Big Brother Mzansi | |
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Season 3 | |
Presented by | Lawrence Maleka |
No. of days | 70 |
No. of housemates | 20 |
Winner | Michelle Dimpho "Mphowabadimo" Mvundla |
Runner-up | Gashwen Brandon "Gash1" Mthombeni |
Release | |
Original network |
Mzansi Magic and
M-Net DStv (live) |
Original release | 23 January 3 April 2022 | –
Season chronology |
Big Brother South Africa: Beke Le Beke (also known as Big Brother Mzansi 3 or Big Brother South Africa 5) is the third season of the South African Big Brother reality television reboot series produced by Banijay and Red Pepper Pictures for M-Net and Mzansi Magic. [1] It returned after a six-year hiatus and marked 20 years since the Big Brother brand launched in South Africa.
The Sponsor of the show for this season was Lottostar. While the associative sponsor was Johnnie Walker
The show premiered on 23 January 2022 on Mzansi Magic and DStv with 24 contestants initially and a new host, Lawrence Maleka. [2] A week later, two more contestants were introduced to the house. [3]
On 3 April, Mphowabadimo was declared the winner of the third season of Big Brother Mzansi and received R2 million, while Gash1 was the runner-up. [4] [5]
The first evening (23 January) introduced 18 housemates, equally split between male and female. [6] After only three days in the house, QV decided to withdraw from the competition for mental health reasons. [7] On 30 January, instead of an eviction, Vyno and Nthabii were added to the house. [3]
Housemates | Age on entry | Occupation | Residence/Hometown | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michelle Dimpho "Mphowabadimo" Mvundla | 27 | Sangoma | Daveyton | 0 | 70 | Winner |
Gashwen Brandon "Gash1" Mthombeni | 28 | Fashion Designer, Entrepreneur | Pretoria | 0 | 70 | Runner-Up |
Themba Karabo Mabaso | 30 | Tattoo Artist | Johannesburg | 0 | 70 | 3rd Place |
Libo Njomba | 32 | Salesperson, Personal trainer, IT Graduate | King William's Town | 0 | 70 | 4th Place |
Thulani "Tulz" Mandala | 28 | Radio DJ, Voice-over Artist, Actor | East London | 0 | 70 | 5th Place |
Thato Mokoena | 28 | Accountant, Content Creator, Actress | Johannesburg | 0 | 63 | Evicted |
Ukho "Sis Tamara" Samela | 25 | Film Student | Queenstown | 0 | 63 | Evicted |
Gugu Refiloe "Terry" Bonga | 26 | Make-up Artist, Adult Content Creator | Johannesburg | 0 | 63 | Evicted |
Naledi "Nale" Mogadime | 24 | Model, Actress | Pretoria | 0 | 49 | Evicted |
Thobeka "Venus" Mtshali | 25 | Aspiring Musician, Bartender | Durban | 0 | 49 | Evicted |
Nthabiseng "Nthabii" Mothutsi | 27 | Student Athlete | Polokwane | 8 | 42 | Evicted |
Bongani "Vyno" Sikhukhula | 28 | Musician | Pretoria | 8 | 35 | Evicted |
Norman Nhlapo | 24 | Daycare Worker | Pretoria | 0 | 35 | Evicted |
Yolanda "Yoli" Glover | 30 | Performing Arts Teacher, Psychology Student | Durban | 0 | 35 | Evicted |
Luthando "B.U" Mthembu | 31 | Aspiring Musician | Durban | 0 | 28 | Evicted |
Adindu "Zino" Asuzu | 21 | Digital Marketing Student | Johannesburg | 0 | 28 | Evicted |
Thando "Acacia" Mati (Mcopela) | 30 | Model | Soweto | 0 | 21 | Evicted |
Rethabile "Dinkybliss" Potsane | 29 | Business Woman | Welkom | 0 | 14 | Evicted |
Mvelo Ntuli | 28 | Marketing Graduate | Pietermaritzburg | 0 | 14 | Evicted |
Keamogetswe "QV" Mothlale | 24 | Marketing Communications Graduate | Soweto | 0 | 3 | Walked |
Normal Nominations | Nominations & votes received | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | ||
Mphowabadimo | Venus & QV |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Yoli Tulz Norman |
Nale Sis Tamara |
Tulz Terry |
No Voting |
No Voting |
Winner (Day 70) | |
Gash1 | B.U Themba |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
