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Big Brother Mzansi

Genres: Reality, Reality Competition
Broadcast on: Mzansi Magic, Channel 198

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Broadcaster information
South African channels

Mzansi Magic : 02 Feb 2014 - 23 Mar 2025
Channel 198 : 21 Jan 2024 - 31 Mar 2024

About the Show


Big Brother Mzansi is a South African reality competition television series based on the international format in which members of the public live in a specially constructed house and are viewed 24/7 by the audience, who also decide - via voting - who ultimately wins the game.

It's a slacker's dream - getting off work for a few months, lounging in a jacuzzi for hours on end, achieving 15 minutes of notoriety and the possibility of winning a million bucks.

This is Big Brother Mzansi.

A group of ordinary individuals, chosen from thousands of hopefuls, live together in a specially constructed house, isolated from the outside world, watched 24/7 by viewing audiences across the country.

At regular intervals housemates will nominate each other for eviction.

The housemates who get the most nominations will have to survive a viewer vote. If they don't, they're evicted out of the game.

Only the last person remaining at the end takes home the mega jackpot.

Along the way Big Brother, that infamous and legendary character at the centre of it all, introduces his own twists and turns into the game.

History

M-Net and format owner and production company Endemol SA introduced the concept of reality television to South African audiences in 2001 with the first 24/7 Big Brother broadcasts in the southern hemisphere.

Then, after a second South African season in 2002, Big Brother ventured onto the continent with Big Brother Africa.

After nearly 13 years the show returned to South Africa, rebranded as Big Brother Mzansi and now broadcast on Mzansi Magic.

Winners

Season 1: Mandla Hlatshwayo
Season 2: Ace Khumalo and Ntombi Tshabalala
Season 3: Mphowabadimo Mvundla
Season 4: McJunior Zondi
Season 5: Sweet Guluva
 


Starring

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Host - Himself

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Host - Himself

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Host - Himself


Big Brother Mzansi 5 Challenge: identify the housemates by name

13 Jan 2025 | Written by: TVSA Team | From: Mzansi Magic
Are you a hardcore fan or ham? Take the test, earn bragging rights.


New on TV today: Sunday 12 January 2025

12 Jan 2025 | Written by: Shows Editor | From: New Shows and Seasons
Big Brother Mzansi returns to Mzansi Magic and 198 and sitcom Mr. Mom begins on SABC2.


Mzansi Magic announces titles, scenarios for 2025 original series

10 Dec 2024 | Written by: TVSA Team | From: Mzansi Magic | 2 comments
We can breathe. No 1Max vibez going on here thankfully. See the channel's first quarter new series.


Latest Discussions

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BB's Ntombi and Ace in Double Trouble for drugs thelionking
07 Apr 2022 04h05
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Big Brother Mzansi general chatter Tashi
26 Mar 2015 11h12
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BBMzansi VIP to start 7 April thelionking
07 Apr 2022 04h06
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