rd.jRating({ The previous Tribal Council revealed to Werner and the majority alliance that Toni had finally realized that the original Mindanao alliance is dead, and that her days are numbered without flipping people from the majority. On Day 38, for winning the final immunity challenge, Jeanne also earned the power to eliminate one of the jurors. PK is in tip-top physical shape due to his experience as an MMA fighter but underneath this competitive appearance is a player who is a strategic thinker too. From: Johannesburg With no more idols or advantages left in the game, Werner stated at Tribal Council that he felt vulnerable for the first time in a while and tried to paint a target on Annalize's social game. During the Survivor auction, PK was offered an advantage over a meal he bid on, but he refused, and Katinka bought an advantage instead. Jeanne Michel Who will take home the title of Sole Survivor and the million rand prize which goes along with it? Age: 24 A charming all-rounder who is physically strong and also loves a good puzzle, Vusi's downfall could be his impatience with people who come across as disingenuous or fake, as he is bound to encounter these traits in a game like Survivor. Extra Vote: Annalize used an extra vote at this tribal council on Jeanne. Survivor South Africa: Island of Secrets is the seventh season of the South African reality competition show, Survivor South Africa.This season was announced during the season finale of the previous season, Survivor South Africa: Philippines, on 18 August 2018, and applications to compete were accepted until 30 September 2018. Knowing that she had no chance of breaking the Mindanao alliance, she asked Tom to inform her if she was going, so that she could use the idol. However, Werner used this opportunity to recruit Tom to eliminate the remaining Visayas members. Men and women 18 - 100 Years old, All regions APPLY FREE ENDED Have you got what it takes to battle it out in a brand new season of Survivor South Africa? Morale sunk lower for Luzon returning after a fourth loss; the Big 5 had decided that Josie should be voted off next over Palesa. At final four, however, after all advantages and idols had expired, Jeanne rallied Annalize and Tom to eliminate Werner as the biggest challenge and jury threat. if (result == true) { } I have a major issue with being able to hear and understand what the players are saying sooo often. Vusi Mafulela Despite airing since 2006 and having six unique seasons under its belt, Survivor South Africa flew under the radar until its sixth season put it on the map in 2018. PK Phetoe With his extensive background in Human Resources, Neil has no problem taking charge and making decisions when others may be reluctant to stand out in the social game. Tensions boiled over at Visayas after the challenge with Tom and Palesa getting into a heated argument over food rations, both threatening to use idols at Tribal Council that night. Not scared of confrontation, could this be his downfall in such a socially delicate game? $('div.rating span:first-child').html(res); Sebastian causes more distress from beyond the grave making Felicity and Dineo prepare for war. loggedIn: false, An unapologetic villain and strategist, Seamus admits that his weak spot could be incorrectly identifying the other strategists in the game. Meanwhile, the women and Werner of original Mindanao had their sights set on Vusi due to his challenge performances. decimalLength: 0, She describes herself as an eternal optimist, always with a smile on her face, and feels that she reads people well – a quality that could stand her in good stead in a game like Survivor. Annalize started working on Toni to give her the extra vote if Toni were to be voted out that night. Add to Show Favourites Chané is a pint-sized admin clerk from Bloemfontein but one should not be fooled by her petite frame. Your popcorn pack. Vusi's success in finishing for Visayas at the challenges was getting onto the nerves of Luzon and Mindanao, with Visayas enjoying their dessert feast they sorely needed. But how will this pastor balance his real life ethics with those required to successfully play the game of Survivor? Werner brought the Mindanao idol in his position in case the original Luzon targeted him. Pheko "PK" Phetoe is a mining technician who carries the South African flag with him at all times. Dressed in a proper suit at the beginning of the game, Marthunis came across as aloof