MasterChef South Africa season 5

MasterChef South Africa
Season 5
Judges	Zola Nene Justine Drake Katlego Mlambo
No. of contestants	20
Winner	Bridget Mangwandi
Runner-up	Nabila Shamshum
Location	Cape Town
No. of episodes	20
Release
Original network	SABC 3
Original release	13 July (2024-7-13) – 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. Bridget is officially the youngest MasterChef Winner in franchise history as she is a few months younger than Dara Yu, who was also crowned the world’s youngest winner. ^[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

Contestant	Age	Occupation	Hometown	Episode of Elimination	Place Finished
Bridget Mangwandi	20	Content Creator	Johannesburg	Winner	1st
Nabila "Bealah" Shamshum	23	School Secretary	Johannesburg	Runner-up	2nd
Chanel Brink	34	Internal Sales Consultant	Durban	Episode 20	3rd
Refe Dimbaza	31	Financial Accountant	Centurion	Episode 19	4th
Lona Rode	35	Brand Developer	Tsolo	Episode 18	5th
Tebogo Mabye	28	Model	Johannesburg	TBA	TBA
Tinashe "Nash" Zwambila	38	Operations Director	Johannesburg	TBA	TBA
Naledi Matshitse	42	Homemaker	Muldersdrift	TBA	TBA
Amogelang "Amo" Maluleka	25	Community Manager	Johannesburg	TBA	TBA
Penelope "Penny" Rider	65	Retired	Johannesburg	TBA	TBA
Shreya Beekum	22	Recent Graduate	Ballito	TBA	TBA
Ketsia Malela	31	Influencer	Kyalami	TBA	TBA
Tzu "Tina" Ting Long	41	Owner of Frozen Dumpling Store	Cape Town	Episode 5	13th
Zakariyya "Zak" Ebrahim	46	Entrepreneur	Durban	Episode 4	14th
Melanie Jo-Anne van der Merwe	39	Entrepreneur	Stellenbosch	Episode 3	15th
Robyn Africa	28	Law Firm Manager	Johannesburg	Episode 1	16–20th
Mahlodi Lesego Matuludi	26	Self-employed	Johannesburg
Andrew Nye	42	Video Producer	Johannesburg
Lucas Roothman	33	Rugby Recruiter	Stellenbosch
Elaine "Ella Bella" E. Consrantinides-Leite	39	Educationalist	Bedfordview

Elimination table

Place	Contestant	Episode
		1	2	3	4	5
TBA	Amo	IN	LOW	HIGH	IN	LOW
TBA	Bridget	IN	LOW	HIGH	WIN	IN
TBA	Chanel	IN	IN	IN	LOW	IN
TBA	Ketsia	IN	IN	IN	IN	HIGH
TBA	Lona	IN	LOW	LOW	IN	IN
TBA	Nabila	IN	IN	IN	HIGH	IN
TBA	Naledi	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	HIGH
TBA	Nash	IN	IN	LOW	HIGH	IN
TBA	Penny	IN	IN	IN	IN	LOW
TBA	Refe	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN
TBA	Shreya	IN	HIGH	IN	LOW	IN
TBA	Tebogo	IN	IN	IN	IN	WIN
13	Tina	IN	HIGH	WIN	IN	ELIM
14	Zak	IN	IN	IN	ELIM
15	Melanie	IN	IN	ELIM
16-20	Andrew	ELIM
	Ella Bella	ELIM
	Lesego	ELIM
	Lucas	ELIM
	Robyn	ELIM

  (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	Title	Original release date
86	1	"Final Audition"	13 July 2024 (2024-7-13)
The top 20 contestants must each cook for a final place in the Top 15.
87	2	"Apple of Your Eye"	20 July 2024 (2024-7-20)
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.
88	3	"Legendary Pepper Steak Pie"	27 July 2024 (2024-7-27)
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?
89	4	"It's in the Stars"	3 August 2024 (2024-8-3)
Invention Test: The chefs must prepare a dish for one of the three judges complimenting their star signs.
90	5	"Fashion and Food"	10 August 2024 (2024-8-10)
Invention Test: The chefs get paired with wonderful designs. They must create a dish resembling the design they paired with.

References

1. Martin, Celeste. "MasterChef South Africa returns for season 5!". EWN. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
2. Gifford, Gill (24 November 2024). "Food, fame and fortune: meet SA's new MasterChef". TimesLIVE . Retrieved 24 November 2024.
3. Maako, Keitumetse. "'Being a MasterChef judge was on my bucket list': Meet S5's hunky addition, Katlego Mlambo". Life. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
4. "FAQs". MasterChef SA. Retrieved 25 March 2024.