MasterChef South Africa season 5

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MasterChef South Africa
Season 5
Judges
  • Zola Nene
  • Justine Drake
  • Katlego Mlambo
No. of contestants20
WinnerBridget Mangwandi
Runner-upNabila Shamshum
Location Cape Town
No. of episodes20
Release
Original network SABC 3
Original release13 July (2024-07-13) 
23 November 2024 (2024-11-23)
Season chronology
 Previous
Season 4

The fifth season of MasterChef South Africa was announced on 17 January 2024, premiered 13 July 2024 on SABC 3 and concluded on 23 November. [1] The season was won by Bridget Mangwandi while Nabila Shamshum was the runner-up. [2]

Returning judges for this season were Zola Nene and Justine Drake. They were joined by new judge Katlego Mlambo. [3] Filming took place from 29 April – 8 June 2024 in Cape Town. [4] Series Director was Geoffrey Butler.

Contestants

Top 20

ContestantAgeOccupationHometownEpisode of EliminationPlace Finished
Bridget Mangwandi20Content CreatorBloemfonteinWinner1st
Nabila "Bealah" Shamshum23School SecretaryJohannesburgRunner-up2nd
Chanel Brink34Internal Sales ConsultantDurbanEpisode 203rd
Refe Dimbaza31Financial AccountantCenturionEpisode 194th
Lona Rode35Brand DeveloperTsoloEpisode 185th
Tebogo Mabye28ModelJohannesburgTBATBA
Tinashe "Nash" Zwambila38Operations DirectorJohannesburgTBATBA
Naledi Matshitse42HomemakerMuldersdriftTBATBA
Amogelang "Amo" Maluleka25Community ManagerJohannesburgTBATBA
Penelope "Penny" Rider65RetiredJohannesburgTBATBA
Shreya Beekum22Recent GraduateBallitoTBATBA
Ketsia Malela31InfluencerKyalamiTBATBA
Tzu "Tina" Ting Long41Owner of Frozen Dumpling StoreCape TownEpisode 513th
Zakariyya "Zak" Ebrahim46EntrepreneurDurbanEpisode 414th
Melanie Jo-Anne van der Merwe39EntrepreneurStellenboschEpisode 315th
Robyn Africa28Law Firm ManagerJohannesburgEpisode 116–20th
Mahlodi Lesego Matuludi26Self-employedJohannesburg
Andrew Nye42Video ProducerJohannesburg
Lucas Roothman33Rugby RecruiterStellenbosch
Elaine "Ella Bella" E. Consrantinides-Leite39EducationalistBedfordview

Elimination table

PlaceContestantEpisode
12345
TBAAmoINLOWHIGHINLOW
TBABridgetINLOWHIGHWININ
TBAChanelINININLOWIN
TBAKetsiaININININ HIGH
TBALonaINLOWLOWININ
TBANabilaINININ HIGHIN
TBANalediINWINIMMIN HIGH
TBANashININLOW HIGHIN
TBAPennyININININLOW
TBARefeINININININ
TBAShreyaIN HIGHINLOWIN
TBATebogoININININWIN
13TinaIN HIGHWININELIM
14ZakINININELIM
15MelanieININELIM
16-20AndrewELIM
Ella BellaELIM
LesegoELIM
LucasELIM
RobynELIM
  (WINNER) This chef won the competition.
  (RUNNER-UP) This chef received second place in the competition.
  (WIN) The chef won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge, Pressure Test or Invention Test).
  (WIN) The chef was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and was safe from the Pressure Test.
  (HIGH) The chef was one of the top entries in the Mystery Box Challenge, Pressure Test or Invention Test but didn't win.
  (CC) The chef received the advantage of competing against a celebrity chef in this challenge. If they won, they advanced farther on in the competition, skipping a number of challenges. The chef could not be eliminated after this challenge.
  (IMM) The chef won Immunity in the previous challenge and was safe from cooking.
  (IN) The chef was not selected as a top entry or bottom entry in the challenge.
  (PT) The chef was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced.
  (LOW) The chef was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, but was not the last person to advance.
  (LOW) The chef was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, and was the last person to advance.
  (ELIM) The chef was eliminated from MasterChef.

Episodes

MasterChef South Africa Season 5 Episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
861"Final Audition"13 July 2024 (2024-07-13)
The top 20 contestants must each cook for a final place in the Top 15.
872"Apple of Your Eye"20 July 2024 (2024-07-20)
Mystery Box: The Top 15 contestants cook for the apple of their eye. The main ingredient that must feature in the dish is apple. The winner wins immunity from the next elimination.
883"Legendary Pepper Steak Pie"27 July 2024 (2024-07-27)
Pressure Test: The Top 15 must recreate chef Nokx Majozi's legendary pepper steak pie. Will they rise to the occasion or crumble under the pressure?
894"It's in the Stars"3 August 2024 (2024-08-03)
Invention Test: The chefs must prepare a dish for one of the three judges complimenting their star signs.
905"Fashion and Food"10 August 2024 (2024-08-10)
Invention Test: The chefs get paired with wonderful designs. They must create a dish resembling the design they paired with.

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