Survivor South Africa
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Survivor South Africa: Panama is the first season of the South African reality television show Survivor South Africa
, a spin-off
from the popular US
reality television
series Survivor, which itself was a spin-off from the Swedish
Expedition Robinson
. It was set in Panama
, with 14 castaways who competed in two tribes for 29 days, the winner's prize being R
1,000,000.
Production of the show has been slated by critics, since it was screened on M-Net
from September 2006. Critics have cited poor production quality, a weak host in Mark Bayly, and contestants that just simply all get along too well because they were picked from similar middle-class backgrounds and were in similar age brackets. Bayly has been singled out by newspaper columnists in The Star and Weekender for being staid and wooden who has difficulty delivering his lines on national television. The quality of the sound production, where waves often deafen out the talking of the contestants, has been singled out of criticism. The editing quality, which would often see tribal councils take up a quarter of the show, has also been slated.
The second season of the show, titled Survivor South Africa: Malaysia
, was filmed and aired in 2007.
: Jude quit the game after she felt worried for her health. Instead of leaving, Nico received an additional vote at his next Tribal Council.
: Sanele left the game for medical reasons. Danielle from Rana was not voted out, and instead changed tribes to Aguila.
: When four contestants remained, the format of the game changed. The first contestant of the Immunity
Challenge would be eliminated, and the two runners up competed later in another challenge for a spot in the Final Two.
Survivor South Africa
Survivor South Africa: Panama is the first season of the South African reality television show Survivor South Africa, a spin-off from the popular US reality television series Survivor, which itself was a spin-off from the Swedish Expedition Robinson...
, a spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
from the popular US
United States
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reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series Survivor, which itself was a spin-off from the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Expedition Robinson
Expedition Robinson
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. It was set in Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, with 14 castaways who competed in two tribes for 29 days, the winner's prize being R
South African rand
The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...
1,000,000.
Production of the show has been slated by critics, since it was screened on M-Net
M-Net
M-Net is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by Naspers....
from September 2006. Critics have cited poor production quality, a weak host in Mark Bayly, and contestants that just simply all get along too well because they were picked from similar middle-class backgrounds and were in similar age brackets. Bayly has been singled out by newspaper columnists in The Star and Weekender for being staid and wooden who has difficulty delivering his lines on national television. The quality of the sound production, where waves often deafen out the talking of the contestants, has been singled out of criticism. The editing quality, which would often see tribal councils take up a quarter of the show, has also been slated.
The second season of the show, titled Survivor South Africa: Malaysia
Survivor South Africa: Malaysia
Survivor South Africa: Malaysia is the second season of the reality television show Survivor South Africa. The series is very similar to the American version of the show, with two teams of contestants vying for a large sum of money while stranded in a remote location...
, was filmed and aired in 2007.
Episodes
| Contestant | Original Tribe | Switched Tribe | Merged Tribe | Finish | Total Votes |
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| Don Soper | Rana | 1st Voted Out Day 3 |
4 | ||
| Sam Allerton | Aguila | 2nd Voted Out Day 6 |
5 | ||
| Jude Wilken | Aguila | Quit game Day 8 |
0 | ||
| Ncumisa Ngcaweni | Rana | 3rd Voted Out Day 10 |
4 | ||
| Sanele Gumede | Aguila | Evacuated Day 12 |
0 | ||
| Danielle Vuric | Rana | Aguila | 4th Voted Out Day 14 |
11 | |
| Nico Hinis | Aguila | Aguila | 5th Voted Out Day 16 |
8 | |
| Brigitte Willers | Aguila | Aguila | Burba | 6th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 19 |
6 |
| Mzi Tyhokolo Returned |
Aguila | Aguila | 7th Voted Out Day 20 |
5 | |
| Vanessa Marawa Returned |
Aguila | Aguila | 8th Voted Out Day 22 |
6 | |
| Leezel Crook | Rana | Rana | 9th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 24 |
9 | |
| Gareth Tjisank | Rana | Rana | 10th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 27 |
3 | |
| Zayn Nabbi | Rana | Rana | Eliminated 4th Jury Member Day 28 |
4 | |
| Mzi Tyhokolo | Aguila | Aguila | Eliminated 5th Jury Member Day 29 |
5 | |
| Jacinda Louw | Rana | Rana | Runner-up Day 29 |
1 | |
| Vanessa Marawa | Aguila | Aguila | Sole Survivor Day 29 |
6 | |
Voting history
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| Eliminated: | Don 4/7 Votes |
Sam 5/7 Votes |
Jude Quit1 |
Ncumisa 4/6 Votes |
Sanele Quit2 |
Danielle 3/5 Votes |
Nico 3/4 Votes |
Brigitte 4/7 Votes |
Mzi 4/6 Votes |
Vanessa 4/5 Votes |
Lezel 3/4 Votes |
Gareth 3/5 Votes |
Zayn Elimination Challenge |
Mzi Elimination Challenge |
Jacinda 2/5 Votes |
Vanessa 3/5 Votes |
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: Jude quit the game after she felt worried for her health. Instead of leaving, Nico received an additional vote at his next Tribal Council.
