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Survivor SA Malaysia Contestants Revealed!

Written by TVSA Team from the blog News on 12 Aug 2007
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The 16 contestants who will be competing for the R1-million prize and title of Sole Survivor in the second season of Survivor South Africa have been revealed.

Representing a broad demographic of South Africa, the contestants are definitely a better representation of "ordinary South Africans" than the first season, which contained a number of minor celebrities which viewers took exception to.

The fresh batch of Survivors range in age from 21 to 47, with an average age of 30 (28 is the average age of the females; 32 the average age of the males).

They represent the following cities:

Johannesburg: 5
Cape Town: 3
Durban: 2
Krugersdorp: 1
Marina Beach: 1
Manzengwenya: 1
Middelburg: 1
Harding: 1

Contestants include a model coach, a boot camp instructor, a policewoman, a strongman competitor and a graphic designer who was arrested for assault upon his return to Cape Town following the filming of Survivor.

An interesting-looking bunch, as far as we're concerned.

Amanda Hoosen

Age: 29
From: Weltevreden Park, Johannesburg
Occupation: Head of Internal Audit
Describes herself as: "...quite loud, a great debater who thrives on intellectually stimulating conversation".

TVSA Profile: Amanda Hoosen

Angela Beck

Age: 23
From: Krugersdorp
Occupation: Model Coach
Describes herself as: "...strong-willed and determined. I keep myself motivated and have been told I motivate others".

TVSA Profile: Angela Beck

Angie Bennett

Age: 30
From: Mowbray, Cape Town
Occupation: Boot camp instructor
Describes herself as: "...a very active person with inner strength and resolve who knows how to get what she wants".

TVSA Profile: Angie Bennett

Dyke Higginson

Age: 28
From: Marina Beach, KZN
Occupation: Landscaper
Describes himself as: "...someone with a passion for the environment, who speaks four languages and loves learning about other cultures".

TVSA Profile: Dyke Higginson

Elsie Smith

Age: 24
From: Sunninghill, Johannesburg
Occupation: Hotel Manager
Describes herself as: "...a party animal. I’m funny, I’m outgoing and believe life is about taking care of yourself".

TVSA Profile: Elsie Smith

Grant Clark

Age: 35
From: Tokai, Cape Town
Occupation: Maritime Lawyer
Describes himself as: "...nothing to look at, sweet as sugar, but not to be trusted one bit".

TVSA Profile: Grant Clark

Hein Vosloo

Age: 47
From: Manzengwenya, KZN
Occupation: Rural developer
Describes himself as: "...well-travelled, well-educated when it comes to the outdoors and a person with a passion for life and new adventures, but who hates work".

TVSA Profile: Hein Vosloo

Irshaad Ally

Age: 29
From: Maitland, Cape Town
Occupation: Graphic Designer
Describes himself as: "...the personification of the saying 'persevere and you will achieve'".

TVSA Profile: Irshaad Ally

Lisa Atkinson

Age: 21
From: Durban/Stellenbosch
Occupation: Student
Describes herself as: "...confident with personality - the kind of person who you either hate or love. I’m brutally honest, sometimes too honest, as I’ll tell people to their face what I think of them".

TVSA Profile: Lisa Atkinson

Lorette Mostert

Age: 35
From: Middelburg
Occupation: Policewoman
Describes herself as: "...an average girl on appearance, but looks definitely are deceiving".

TVSA Profile: Lorette Mostert

Mandla Mbau

Age: 36
From: Glen Marais, Johannesburg
Occupation: Marketing Manager
Describes himself as: "...industrious and energetic; calm under pressure; good team player with strong values, yet open-minded".

TVSA Profile: Mandla Mbau

Nichal Ramchander

Age: 25
From: Phoenix, Durban
Occupation: Strongman Competitor
Describes himself as: "...a fun guy who lives every day as it comes".

TVSA Profile: Nichal Ramchander

Nicola Windt

Age: 37
From: Harding, KZN
Occupation: Dairy Farmer
Describes herself as: "...a team player who loves to lead".

TVSA Profile: Nicola Windt

Nomfundo Vilakazi

Age: 27
From: Pretoria/Cape Town
Occupation: Chemical Engineer
Describes herself as: "...someone with many facets to her character, but who doesn’t get flustered easily".

TVSA Profile: Nomfundo Vilakazi

Rijesh Govender

Age: 30
From: Lyndhurst, Johannesburg
Occupation: Sales Executive
Describes himself as: "...a well-groomed man who turns nasty when someone tramps on his toes".