and alienating to the majority of the tribe. Occupation: Admin Clerk Age: 35 Age: 34 Werner had resigned himself to sticking with the women at Luzon to the end of the game, sticking to a social approach at camp. }); This fitness freak and grandfather describes himself as a Comrades-running, Duzi-paddling, Midmar-swimming, bungee-jumping, mountain-biking family man and teacher. She chose Werner. Jeanne admits that she is very opinionated and one of her weaknesses could be her inability to hold her tongue, especially when provoked. This show is one of your favourites. Survivor South Africa: Season 6: Philippines, which has plenty of twists to keep you entertained in this heated season. The tension at Mindanao had gotten to a point where parts of the tribe felt that they needed to throw the Immunity challenge in order to get rid of either Marthunis or Jeanne. From: Durban With Toni moving back to Mindanao, Werner grew paranoid about his position in Luzon. Nico offered Visayas an opportunity to strategize mid-Tribal to decide on the vote, with Tom and Chané switching their vote to Murishca, and Vusi, Palesa, and Murishca decided to split between Tom and Chané. So who will connive, strategise and physically and mentally triumph over others to become the next winner of Survivor South Africa? She lists her physical strength and ability as a characteristic that will stand her in good stead in the competition, as well as her ability to remain cool under pressure – a skill that she undoubtedly honed on the sports field. Annalize is a mother of two from Cape Town who runs her own catering company. He confesses that he is coming into the game to play hard, cause chaos and initiate as many blindsides as possible. She describes herself as a loud, fun-loving, charismatic "boeremeisie" who doesn't mind getting her hands dirty. On Day 10, Ace and Josie saw a clue on the shelter they won that there was an idol in the sand between the shelter and the fireplace. Josie and Annalize were indeed voted out, however, Nico informed the two that they were swapping tribes instead of leaving and would select another tribe member to join their new tribe. Seamus is a super-fan of the Survivor franchise who is not out to make any friends on the island. Finale alert! Survivor South Africa is a South African reality game show based on the popular … Occupation: Mining Technician At Tribal Council, all three expressed concerned with the future as a tribe of two before the merge, stating that original tribal lines are dead nonetheless. With paranoia being a common feature for Survivor players across the board, could this be PK's downfall? Jeanne openly plotting with Annalize made Werner consider flipping to original Luzon once the merge occurred. Neil is the oldest castaway on the series but certainly doesn't look it. Both Annalize and Josie expressed the fact that they were the likely people to leave as neither were original Mindanao, with Tevin expressing that original tribal unity was more important as the Visayas tribe would be their main priority at the merge. A social media influencer and content creator, Katinka is known to her followers as a tongue-in-cheek comedian who doesn't take life too seriously. Mindanao celebrated by eating one of the chickens, with the tribe still annoyed with Marthunis' behaviour around camp. Over at Mindanao, the mood of the camp was that Marthunis was the primary target if they went to Tribal Council to keep tribal morale up. New! Stunned by Toni's parting words, Werner and Jeanne laughed at the perception that they were running the show on Araw, given that Katinka was the one who gave the orders to vote out Toni at the last Tribal Council. alert('You must be logged in to do this'); return false; As Werner accumulated power, the women in his alliance started to turn on him. $('#Body_Body_headerControl_favouriteControl_ltrRemoveFromFavourites').hide(); Chané informed Tom of the potential blindside, which blew up in Chané's face when Tom immediately confronted Seamus about his betrayal. After Tevin's blindside, Mindanao felt certain that they had flipped the game away from original tribal lines before the merge had even began. Murishca is a mother of two who is representing all the moms out there who want to rise to a challenge and get out of their comfort zones. PK was getting restless being under Tevin's thumb since Day 1 and offered Toni the option of getting rid of Tevin now and not after merge. 