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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.

Presented bySmash Afrika
No. of days71
No. of housemates24
WinnerSweet Guluva
Quick facts Presented by, No. of days ...
Big Brother Mzansi
Season 5
Presented bySmash Afrika
No. of days71
No. of housemates24
WinnerSweet Guluva
Runner-upUyanda
Release
Original networkMzansi Magic
Mzansi Wethu
DStv/GOtv (live)
Original release12 January (2025-01-12) –
23 March 2025 (2025-03-23)
Season chronology
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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]

More information Housemates, Age on entry ...
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 "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
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The launch night (12 January) is marked as Day 0. The day after is Day 1.

Voting history & Nominations

More information Week 1, Week 2 ...
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 Savage
3.34%
to save		 Gugu
1.16%
to save		 Sipha Lee
1.79%
to save		 Ash-ley Ogle
Evicted by Swiss		 Mata
3.52%
to save		 Melino
0.70%
to save		 Beekay
3.56%
to save		 Abobo
3.78%
to save		 Jojo
1.80%
to win
Ezra
4.61%
to save		 Philile
0.71%
to save		 Siphesihle
5.91%
to save		 Nate
3.45%
to win
Bonni Bee
3.58%
to save		 Luzuko
4.76%
to save		 Muzi-TheMbuzi
3.80%
to save		 Tyrone
1.02%
to save		 Swiss
3.94%
to save		 Mshini
6.70%
to save		 Nsuku
9.60%
to win
Mandy Hagan
1.34%
to save		 Uyanda
31.67%
to win
Survived Abobo
5.22%
to save
Nsuku
22.97%
to save
Nate
29.15%
to save
Uyanda
35.74%
to save		 Mata
1.64%
to save
Philile
4.71%
to save
Siphesihle
5.14%
to save
Abobo
9.15%
to save
Nsuku
27.76%
to save
Uyanda
50.44%
to save		 Swiss
7.29%
to save
Nate
10.53%
to save
Nsuku
21.24%
to save
Uyanda
49.78%
to save		 Nsuku Swiss
3.83%
to save
Siphesihle
4.80%
to save
Mandy Hagan
6.15%
to save
Melino
6.56%
to save
Beekay
7.51%
to save
Nate
8.63%
to save
Jojo
16.04%
to save
Abobo
17.62%
to save
Nsuku
21.54%
to save		 Siphesihle
1.53%
to save
Abobo
2.00%
to save
Beekay
2.44%
to save
Swiss
2.45%
to save
Jojo
3.68%
to save
Nate
4.19%
to save
Nsuku
11.04%
to save
Uyanda
23.91%
to save
Sweet Guluva
45.02%
to save		 Jojo
5.28%
to save
Nate
6.17%
to save
Mshini
6.97%
to save
Uyanda
25.85%
to save
Sweet Guluva
48.23%
to save		 Jojo
6.84%
to save
Nate
7.46%
to save
Nsuku
13.20%
to save
Sweet Guluva
56.11%
to save		 Sweet Guluva
53.48%
to win
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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

More information Weeks, Nominated ...
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
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