TVSA Profile: Rijesh Govender

Viwe Soga

Age: 23
From: Melrose, Johannesburg
Occupation: Candidate Attorney
Describes himself as: "...a small town South African who is always open to new experiences and situations".

TVSA Profile: Viwe Soga


Survivor South Africa: Malaysia premieres on M-Net on Wednesday 22 August, at 20h00.



37 Comments

Brown Shuga
12 Aug 2007 15:13

They look horrible....couldn't they take pictures before they went to the island?

Mandla Mbau...what an interesting name

ReneC
13 Aug 2007 00:15

If you wanted people who looked good they always could've chosen celebrities and models...no wait....wasn't that done before

belz
13 Aug 2007 01:02

Mandla Mbau??? he looks like Booker T. Rijesh Govendor sounds familiar.

Dimago
13 Aug 2007 01:10

LOL @ Mandla Mbau hi hi hi....

six
13 Aug 2007 01:17

Hmm.... interesting. 
Lets hope they are an interesting bunch.

Dimago
13 Aug 2007 01:30

I WON, WON, I WON!!!! YAY...Thanks TVSA for my gold membership..YiPEEEE....I just realised a *star* next to my name...

This is the best women's month present!

Thank you!!!

Toodecent
13 Aug 2007 01:39

Mandla Mbau...yoh  interesting  ka nnete.

Amazing
13 Aug 2007 02:08

Eish mara why bayenza so. The hole point of watching reality TV is to ogle the hotties and they don't have any lookers whatsoever for the us girls. I think I'll pass on this season of Survivor. 

Ya this Mandla Mbau dude looks uhm mmm..... no comment.

sponono
13 Aug 2007 02:15

Mandla Mbau...very interesting...we'll be watching you Mr Booker T
Rijesh Govender....looks very....ehhhh  authentic..like he's from Culcutta.....hi hi hi ( in a good way peeps)

Viwe Soga, is he realy 23....LOL people grow up fast nwadays

I like Nomfundo...she looks like Alek Wek....but prettier......

Nichal Ramchander can somebody explain his occupation...strongman competitor WTF!!!!  very phony  if you ask me....unless its some carreer I dont know about....

pawagie
13 Aug 2007 03:04

Mr Mandla Mbau..how interesting''
Good luck guys'''

Segololo
13 Aug 2007 03:30

Ok *sigh* - I dont really know how to write this without getting moderated off (TDC) and losing my Gold Membership ;-)

They don't look good enough to watch - I don't mean we want pretty faces but almost shaggable kinda looks would help! Just look at them again, if you can stomach it... But really now?Nichal looks 52, not 25... Mandla - oh Gaad! Rather not say, I am gonna get kicked off TVSA! 

If I was there, I would take out Angie first - she just looks like an over-achiever! ;-)

sponono
13 Aug 2007 04:00

I hope people dont start hatin on sMindlos becoz of his surname-reminding them of Miss Khanyi Mbau, whom you love to hate.....they might be related or not. (I hope they are).but ke that should make it more interesting...we'll see if he's got drama too...LOL

Things that make u go hmmm
13 Aug 2007 04:04

hey, these sweaty island pics are UNFLATTERING, but amanda is a family friend, and believe me, she's flyyyyyy....

MADENZA
13 Aug 2007 04:49

MANDLA MBAU TJO TJO TJO

tizoz
13 Aug 2007 04:54

Mindlos' mbau this is funny!

tizoz
13 Aug 2007 04:58

I don't mean we want pretty faces but almost shaggable kinda looks would help!

That's true, look at the big brotha housemates poor richard is not that good looking but at least he looks shaggable, (did I say that) 

Not another Mbau millionaire that's all I am going to say about Khanyi Mbau's Uncle.

BDeity
13 Aug 2007 05:03

Looks like Mr Govender was hoping to be the hottie, that pic..hihihihihi.  Their occupations are interesting, its an interesting blend.

I know that Vuyo guy, I was in varsity with him.  That pic is not becoming at all but he was considered a hottie back in varsity, very popular wit the ladies .

But ya, he was even a dj on the campus radio station.  He's an okay guy but oozes arrogance, Apparantely he only dates light in complexion girls or coloured girls, & I've never heard him speak Xhosa even though he's born & bred in the Eastern Cape, not even PE Or East LOndon, one of the rural towns, King or Qunu or somethin (Hello Beyonce) Ya, I just don't like that guy, we'll seehow he does.

sponono
13 Aug 2007 05:22

BDeity   so, Vuyo...is mathandi'zinto....he he he it figures 

TZOZ ...are you serious about sMindlos being Khanyis uncle...s'funukwazi...why are they not hyping that one...phela he could add the much needed zutspa in this boring Survivor list...