B.U Libo Nale Venus |
Terry Nthabii Mphowabadimo |
Terry Mphowabadimo |
Nale Venus |
No Voting |
No Voting | Runner-up (Day 70) | |
Themba | Gash1 & Sis Tamara |
Gash1, Mvelo, Acacia & Dinkybliss |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Terry, Yoli & Tulz |
Nale & Sis Tamara |
Sis Tamara & Thato |
No Voting |
No Voting |
3rd Place (Day 70) | |
Libo | Dinkybliss & QV |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Gash1, Yoli & Themba |
Nale & Mphowabadimo |
Gash1 & Mphowabadimo |
No Voting |
No Voting |
4th Place (Day 70) | |
Tulz | Acacia & Yoli |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Yoli, Themba & Norman |
Nthabii & Mphowabadimo |
Thato & Mphowabadimo |
No Voting |
No Voting |
5th Place (Day 70) | |
Thato | Acacia & Mphowabadimo |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Libo, Nthabii & Mphowabadimo |
Nale & Terry |
Tulz & Venus |
No Voting |
No Voting |
Evicted (Day 63) | |
Sis Tamara | Mvelo & Norman |
Did Not Vote |
Acacia, Nale, Zino & Mphowabadimo |
Did Not Vote |
Terry, Themba & Vyno |
Nale & Gash1 |
Thato & Venus |
No Voting |
No Voting | ||
Terry | Themba & QV |
Gash1, Mvelo, Mphowabadimo & Dinkybliss |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Yoli, Norman & Gash1 |
Nthabii & Mphowabadimo |
Gash1 & Thato |
No Voting |
No Voting | ||
Nale | QV & Mvelo |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Gash1, Themba & Yoli |
Themba & Gash1 |
Tulz & Gash1 |
Evicted (Day 49) | |||
Venus | Norman & Mphowabadimo |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Gash1, Nthabii & Thato |
Mphowabadimo & Nthabii |
Tulz & Thato | ||||
Nthabii | Not in House |
Exempt | Did Not Vote |
Norman, Thato, B.U & Vyno |
Terry, Norman & Gash1 |
Nale & Gash1 |
Evicted (Day 42) | ||||
Vyno | Not in House |
Exempt | Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Gash1, Norman & Yoli |
Evicted (Day 35) | |||||
Norman | Themba & Mvelo |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Vyno, Tulz & Nthabii | ||||||
Yoli | Gash1 & Venus |
Did Not Vote |
Themba, Acacia, Tulz & Nthabii |
Did Not Vote |
Tulz, Nthabii & Mphowabadimo | ||||||
B.U | QV & Gash1 |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Evicted (Day 28) | ||||||
Zino | Dinkybliss & Yoli |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote | |||||||
Acacia | Thato & Norman |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Evicted (Day 21) | |||||||
Dinkybliss | Acacia & Nale |
Did Not Vote |
Evicted (Day 14) | ||||||||
Mvelo | Themba & Sis Tamara |
Did Not Vote | |||||||||
QV | Thato & Libo |
Walked (Day 3) | |||||||||
Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5, 6 | none | none | 7 | 8 | none | |
Head of House |
Tulz | Terry | Sis Tamara | Gash1 | Sis Tamara | Tulz | Libo | Themba | Themba | Tulz | |
Deputy Head of House |
Libo | Themba | Yoli | Nthabii | Venus | Libo | Themba | Libo | Mphowabadimo | Mphowabadimo | |
Veto Power Holder |
none | Head of House | Themba | none | |||||||
Nominated (pre-save & replace) |
No Eviction |
Acacia, Dinkybliss, Gash1, Mphowabadimo & Mvelo |
Acacia, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Nthabii, Themba, Tulz & Zino |
B.U, Libo, Nale, Norman, Thato, Venus & Vyno |
Gash1, Norman, Nthabii, Terry, Themba, Tulz & Yoli |
Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Nthabii, Sis Tamara & Terry |
Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Thato, Tulz & Venus |
No Eviction |
No Voting | ||
Saved | Acacia | Tulz | Norman | Tulz | Terry | Tulz | |||||
Up for Eviction |
Dinkybliss, Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Mvelo & Norman |
Acacia, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Nthabii, Themba, Vyno & Zino |
