Big Brother Mzansi: Bazozwa (also known as Big Brother Mzansi 6 or Big Brother South Africa 8) was the sixth 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 11 January 2026 on DStv channel 198 and concluded on 22 March. The season was won by Liema Pantsi, while Thandeka Tshabalala was the runner-up.
LottoStar returned as the headline sponsor, while Chillers Punch and King Pie were the associate sponsors. Robertsons Spices, Zakhaa Pay, Schweppes, PepsiCo (Doritos and Simba), BayerSA (Berocca and Rennie), Falco Milano Eyewear, Galxboy and Unilever Homecare were the tactical sponsors.
Smash Afrika returned as the show's host.
Housemates On 11 January 2026, 23 housemates entered the house, including four former housemates from S'ya Mosha, Umlilo and Titans seasons. The pre-launch had the public voting for the four former housemates from a selection of seven.
HousematesAge on entry OccupationResidenceDay enteredDay exitedStatus Liyema "Liema" Pantsi24Student, bartender, musician King William's Town, Eastern Cape070 Thandeka Tshabalala30BookkeeperDurban, KwaZulu-Natal0 Lindokuhle "Bravo B" Nsele28Food vendorDurban, KwaZulu-Natal0Velile "Que" Nongogo27Corporate fleet analystJohannesburg0Didintle "Didi" Mothobi21StudentLenesia, Gauteng0 Lindy "Trixie" Christoffels35Club promoterGauteng0 Mmeli Khumalo27Content creator, modelHillbrow, Gauteng063Ashay Sewlall23Personal trainer, content creatorRichards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal0Sihle "The Don" Sishi24Model, content creatorDiepkloof, Gauteng056 Wanda "King Wanda" Gumede31Municipality employeeDelmas, Mpumalanga0 Langelihle "Ilano" Gumede23Make-up artist, hair stylistInanda, KwaZulu-Natal049Tumi "Tumi the Barber" Mohwaduba23Barber, dancerKwaggafontein, Mpumalanga042Ramona Maloy37UnemployedMontagu, Western Cape0 Neliswa Ngada30 Club entertainment managerJohannesburg035 Mpendulo Dube22Telesales agentJohannesburg, Gauteng0 Buhle "Buhle B" Makhanya22GraduateBoksburg, Gauteng028Philani "Kokii" Beauzana26UnemployedCarltonville, Gauteng0Nkululeko "Mshefane" Masiye27Content creatorWitbank, Gauteng0Dene Jones29Legal officer, content creator, studentEldorado Park, Gauteng021Mashél Mokale31UnemployedRustenburg, North West0Ofentse Modise26ModelMamelodi, Gauteng014Lawrence "Lawredo" Modise32Model, entrepreneurMahikeng, North West0Marcia "Cia" Morata30UnemployedMamelodi, Gauteng04
The launch night (11 January) is marked as Day 0. The day after is Day 1.
Pairs +Week 2#Housemates Ashay & Mashél 2Buhle B & Dene Jones Bravo B & Kokii 4Dube & Mmeli 5Didi & Que 6Ilano & Ramona King Wanda & Thandeka Liema & Tumi the Barber Lawredo & Mshefane Neliswa & The Don Ofentse & Trixie
Pre-launch redemption vote Former housematesSeasonStatusBravo BS'ya MoshaDubeUmliloFahimaS'ya MoshaLerato ModiseS'ya MoshaLiemaS'ya MoshaMmeliBig Brother TitansSipha LeeUmlilo