1 Profile 2 Survivor South Africa 2.1 Voting History 3 Post-Survivor 4 Trivia 5 References Retrieved from m-net.dstv.com WERNER (34) Pastor and biokineticist from Secunda Werner is another super fan of the series who plans to eat, sleep and breathe strategy on the island. With two idols in his possession, Werner became the leader of the majority alliance, using Annalize and Tom to systematically cut out the Visayas tribe and original Mindanao members, PK and Toni. Palesa won the challenge. Rachel and Alyssa chat all about the last three episodes of Survivor South Africa Season 6! Josie and Ace were left as the minority in the new Luzon tribe, while Toni was happy that Jeanne was still unaware of how close she was to leaving last night, so that she could be a number in the new Luzon. Tom won the challenge and chose to share reward with Jeanne and Werner, as a thank you for the protection they have given to Tom throughout the merge and to formulate a final three. Survivor South Africa is the South African version of Survivor. At the reward, PK was set aside from the challenge by Tom, who was creating favour with Werner's alliance. lnkRemoveFavourite.click(function () { Chané Mynhardt if (lnkAddFavourite) { At the Merge, the Visayas tribe offered to the original Mindanao alliance an easy first vote of Tom. lnkAddFavourite.click(function () { Visayas won the challenge, sending both Luzon and Mindanao to a joint Tribal Council. Palesa is a tough cookie who has risen above adversity in her life so many times that she feels that Survivor SA will be a walk in the park for her. Chané and Palesa were concerned about how Tom would be on the jury if he made the merge, but Vusi was against the idea of throwing a challenge to get rid of Tom. Season 33: Millennials vs Gen X, the first of eight seasons to be set in the Mamanuca Islands, Fiji. } else { Season 6. From: Cape Town Per the rules, a second vote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for those who tied. Due to a deadlocked tie after two rounds of voting to vote out either Annalize or Josie, the non-tied contestants—Ace, Chané, Neil, Palesa, Tom, and Vusi—drew rocks to resolve the vote; Neil picked the white rock and was therefore eliminated. On Day 9, the castaways were divided into three tribes with the creation of the Visayas tribe,[6] named after the third largest region of islands in the Philippines. At the joint Tribal Council, Annalize expressed to Nico that the vote tonight for Mindanao would be easy as Marthunis had asked for the tribe to send him home. With Luzon trailing behind for most of the challenge due to Jeanne struggling physically due to her height, Werner felt that Jeanne should possibly leave next if the tribe needs to remain strong before the merge. The jury didn't hold back with their frustrations with Jeanne and Tom; calling out Jeanne for being lucky and her lack of strategic game play until the end, and berating Tom for his terrible social game before and after the merge. Toni attempted to make use of PK's failing alligence by getting him to flush Palesa' idol, but the Blue Blood alliance targeted Vusi while Vusi, Palesa, and Chané switched their target to Katinka as a social threat. Eventually Tom gave an ultimatum to Palesa on either siding with him and Chané, or being idoled out of the game. Returning to camp from their immunity win, Tevin and PK expressed their frustration that they couldn't get rid of Marthunis and his melodramatic behaviour around camp. Josie Eveleigh if (result == true) { Survivor South Africa. alert('Your rating has been saved'); For winning the final immunity challenge, Jeanne also earned the power to eliminate a juror. Tom won reward and chose to share it with Jeanne. However, Werner decided to shock the tribe and jury by playing his idol on Jeanne. step: 1, Physically fit and visibly strong, he could also pose a physical threat to other Alpha males on his tribe. Island of Secrets: Each week, selected castaways will be banished to the Island of Secrets … Sitting out of the immunity challenge, Annalize and Chané caught up on what has been happening on Visayas and Luzon: Chané revealed to Annalize that Palesa is in possession of an idol and that she was ready to vote Tom out immediately. This loss put Josie back on the bottom, though she tried to persuade Toni that siding with her original Luzon alliance of Palesa and Vusi would be in Toni's best interest. Werner had connected with Tom due to the lack