B.U, Libo, Nale, Thato, Venus, Vyno & Zino |
Gash1, Norman, Nthabii, Terry, Themba, Vyno & Yoli |
Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Nthabii, Sis Tamara & Thato |
Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Thato & Venus |
Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Sis Tamara, Terry & Thato |
All Housemates | |||
Walked | QV | none | |||||||||
Ejected | none | ||||||||||
Survived | No Eviction |
Mphowabadimo 36.35% to save Gash1 22.40% to save Norman 21.67% to save |
Mphowabadimo, Nale, Nthabii, Themba, Vyno & Zino |
Libo, Nale, Thato, Venus & Vyno |
Gash1, Nthabii, Terry & Themba |
Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Sis Tamara & Thato |
Gash1, Mphowabadimo & Thato |
No Eviction |
Gash1 & Mphowabadimo |
Mphowabadimo 36.45% to win | |
Evicted | Dinkybliss 12.12% to save Mvelo 7.45% to save |
Acacia | B.U & Zino |
Norman, Vyno & Yoli |
Nthabii | Nale & Venus |
Sis Tamara, Terry & Thato |
Gash1 29.17% to win | |||
Themba 26.13% to win Libo Tulz |
Weeks | Nominated | Evicted |
---|---|---|
Week 1 | Fake Nominations | QV (Walked) |
Week 2 | Dinkybliss, Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Mvelo & Norman | Dinkybliss & Mvelo |
Week 3 | Acacia, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Nthabii, Themba, Vyno & Zino | Acacia |
Week 4 | B.U, Libo, Nale, Thato, Venus, Vyno & Zino | B.U & Zino |
Week 5 | Gash1, Norman, Nthabii, Terry, Themba, Vyno & Yoli | Norman, Vyno & Yoli |
Week 6 | Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Nthabii, Sis Tamara & Thato | Nthabii |
Week 7 | Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Thato & Venus | Nale & Venus |
Week 8 | No Nominations | No Eviction |
Week 9 | Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Sis Tamara, Terry & Thato | Sis Tamara, Terry & Thato |
Week 10 | Gash1, Libo, Mphowabadimo, Themba & Tulz | Gash1, Libo, Themba & Tulz |
Big Brother Mzansi | |
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Season 3 | |
Presented by | Lawrence Maleka |
No. of days | 70 |
No. of housemates | 20 |
Winner | Michelle Dimpho "Mphowabadimo" Mvundla |
Runner-up | Gashwen Brandon "Gash1" Mthombeni |
Release | |
Original network |
Mzansi Magic and
M-Net DStv (live) |
Original release | 23 January 3 April 2022 | –
Season chronology |
Big Brother South Africa: Beke Le Beke (also known as Big Brother Mzansi 3 or Big Brother South Africa 5) is the third season of the South African Big Brother reality television reboot series produced by Banijay and Red Pepper Pictures for M-Net and Mzansi Magic. [1] It returned after a six-year hiatus and marked 20 years since the Big Brother brand launched in South Africa.
The Sponsor of the show for this season was Lottostar. While the associative sponsor was Johnnie Walker
The show premiered on 23 January 2022 on Mzansi Magic and DStv with 24 contestants initially and a new host, Lawrence Maleka. [2] A week later, two more contestants were introduced to the house. [3]
On 3 April, Mphowabadimo was declared the winner of the third season of Big Brother Mzansi and received R2 million, while Gash1 was the runner-up. [4] [5]
The first evening (23 January) introduced 18 housemates, equally split between male and female. [6] After only three days in the house, QV decided to withdraw from the competition for mental health reasons. [7] On 30 January, instead of an eviction, Vyno and Nthabii were added to the house. [3]
Housemates | Age on entry | Occupation | Residence/Hometown | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michelle Dimpho "Mphowabadimo" Mvundla | 27 | Sangoma | Daveyton | 0 | 70 | Winner |
Gashwen Brandon "Gash1" Mthombeni | 28 | Fashion Designer, Entrepreneur | Pretoria | 0 | 70 | Runner-Up |