: Sanele left the game for medical reasons. Danielle from Rana was not voted out, and instead changed tribes to Aguila.
: When four contestants remained, the format of the game changed. The first contestant of the Immunity
Immunity (reality television)
Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
Challenge would be eliminated, and the two runners up competed later in another challenge for a spot in the Final Two.
Elimination notes
- Don - After 3 days in his tribe, he isolated himself from his tribe due to not feeling well. He wasn't the intended target for Tribal Council, but after a comment made the tribe voted for him. Don later stated that he was a bit delusional at Tribal council.(voted out 4-3)
- Sam - He was seen as the clear leader of his tribe, but after confrontation between Mzi and himself it caused him to be the main target after Aguila lost immunityImmunity (reality television)Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...
(voted out 5-2)
- Jude - Jude lay down her torch after she felt worried for her health. Even though Jude left the game, Aguila still had to vote someone out of the game. Nico was voted out of the game, but instead of leaving, he would receive a black vote at his next Tribal Council. (voted out 4-1)
- Ncumisa - Her tribe was split in two with Lezel in the middle with alliances with both groups. Lezel betrayed Ncumisa and sided with the future Rana 4 alliance. (voted out 4-2)
- Sanele - A previous injury from a challenge which he came out a hero in caused Sanele to leave the game a while for medical test. He was declared not to go back in the game, and gave the opportunity of letting the next castaway voted out to stay in the game. Danielle from Rana was voted out and moved over to Aguila due to this (voted out 3-2)
- Danielle - Even though she had moved from Rana. Danielle was seen as a liability later on in the game post-merger by Mzi. She had said that she wouldn't side with her previous tribe, but it was too late. Nico's black vote was used in Tribal council. (voted out 3-2-1)
- Nico - He had isolated himself from his tribe due to his clashing personality. His tribe wanted to get rid him for a while. At the most important immunity challenge which would decide the numbers in the post-merge tribe, he caused Aguila to lose the challenge. (voted out 3-1)
- Brigitte - After the merger in her new tribe, Burba, she was the first victim of the Rana 4 alliance. She was the first person to be secretly exiled on Deadman's Island. (voted out 4-3)
- Mzi - The second victim to the Rana 4. The second victim of Deadman's Island. (voted out 4-2)
- Vanessa - The last victim of the Rana 4. She tried to break up the alliance, but didn't win the immunity that would insure her plan of staying on the island. The third victim of Deadman's Island. (voted out 4-1)
- Lezel - Under the false pretences that they were the final 4 in the game. The Rana 4 Alliance broke all pacts and scrambled to make alliances into the final 3. Gareth won Immunity for the fourth time in a row and became the head of the tribe. Lezel couldn't give Gareth her word on voting and he decided that she had to go. The last victim of Deadman's Island. (voted out 3-1)
- Gareth - When Mzi and Vanessa rejoined Burba after winning Deadman's Island, they convince Zayn to vote against Jacinda. They changed their minds after they saw a danger of keeping Gareth if they stuck with Zayn, so they went with Jacinda to vote Gareth off. (voted 3-1-1)
- Zayn - In the proper final 4 immunity challenges, the format of the game changed. The first person to fall off the endurance challenge would be eliminated from the game and join the jury.
- Mzi - Being the second castaway falling off the endurance challenge, he and Jacinda were made to compete in the final challenge to join Vanessa in the Final Two Tribal Council that night. Mzi narrowly lost.
- Jacinda - In the Final Tribal Council, Jacinda was questioned for her honesty to former tribemates. And eventually lost out on the prize by one vote.
- Vanessa - Vanessa was seen as an observer in both of her tribes, Aguila and Burba, and was portrayed as riding on Mzi's coattails after winning Deadman's Challenge. But her strategy and her morals earned her the million rand prize. (voted 3-2)