Big Brother Mzansi season 5

Big Brother Mzansi
Season 5
Presented by	Smash Afrika
No. of days	71
No. of housemates	24
Winner	Sweet Guluva
Runner-up	Uyanda
Release
Original network	Mzansi Magic Mzansi Wethu DStv (live)
Original release	12 January (2025-01-12) – 23 March 2025 (2025-03-23)
Season chronology
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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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