Voting history and Nominations IndividualsPairsIndividualsNominations& votesreceivedWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Final Head ofHouse Ofentse Dube Tumi the Barber Tumi the Barber Mmeli King Wanda Ashay Ashay Ashay QueLiemaThandekaTumi the BarberImmunity VoteMashélIlanoMshefaneMmeliNo Voting ThandekaTumi the Barber QueThandeka ThandekaMmeliBravo BMmeliThandekaDidiQueImmunity VoteDidiDene JonesTrixieDidiNo Voting LiemaDidiTrixieDidiTrixieDidiLiemaLiemaDidi(Day 70)Bravo BThe DonQueImmunity VoteQueMashélSelfNo Voting Tumi the BarberRamonaQueIlanoKing WandaThe DonMmeliLiemaQueThandekaRamonaImmunity VoteKing WandaRamonaDubeKokiiNo Voting The DonDidiKing WandaBravo BBravo BThe DonAshayBravo BDidiThandekaCiaImmunity VoteThandekaMmeliThandekaKokiiNo Voting ThandekaQueThandekaMmeliThandekaMmeliMmeliQueTrixieThandekaBuhle BImmunity VoteThandekaMashélBuhle BThandekaNo Voting ThandekaQue ThandekaQueThandekaMmeliMmeliAshayMmeliQueCiaImmunity VoteDene JonesQueKing WandaTrixieNo Voting RamonaThe DonKing WandaLiemaThe DonLiemaLiemaDidiEvicted(Day 63)22AshayThandekaKokiiImmunity VoteQueIlanoSelfNo Voting QueMmeli QueMmeli QueMmeli QueMmeli2The DonQueThandekaImmunity VoteQueDidiDidiQueNo Voting QueRamonaQueThandeka ThandekaMmeliEvicted(Day 56)3King WandaKokiiDidiImmunity VoteMashélQueBuhle BTrixieNo Voting RamonaMmeliQueMmeliThandekaMmeli10IlanoThandekaKokiiImmunity VoteMshefaneThandekaMshefaneThandekaNo Voting ThandekaTrixieThandekaKing WandaEvicted(Day 49)4Tumi the BarberThandekaBravo BImmunity VoteDidiMashélKokiiLiemaNo Voting MmeliLiemaEvicted(Day 42)4RamonaThe DonTumi the BarberImmunity VoteKing WandaThandekaKing WandaDidiNo Voting LiemaThandeka8NeliswaThandekaBuhle BImmunity VoteThandekaQueThandekaDidiNo Voting colspan="5" DubeThandekaKing WandaImmunity VoteDidiMashélDidiQueNo Voting Evicted(Day 35)1Buhle BLiemaThandekaImmunity VoteLiemaDene JonesKing WandaLiemaEvicted(Day 28)7KokiiBuhle BThandekaImmunity VoteDidiMashélDidiBuhle B6MshefaneQueThandekaImmunity VoteQueDene JonesIlanoLiema3Dene JonesBuhle BThandekaImmunity VoteThandekaMmeliEvicted(Day 21)4MashélThandekaRamonaImmunity VoteLiemaThandeka7OfentseMmeliAshayImmunity VoteEvicted(Day 14)0 LawredoThe DonRamonaImmunity Vote0CiaBravo BMmeliWalked(Day 4)2 Note12, 3456, 7none8910none Nominated(pre-save and replace) Fake Nominations LawredoNeliswaOfentseQueThe DonTumi the Barber Dene JonesDidiIlanoKing WandaLiemaMashélMmeliQueRamonaThandeka AshayBravo BBuhle BDidiKing WandaKokiiLiemaMshefaneQueThandekaTrixie AshayBravo BDidiDubeIlanoKing WandaLiemaNeliswaQueRamonaThandekaThe DonTrixieTumi the Barber DidiLiemaMmeliQueRamonaThandekaThe DonTrixieTumi the Barber Bravo BDidiIlanoKing WandaLiemaMmeliQueThandekaTrixie Bravo BDidiKing WandaLiemaMmeliQueThe DonThandekaTrixie AshayBravo BDidiLiemaMmeliQueBravo BDidiLiemaQueThandekaTrixie SavednoneLiemanone Againstpublic voteNo Voting LawredoNeliswaOfentseQueThe DonTumi the Barber Dene JonesDidiIlanoKing WandaLiemaMashélMmeliQueRamonaThandeka AshayBravo BBuhle BDidiKing WandaKokiiLiemaMshefaneQueThandekaTrixie AshayBravo BDidiDubeIlanoKing WandaLiemaNeliswaQueRamonaThandekaThe DonTrixieTumi the Barber DidiLiemaMmeliQueRamonaThandekaThe DonTrixieTumi the Barber Bravo BDidiIlanoKing WandaLiemaMmeliQueThandekaTrixie Bravo BDidiKing WandaLiemaMmeliQueThe DonThandekaTrixie AshayBravo BDidiMmeliQue Bravo BDidiLiemaQueThandekaTrixie Ejected nonenone none Walked noneEvictedNo EvictionsLawredo7.07%to saveMashél1.68%to saveMshefane2.47%to saveDube1.18%to saveRamona2.07%to saveIlano5.93%to saveKing Wanda4.05%to saveAshay15.83%to save3.11%to winOfentse11.65%to saveDene Jones3.49%to saveKokii4.46%to saveTumi the Barber6.46%to