Amazing
13 Aug 2007 05:27

THese contestants are seriously not keeping. MNET should have just recruited TVSA bloggers to be the contestants. That would have been a season no one would forget.

Amazing
13 Aug 2007 05:29

Hi Sponiponi I've been neglecting you lately, but I'm back. 

sponono
13 Aug 2007 05:39

New Infomration from reliable sources.... some of these pips are celeb related   check this out

Nomfundo Vilakazi - Benedict Tso is her   ehhh half-brother...LOl

Lisa Atkinson- Believe or not the one and opnly MR Bean-Rowan Atkinson is her uncle...lets hope she's not a domkp like her uncle

Hein Vosloo- well this one I was not suprised..his brother was The Mummy..actor Anorld Vosloo
and of course sMindlos Mbau is Khanyis uncle....

as I said before Rijesh Govender is from Culcatta India..so not a lot of info there
for the rest...whatever

Toxic
13 Aug 2007 05:50

i love Nomfundo's gear..reminds me of Masai men..and yeah the resemblence to Alek Wek's strong..hope she wins!

belz
13 Aug 2007 06:09

hehehehe, Viwe bathong, i'm sure the sun was scotching hot

monchooza
13 Aug 2007 06:22

what would make survivor very interesting is if they could have KHANYI MBAU as a contestant

sponono
13 Aug 2007 06:23

hello Amazing

sponono
13 Aug 2007 06:28

i dont think Khanyi would survive the dingy and rough surroundings, she survives the bling and the glitz and glamour...although that woulda made riveting television...

Segololo
13 Aug 2007 06:35

@ Monchooza: I don't think Khanyi Mbau would last the first 3 days before voting...  or is it a week before they start voting?

monchooza
13 Aug 2007 06:47

mara khanyi loves being in the papers i am sure she would have loved being voted for by all the other guys there even if it means voting her off the show. lol

Segololo
13 Aug 2007 06:51

Oooh! Khanyi would defs be thrown off because she'd be telling all of em 'I don't need the money! I can definitely afford to pay for all y'all to a carribean cruise with paid expenses!"  

Floh
13 Aug 2007 07:32

Hi ppl, guess this is not about Khanyi . I don wanna say thangs I will regret. Stop it she no goddess.

And Mfundos yu rocka masai world, even face of Africa not good for yo baby girl. Anywany where did they get all these pple, o Heini ngathi aka use i rollon, c'mon

Amazingly
13 Aug 2007 08:15

Looks like i'll have to develop girl-crushes uase these guys sure arent nothing to blog about.

Cee-Ya
13 Aug 2007 14:43

Yho such a bad picture of Viwe! I was also at varsity with him and trust me that boy is BLAZING! He was the head tutor for Commercial Law at the varsity last year and everyone of my friends had such a crush on him! I always though he seemed arrogant as well but I got talking to him one day and I think he's actually just really confident and just doesn't talk to people he doesn't know. Oh and B'Deity you just hating, I spoke Xhosa to him the entire time and his Xhosa is excellent. I'd also never heard him speak it but when i asked him about it he just laughed and said that people just assumed he didn't speak it. Go Viwe!!

Brown Shuga
13 Aug 2007 15:01

<<Looks like i'll have to develop girl-crushes uase these guys sure arent nothing to blog about>> Hi hi hi hi hi LOL

Jah neh, MNET knows just how to shut us up coz last season we complained and said we wanted "normal" people and now we get what we asked for and we are asking "where do they get these people?" ha ha ha ha ha this whole thread is funny ...

Spopo LOL @ the family ties bit hi hi hi

Hopefully we'll see what all the "Viwe" fuss is about, right now, I'll pass...

Cloud9
13 Aug 2007 16:45

I'm all Survivored out right now after all of the Cook Islands bios so I'll leave checking these out until tomorrow or Wednesday but from first glance, they truly had a monkey with a disposable camera taking these publicity shots. Horrible. Also, is that guy's name really Dyke? Lawdy...

sponono
14 Aug 2007 01:11

<<Also, is that guy's name really Dyke? Lawdy..>>.  some parents can give the word tough love another meaning from birth...Dyke.....haayi cha for a mlungu they should have been wiser.....if it was a muntu I would think his mama was a domestic and probably picked the name from some newspaper

Toxic
14 Aug 2007 01:24

ROFLMAO Sponono!!!!! *imagines domestic going thru newspaper looking for baby names*

sponono
14 Aug 2007 02:19

domestics used to even pick a name from a milk container or anything that has english on it...they did not have to go throught the whole paper...and Tox .you dont wanna know MY English  name trust me...


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