of men on his tribes since Ace had left. var lnkAddFavourite = $('#lnkAddFavourite'); However, Josie approached Ace to propose an alliance to placate his nervous demeanour. This caused concern for Werner, who did find a clue, and separated himself from the tribe to discard the now-useless clue before anyone could find it, since he couldn't retrieve the idol at the challenge. Mindanao won the challenge. At Tribal Council, Jeanne was still under the impression that Annalize was the target, while Annalize and Katinka used the extra vote to pile votes onto Jeanne. Werner played a hidden immunity idol on Jeanne, therefore three votes against her were not counted. Visayas had depleted their food supply and were desperate for reward. It was the fourth season hosted by Nico Panagio, and was produced by Afrokaans Film & Television. Ultimately Ace sided with Chané and Tom over his initial ally, Josie, to help take out Seamus before he got the chance to betray the physical players in the tribe. if (lnkRemoveFavourite) { The first thing Palesa packed in her bag for the island was a supportive bikini top "to hold the girls in place" during challenges. Occupation: Graphic Designer Mindanao was obliterated in the immunity challenge by Luzon and Visayas, with Tevin and Toni struggling to release their buoys in the water. The new Mindanao tribe arrived at the old Luzon camp, where they discovered that, despite the comforts and shelter, they had next to no food. Rate: 7.2. After back to back surprise immunity challenge wins, Jeanne took Tom to the end to face the Final Tribal Council, and removed Werner from the jury itself. From: Durban Both Annalize and Katinka felt alienated by being around the three men, Marthunis, PK, and Tevin, but Annalize strove to make camp life comfortable with her catering background. Ace continued to dig once everyone was awake under the guise that he was building a tunnel from the fireplace to under the shelter for heat insulation, to the former Mindanao members' confused annoyance. He discovered it in front of Jeanne, to Toni's chagrin. Werner decided that he needed to step up in voicing his opinions within his alliance, deciding that PK had to go first to control the numbers of the Mindanao alliance. The morning after, Tom expressed his desire to get rid of Ace for flipping on the Big 5 alliance as soon as possible. Age: 25 Straight off the bat, Vusi and Werner approached each other about a potential alliance to remove Tom, while PK was adamant on flipping on the original Mindanao to take out Jeanne first and Tom second, to Toni's annoyance. In Survivor South Africa you can be whoever you want to be - the only thing that matters is how you play the game. Neil Voller var lnkRemoveFavourite = $('#lnkRemoveFavourite'); Palesa Tau You will immediately recognise Seamus by his signature blue straw hat. Josie and Toni were sent to Mindanao, while Annalize and Katinka were switched to Luzon. Annalize doesn't go anywhere without her gold bikini and admits that the one thing she'll miss the most on the island, apart from her family, is an ice cold gin and tonic. Age: 19 At Mindanao, the tribe's frustration with Marthunis' erratic behaviour was reaching a breaking point, with Marthunis himself noticing he was backing himself into a corner he couldn't get out of. Their aim will be to outwit, outplay and outlast their fellow competitors to endure longer than any previous South African winner: to Day 39, where the finalists will have to convince a jury of ousted contestants, whom they either directly or indirectly had a hand in voting out of the game, to give them the title of Sole Survivor and the cash prize that goes with it. rd.attr('id','0_0'); However, the alliance still wanted Toni and PK out, with Tom as a back-up plan. Occupation: Pastor and Biokineticist Josie, Palesa and Vusi felt that they needed to try to rope Ace back into their trust again, with Palesa subtly showing Ace the pouch that she found the hidden immunity idol clue right before Tribal Council as a means of creating doubt in his mind about the Tribal Council outcome. ratingTypeId: 2, His strategy going into Survivor is to let the Alpha males take charge and put targets on their backs while keeping the focus off him. }); The series was first broadcast on September 3, 2006. At Tribal Council, PK laid out the pecking order that Werner was kingpin, with Jeanne, Katinka, and Annalize as the final 4, with Tom as a number and Toni and