saveThe Don4.00%to saveMmeli18.02%to save 4.69%to winBuhle B4.56%to save 13.5%to win14.9%to win29.97%to win SurvivedThe Don15.44%Que18.41%Tumi the barber19.00%Neliswa28.44% Ilano3.92%King Wanda7.01%Ramona7.93%Mmeli11.46%Que11.78%Didi12.67%Liema19.46%Thandeka20.59% King Wanda4.87%Que7.35%Didi9.10%Trixie9.20%Bravo B10.02%Liema14.19%Ashay15.30%Thandeka18.49%Ramona1.95%The Don2.63%Neliswa3.73%Ilano4.01%Que5.44%Tumi The Barber5.60%King Wanda6.58%Trixie7.59%Didi8.20%Bravo B9.23%Ashay10.92Liema14.52%Thandeka18.42%The Don7.42%Didi7.94%Mmeli9.17%Trixie13.55%Que17.35%Thandeka17.99%Liema18.05%King Wanda7.23%Didi7.80%Bravo B9.61%Mmeli9.74%Trixie10.64%Liema15.73%Que16.50%Thandeka16.82%Bravo B9.90%Mmeli10.33%Trixie10.52%Didi11.14%Que16.04%Liema16.04%Thandeka17.99%Didi21.08%Bravo B21.69%Que23.39%33.84%to win
Notes
In Week 1, Cia left the Big Brother house due to health concerns. In Week 2, Big Brother introduced housemate pairs. Each pair had to select any two individual housemates that they wanted to save from nomination. The housemates with the fewest votes were up for eviction. In Week 2, during the eviction show, Big Brother introduced the Untouchables Pick, where the outgoing HoH selects two housemates they would like to keep safe from the coming week's nomination. HoH Dube selected Kokii and Bravo B. In Week 3, the HoH would have Supreme HoH power. This meant that their chosen guest would be immune from nomination that week and had to add a Killer Nomination to the nomination list. HoH Tumi selected Buhle B as his guest and nominated Ramona. In Week 4, nominations were face-to-face. In Week 5, Big Brother introduced a nomination wheel. Only the HoH could spin it to determine the fate of the housemates that week. HoH Mmeli spun it, and it landed on every housemate being up for eviction. In Week 5, Neliswa was disqualified from the show after physically attacking Que during a heated argument. In Week 7, Big Brother reintroduced the Untouchables Pick. HoH Ashay chose The Don to be safe from nomination. In Week 8, Thandeka could nominate an extra housemate for possible eviction after completing her secret mission the previous week. In Week 9, Big Brother introduced the redemption wheel, where the HoH would spin it and save one of the nominated housemates from the nomination list.
Nomination table
Weeks Nominated Evicted Fake NominationsCia (Walked) Lawredo, Neliswa, Ofentse, Que, The Don & Tumi the BarberLawredo & Ofentse Dene Jones, Didi, Ilano, King Wanda, Liema, Mashél, Mmeli, Que, Ramona & ThandekaDene Jones & Mashél Ashay, Bravo B, Buhle B, Didi, King Wanda, Kokii, Liema, Mshefane, Que, Thandeka & TrixieBuhle B, Kokii & Mshefane Ashay, Bravo B, Didi, Dube, Ilano, King Wanda, Liema, Neliswa, Que, Ramona, Thandeka, The Don, Trixie & Tumi the BarberDube & Neliswa (Ejected) Didi, Liema, Mmeli, Que, Ramona, Thandeka, The Don, Trixie & Tumi the BarberRamona & Tumi the Barber Bravo B, Didi, Ilano, King Wanda, Liema, Mmeli, Que, Thandeka & TrixieIlano Bravo B, Didi, King Wanda, Liema, Mmeli, Que, Thandeka & TrixieKing Wanda & The Don Ashay, Bravo B, Didi, Mmeli & QueAshay & Mmeli Bravo B, Didi, Liema, Que, Thandeka & TrixieBravo B, Didi, Que, Thandeka & Trixie
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