lee
Swiss
Uyanda 		Ash-ley Ogle
Nsuku 		Abobo
Beekay
Jojo
Mandy Hagan
Mata
Melino
Muzi-TheMbuzi
Nate
Nsuku
Siphesihle
Swiss 		Abobo
Beekay
Jojo
Mandy Hagan
Melino
Nate
Nsuku
Philile
Siphesihle
Sweet Guluva
Swiss
Tyrone
Uyanda 		Beekay
Jojo
Mshini
Nate
Swiss
Uyanda 		Abobo
Jojo
Mshini
Nate
Nsuku
Siphesihle
Sweet Guluva 		Jojo
Nate
Nusku
Sweet Guluva
Uyanda
Saved Ezra Swiss Mandy Hagan No Voting none
Against
public vote 		No Voting Abobo
Bonni Bee
Nate
Nsuku
Savage
Uyanda 		Abobo
Gugu
Kay B
Mata
Nsuku
Philile
Siphesihle
Uyanda 		Ezra
Luzuko
Nate
Nsuku
Sipha Lee
Swiss
Uyanda 		Abobo
Beekay
Jojo
Mandy Hagan
Mata
Melino
Muzi-TheMbuzi
Nate
Nsuku
Siphesihle
Swiss 		Abobo
Beekay
Jojo
Mandy Hagan
Melino
Nate
Nsuku
Philile
Siphesihle
Sweet Guluva
Swiss
Tyrone
Uyanda 		Beekay
Jojo
Mshini
Nate
Sweet Guluva
Swiss
Uyanda 		Abobo
Jojo
Mshini
Nate
Nsuku
Siphesihle
Sweet Guluva 		Jojo
Nate
Nusku
Sweet Guluva
Uyanda
Ejected none Kay B none none
Walked none
Evicted No Evictions Bonni Bee
3.58%
to save
Savage
3.33%
to save 		Gugu Luzuko
Ezra
Sipha Lee 		Ash-ley Ogle Mata
Muzi-TheMbuzi 		Mandy Hagan
Philile
Melino
Tyrone 		Beekay
Swiss 		Abobo
Siphesihle
Mshini 		Jojo
1.80%
to win
Nate
3.45%
to win
Nsuku
9.60%
to win
Uyanda
31.67%
to win
Survived Abobo
5.22%
to save
Uyanda
Nsuku
Nate
87.87%
unknown split 		Abobo
Mata
Nsuku
Philile
Siphesihle
Uyanda 		Nate
Nsuku
Swiss
Uyanda 		Nsuku Abobo
Beekay
Jojo
Mandy Hagan
Melino
Nate
Nsuku
Siphesihle
Swiss 		Abobo
Beekay
Jojo
Nate
Nsuku
Siphesihle
Sweet Guluva
Swiss
Uyanda 		Jojo
Mshini
Nate
Sweet Guluva
Uyanda 		Jojo
Nate
Nsuku
Sweet Guluva
 Sweet Guluva
53.48%
to win

Notes

  • ^Note 1: In Week 2, after Uyanda won the HoH games, his reign was short-lived, as Big Brother introduced an HoH Challenger game. This was won by Sipha Lee who became the new HoH.
  • ^Note 2: On Day 17, Kay B was disqualified after she was deemed to have sexually harassed Beekay and other contestants.[4]
  • ^Note 3: In Week 4, the HoH challenger won the power to save but not replace.
  • ^Note 4: In Week 5, Big Brother asked the housemates to nominate one housemate for eviction. Ash-ley and Nsuku were on the chopping block, and HoH Swiss was asked to choose one of them for immediate eviction. He chose Ash-ley Ogle.
  • ^Note 5: In Week 6, Big Brother introduced face-to-face nominations. The HoH then had the special power of adding an Inferno Nomination. HoH Tyrone chose Siphesihle.
  • ^Note 6: In Week 7, all housemates were automatically up for eviction, except HoH Mshini.
  • ^Note 7: In Week 7, Melino won the opportunity to go straight to the final if he survived the week's eviction.
  • ^Note 8: In Week 8, HoH Nsuku selected Sweet Guluva as her Inferno Nomination.
  • ^Note 9: In Week 9, all housemates were automatically up for eviction, except HoH Uyanda.

Nomination table

Weeks Nominated Evicted
Week 1 Fake Nominations None
Week 2 Abobo, Bonni Bee, Nate, Nsuku, Savage & Uyanda Bonni Bee & Savage
Week 3 Abobo, Gugu, Kay B, Mata, Nsuku, Philile, Siphesihle & Uyanda Kay B (Ejected) & Gugu
Week 4 Ezra, Luzuko, Nate, Nsuku, Sipha Lee, Swiss & Uyanda Ezra, Luzuko & Sipha Lee
Week 5 Ash-ley Ogle & Nsuku Ash-ley Ogle
Week 6 Abobo, Beekay, Jojo, Mandy Hagan, Mata, Melino, Muzi-TheMbuzi, Nate, Nsuku, Siphesihle & Swiss Mata & Muzi-TheMbuzi
Week 7 Abobo, Beekay, Jojo, Mandy Hagan, Melino, Nate, Nsuku, Philile, Siphesihle, Sweet Guluva, Swiss, Tyrone & Uyanda Mandy Hagan, Melino, Philile & Tyrone
Week 8 Beekay, Jojo, Mshini, Nate, Sweet Guluva, Swiss & Uyanda Beekay & Swiss
Week 9 Abobo, Jojo, Mshini, Nate, Nsuku, Siphesihle & Sweet Guluva Abobo, Mshini & Siphesihle
Week 10 Jojo, Nate, Nsuku, Sweet Guluva & Uyanda Jojo, Nate, Nsuku & Uyanda

References

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