Themba Karabo Mabaso | 30 | Tattoo Artist | Johannesburg | 0 | 70 | 3rd Place |
Libo Njomba | 32 | Salesperson, Personal trainer, IT Graduate | King William's Town | 0 | 70 | 4th Place |
Thulani "Tulz" Mandala | 28 | Radio DJ, Voice-over Artist, Actor | East London | 0 | 70 | 5th Place |
Thato Mokoena | 28 | Accountant, Content Creator, Actress | Johannesburg | 0 | 63 | Evicted |
Ukho "Sis Tamara" Samela | 25 | Film Student | Queenstown | 0 | 63 | Evicted |
Gugu Refiloe "Terry" Bonga | 26 | Make-up Artist, Adult Content Creator | Johannesburg | 0 | 63 | Evicted |
Naledi "Nale" Mogadime | 24 | Model, Actress | Pretoria | 0 | 49 | Evicted |
Thobeka "Venus" Mtshali | 25 | Aspiring Musician, Bartender | Durban | 0 | 49 | Evicted |
Nthabiseng "Nthabii" Mothutsi | 27 | Student Athlete | Polokwane | 8 | 42 | Evicted |
Bongani "Vyno" Sikhukhula | 28 | Musician | Pretoria | 8 | 35 | Evicted |
Norman Nhlapo | 24 | Daycare Worker | Pretoria | 0 | 35 | Evicted |
Yolanda "Yoli" Glover | 30 | Performing Arts Teacher, Psychology Student | Durban | 0 | 35 | Evicted |
Luthando "B.U" Mthembu | 31 | Aspiring Musician | Durban | 0 | 28 | Evicted |
Adindu "Zino" Asuzu | 21 | Digital Marketing Student | Johannesburg | 0 | 28 | Evicted |
Thando "Acacia" Mati (Mcopela) | 30 | Model | Soweto | 0 | 21 | Evicted |
Rethabile "Dinkybliss" Potsane | 29 | Business Woman | Welkom | 0 | 14 | Evicted |
Mvelo Ntuli | 28 | Marketing Graduate | Pietermaritzburg | 0 | 14 | Evicted |
Keamogetswe "QV" Mothlale | 24 | Marketing Communications Graduate | Soweto | 0 | 3 | Walked |
Normal Nominations | Nominations & votes received | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | ||
Mphowabadimo | Venus & QV |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Yoli Tulz Norman |
Nale Sis Tamara |
Tulz Terry |
No Voting |
No Voting |
Winner (Day 70) | |
Gash1 | B.U Themba |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
B.U Libo Nale Venus |
Terry Nthabii Mphowabadimo |
Terry Mphowabadimo |
Nale Venus |
No Voting |
No Voting | Runner-up (Day 70) | |
Themba | Gash1 & Sis Tamara |
Gash1, Mvelo, Acacia & Dinkybliss |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Terry, Yoli & Tulz |
Nale & Sis Tamara |
Sis Tamara & Thato |
No Voting |
No Voting |
3rd Place (Day 70) | |
Libo | Dinkybliss & QV |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Gash1, Yoli & Themba |
Nale & Mphowabadimo |
Gash1 & Mphowabadimo |
No Voting |
No Voting |
4th Place (Day 70) | |
Tulz | Acacia & Yoli |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Yoli, Themba & Norman |
Nthabii & Mphowabadimo |
Thato & Mphowabadimo |
No Voting |
No Voting |
5th Place (Day 70) | |
Thato | Acacia & Mphowabadimo |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Libo, Nthabii & Mphowabadimo |
Nale & Terry |
Tulz & Venus |
No Voting |
No Voting |
Evicted (Day 63) | |
Sis Tamara | Mvelo & Norman |
Did Not Vote |
Acacia, Nale, Zino & Mphowabadimo |
Did Not Vote |
Terry, Themba & Vyno |
Nale & Gash1 |
Thato & Venus |
No Voting |
No Voting | ||
Terry | Themba & QV |
Gash1, Mvelo, Mphowabadimo & Dinkybliss |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Yoli, Norman & Gash1 |
Nthabii & Mphowabadimo |
Gash1 & Thato |
No Voting |
No Voting | ||
Nale | QV & Mvelo |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Gash1, Themba & Yoli |
Themba & Gash1 |
Tulz & Gash1 |
Evicted (Day 49) | |||
Venus | Norman & Mphowabadimo |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Gash1, Nthabii & Thato |
Mphowabadimo & Nthabii |
Tulz & Thato | ||||
Nthabii | Not in House |
Exempt | Did Not Vote |
Norman, Thato, B.U & Vyno |
Terry, Norman & Gash1 |
Nale & Gash1 |
Evicted (Day 42) | ||||
Vyno | Not in House |