himself on the outs with Chané and Palesa. Joburg: Saturday, 25 November – Mall of Africa. Broadcast on: M-Net, M-Net Series, M-Net Series Zone, Vuzu. Tevin Naidu Gathered to a merge feast and a new tribe beach, the final 10 formed the merge tribe of Araw. 1 Production 2 Twists/Changes 3 Castaways 4 Season Summary 5 Voting History 6 Trivia 7 References The season was filmed in January/February 2018 in the Palawan Province of the Republic of the Philippines. ROB BENTELE from Richard’s Bay, Durban was announced as Survivor SA: Island of Secrets grand winner during the Thursday live finale. The morning of Day 13 started with Chané decided that she needed to step away from Tom, after he foolishly played their idol on himself after Murishca had resigned herself from the game. Day 16 saw two tribes voting one of their own at Tribal Council to swap tribes, bringing another tribemate along with them. } }); } else { A self-confessed leader and ex-provincial rugby player, Werner plans to lie low and play a strong social game to get him further in the competition. Werner Joubert Survivor South Africa: Philippines is the sixth season of the South African reality … The chaos eventually developed into a split between Tom's faction and Seamus's faction with Ace struggling to decide in the middle. The new 18 castaways were divided into two tribes: Luzon and Mindanao. From: Durban Genres: Reality Competition Broadcast on: M-Net, M-Net Series, M-Net Series Zone, Vuzu. The jury was mostly able to set aside differences to respect Tom's scrambling underdog game more so than Jeanne's quietly hesitant strategic game, resulting in a victory for Tom by a vote of 6-1. At Luzon, Werner approached Annalize about the possibility of removing Jeanne and forming a bond to the end, with her not committing to his plans. At Tribal Council, the tribe's frustrations with Marthunis was let out in the air, having his ethics and motives being criticized by Jeanne. Eighteen castaways were marooned in the Philippines and split into their tribes on a Bangka. The first Tribal Council Vote resulted in a tie. Furious after finding out that the majority alliance wanted to take out PK, Toni blew up on Werner aligning himself with weaker players like Katinka, who had given PK enough information that he was the target for the vote, instead of his original alliance with her. $('#Body_Body_headerControl_favouriteControl_ltrAddToFavourites').show(); Survivor South Africa: Santa Carolina is the third season of the South African reality game show Survivor South Africa.The season was filmed in late 2009 and aired weekly between January and April 2010 on Wednesdays nights on M-Net with the ninety-minute live season finale airing on the 21, April 2010. The Mindanao alliance comforted a crying Katinka, who received votes from the Visayas camp except for Tom. S.A. and U.S. have lined up significantly since S.A. season 6. The women started to distance themselves from Toni as her emotional backlash was getting to young Katinka's nerves. }); Murishca Martheze The Season 6 premiere is a special 90 minute broadcast filled of gruelling challenges, social dynamics and, of course, the first elimination at Tribal Council. length: 10, The Castaways Toni whispered to be exiled, while Tom decided both her and Annalize were to be exiled. Age: 27 “The eighth season of Survivor South Africa has been postponed indefinitely amid the latest global COVID-19 developments,” M-Net told JustNje back in April . After a long afternoon figuring out whether Werner or Toni on the jury was detrimental to her game, Jeanne voted Werner off the jury. Your tease of the final episodes of Season 1. Back at camp, Tevin was confident that Mindanao was going to stick together and send Josie home, and re-iterated the fact at Tribal Council. From: Cape Town American seasons: Season 32: Khao Rong, set in Cambodia. Annalize, feeling that she was going home instead of Jeanne, was left stunned when the men's votes revealed that they were sending Katinka to the jury instead. What will Neil miss the most when on the island? Annalize declared that she had cut ties with her original Luzon members. While Palesa and Vusi decided to let Tom's aggressive nature do all the work for them, Murishca, already annoyed with Tom's stubbornness at the reward challenge, was apprehensive to Tom's advances. She believes that being a student of the game is going to be her biggest strength in the series, as well as the fact