Exempt | Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Gash1, Norman & Yoli |
Evicted (Day 35) | |||||
Norman | Themba & Mvelo |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Vyno, Tulz & Nthabii | ||||||
Yoli | Gash1 & Venus |
Did Not Vote |
Themba, Acacia, Tulz & Nthabii |
Did Not Vote |
Tulz, Nthabii & Mphowabadimo | ||||||
B.U | QV & Gash1 |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Evicted (Day 28) | ||||||
Zino | Dinkybliss & Yoli |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote | |||||||
Acacia | Thato & Norman |
Did Not Vote |
Did Not Vote |
Evicted (Day 21) | |||||||
Dinkybliss | Acacia & Nale |
Did Not Vote |
Evicted (Day 14) | ||||||||
Mvelo | Themba & Sis Tamara |
Did Not Vote | |||||||||
QV | Thato & Libo |
Walked (Day 3) | |||||||||
Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5, 6 | none | none | 7 | 8 | none | |
Head of House |
Tulz | Terry | Sis Tamara | Gash1 | Sis Tamara | Tulz | Libo | Themba | Themba | Tulz | |
Deputy Head of House |
Libo | Themba | Yoli | Nthabii | Venus | Libo | Themba | Libo | Mphowabadimo | Mphowabadimo | |
Veto Power Holder |
none | Head of House | Themba | none | |||||||
Nominated (pre-save & replace) |
No Eviction |
Acacia, Dinkybliss, Gash1, Mphowabadimo & Mvelo |
Acacia, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Nthabii, Themba, Tulz & Zino |
B.U, Libo, Nale, Norman, Thato, Venus & Vyno |
Gash1, Norman, Nthabii, Terry, Themba, Tulz & Yoli |
Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Nthabii, Sis Tamara & Terry |
Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Thato, Tulz & Venus |
No Eviction |
No Voting | ||
Saved | Acacia | Tulz | Norman | Tulz | Terry | Tulz | |||||
Up for Eviction |
Dinkybliss, Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Mvelo & Norman |
Acacia, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Nthabii, Themba, Vyno & Zino |
B.U, Libo, Nale, Thato, Venus, Vyno & Zino |
Gash1, Norman, Nthabii, Terry, Themba, Vyno & Yoli |
Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Nthabii, Sis Tamara & Thato |
Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Thato & Venus |
Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Sis Tamara, Terry & Thato |
All Housemates | |||
Walked | QV | none | |||||||||
Ejected | none | ||||||||||
Survived | No Eviction |
Mphowabadimo 36.35% to save Gash1 22.40% to save Norman 21.67% to save |
Mphowabadimo, Nale, Nthabii, Themba, Vyno & Zino |
Libo, Nale, Thato, Venus & Vyno |
Gash1, Nthabii, Terry & Themba |
Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Sis Tamara & Thato |
Gash1, Mphowabadimo & Thato |
No Eviction |
Gash1 & Mphowabadimo |
Mphowabadimo 36.45% to win | |
Evicted | Dinkybliss 12.12% to save Mvelo 7.45% to save |
Acacia | B.U & Zino |
Norman, Vyno & Yoli |
Nthabii | Nale & Venus |
Sis Tamara, Terry & Thato |
Gash1 29.17% to win | |||
Themba 26.13% to win Libo Tulz |
Weeks | Nominated | Evicted |
---|---|---|
Week 1 | Fake Nominations | QV (Walked) |
Week 2 | Dinkybliss, Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Mvelo & Norman | Dinkybliss & Mvelo |
Week 3 | Acacia, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Nthabii, Themba, Vyno & Zino | Acacia |
Week 4 | B.U, Libo, Nale, Thato, Venus, Vyno & Zino | B.U & Zino |
Week 5 | Gash1, Norman, Nthabii, Terry, Themba, Vyno & Yoli | Norman, Vyno & Yoli |
Week 6 | Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Nthabii, Sis Tamara & Thato | Nthabii |
Week 7 | Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Nale, Thato & Venus | Nale & Venus |
Week 8 | No Nominations | No Eviction |
Week 9 | Gash1, Mphowabadimo, Sis Tamara, Terry & Thato | Sis Tamara, Terry & Thato |
Week 10 | Gash1, Libo, Mphowabadimo, Themba & Tulz | Gash1, Libo, Themba & Tulz |