that she practiced how to make fire with a flint before heading to the island. Instead of voting out players, the two losing tribes unknowingly voted to send a member to the other tribe, who in turn brought another tribemate with them. After a third straight challenge loss, Luzon's spirits were low; Josie, Palesa and Vusi especially felt alienated as the tribe's minority. A tribe expansion saw Mindanao acquire majority over the original two tribes, while a third tribe called Visayas saw Tom, Chané, Palesa, and Vusi in an uneasy truce from their original Luzon days. After Annalize joined the jury, Nico revealed to the jury that Jeanne also won the opportunity to remove a jury member a night before Final Tribal Council. Palesa claimed a clue to a hidden immunity idol during the tribe shuffle. The Station and Pastor Wants a Wife start on 1Magic and a Joyous special airs on SABC1. bringing you the best from around the globe. Neil, who had been assigned as the informal tribe leader, drew the white rock and was eliminated from the game. } else { Occupation: Business Analyst Survivor South Africa: Champions is the fifth season of the South African reality competition show Survivor South Africa.The series was filmed in October 2013 and aired weekly between January and May 2014 on the M-Net.This was the second season to be filmed in the Johor state of Malaysia, following Survivor South Africa: Malaysia, and the third to be hosted by Nico Panagio. At Mindanao, PK's paranoia of an all-woman's alliance led by Jeanne and Stacey-Lee was getting on the nerves of Tevin, leaving the two women feeling on the bottom when they felt that Marthunis should there instead. This season also provided the first instance on the South African franchise of rock draw tie-breaker at Tribal Council. Toni, with harsh parting words to Werner and Jeanne, left her hat as she joined the jury, trusting the extra vote into Annalize's hands. With Werner declaring to the tribe that he was using his idol, he was preparing to blindside Jeanne as a means to make amends with the jury. Age: 28 decimalLength: 0, Annalize, Chané, Neil and Tom all pledged to Ace that they owed him for siding with them on the first vote, but Ace still felt that he would be on the bottom of the "Big 5" alliance if he stuck with them. On Day 39, the jury berated both Jeanne and Tom for their gameplay leading up to the Final Tribal Council. Additionally, there have been previous seasons of S:SA, but the one I’ll be talking about is the one currently airing, Season 6, called Survivor: South Africa – Philippines. Toni's frustration and anger reached its peak after Mindanao lost immunity again, as the tribe's decision to flip on Tevin was to have a unified new alliance entering the merge. Mindanao placed first and Visayas placed second, sending the new Luzon tribe to Tribal Council. Day 22 saw the three tribes merge into the Araw tribe, named after the Filipino word for "sun". His pleas fell short of convincing his allies to keep him on their deals, and was sent to the jury. Per the rules, the non-tied castaways would be eliminated by random draw. She approached Palesa and Vusi to inform them she was done following Tom. This what-you-see-is-what-you-get family man has loads of experience when it comes to literal "survival" skills. To prepare for Survivor SA: Philippines, Chané watched a lot of online videos on how to open coconuts... but will she have the skills to pay the bills once she lands on the island? Despite being a non-threat in the majority of the challenges, Jeanne pulled out a shocking win, and used the win as an opportunity to set differences aside with Annalize and Tom to take out Werner. Occupation: Radio Producer The morning after Tribal Council, Josie resolved herself to continue looking for the idol on the new Luzon beach, feeling the pressure of being the last original Luzon member in the tribe. Jeanne chose to eliminate Werner from the jury. M-Net is looking for a diverse range of South Africans who are passionate about the show, and have intimate knowledge of how the game works. With PK and Palesa vulnerable outside of the majority, Katinka wanted to split the vote in case PK played an idol. Adrian "Ace" Chetty - a graphic designer from Johannesburg - might be familiar to some as M-Net's "Wild Card" winner after outlasting seven other wannabe Survivor castaways through gruelling challenges over the course of three days to cinch himself a spot on the series.