Big Brother Mzansi season 6

*Big Brother Mzansi*
Big Brother Mzansi
Season 6
Presented by	Smash Afrika
No. of days	71
Release
Original network	Mzansi Magic; Mzansi Wethu; DStv/GOtv (live)
Original release	11 January 2026
Season chronology

Big Brother Mzansi: Bazozwa (also known as Big Brother Mzansi 6 or Big Brother South Africa 8) is 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.^[1]

LottoStar returned as the headline sponsor, while Chillers Punch and King Pie are the associate sponsors. Robertsons Spices, Zakhaa Pay, Schweppes, PepsiCo, BayerSA, Falco Milano Eyewear, Galxboy and Unilever Homecare are the tactical sponsors.^[2]

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.^[3]

Housemates	Age on entry	Occupation	Residence	Day exited	Status
Thandeka Tshabalala	30	Bookkeeper	Durban, KwaZulu-Natal		TBA
Tumi "Tumi the Barber" Mohwaduba	23	Barber, dancer	Kwaggafontein, Mpumalanga		TBA
Didintle "Didi" Mothobi	21	Student	Lenesia, Gauteng		TBA
Wanda "King Wanda" Gumede	31	Municipality employee	Delmas, Mpumalanga		TBA
Ramona Maloy	37	Unemployed	Montagu, Western Cape		TBA
Langelihle "Ilano" Gumede	23	Make-up artist, hair stylist	Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal		TBA
Velile "Que" Nongogo	27	Corporate fleet analyst	Johannesburg		TBA
Sihle "The Don" Sisi	24	Model, content creator	Diepkloof, Gauteng		TBA
Ashay Sewlall	23	Personal trainer, content creator	Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal		TBA
Lindy "Trixie" Christoffels	35	Club promoter	Gauteng		TBA
Liema Pantsi	24	Student, bartender, musician	King William's Town, Eastern Cape		TBA
Mmeli Khumalo	27	Content creator, model	Hillbrow, Gauteng		TBA
Lindokuhle "Bravo B" Nsele	28	Food vendor	Durban, KwaZulu-Natal		TBA
Neliswa Ngada	30	Club entertainment manager	Johannesburg	35	Ejected
Mpendulo Dube	22	Telesales agent	Johannesburg, Gauteng	35	Evicted
Buhle "Buhle B" Makhanya	22	Graduate	Boksburg, Gauteng	28	Evicted
Philani "Kokii" Beauzana	26	Unemployed	Carltonville, Gauteng		Evicted
Nkululeko "Mshefane" Masiye	27	Content creator	Witbank, Gauteng		Evicted
Dene Jones	29	Legal officer, content creator, student	Eldorado Park, Gauteng	21	Evicted
Mashél Mokale	31	Unemployed	Rustenburg, North West	21	Evicted
Ofentse Modise	26	Model	Mamelodi, Gauteng	14	Evicted
Lawrence "Lawredo" Modise	32	Model, entrepreneur	Mahikeng, North West	14	Evicted
Marcia "Cia" Morata	30	Unemployed	Mamelodi, Gauteng	4	Walked

The launch night (11 January) is marked as Day 0. The day after is Day 1.

Pairs


Week 2
#	Housemates
1	Ashay & Mashél
2	Buhle B & Dene Jones
3	Bravo B & Kokii
4	Dube & Mmeli
5	Didi & Que
6	Ilano & Ramona
7	King Wanda & Thandeka
8	Liema & Tumi the Barber
9	Lawredo & Mshefane
10	Neliswa & The Don
11	Ofentse & Trixie

Pre-launch redemption vote

Former housemates	Season	Status
Bravo B	S'ya Mosha	Qualified
Dube	Umlilo	Qualified
Fahima	S'ya Mosha	Did not qualify
Lerato Modise	S'ya Mosha	Did not qualify
Liema	S'ya Mosha	Qualified
Mmeli	Big Brother Titans	Qualified
Sipha Lee	Umlilo	Did not qualify

Voting history & Nominations

	Individuals	Pairs	Individuals								Nominations & votes received
	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10 Final
Head of House	Ofentse	Dube	Tumi the Barber	Tumi the Barber	Mmeli	King Wanda

Thandeka	Didi Que	Immunity Vote	Didi Dene Jones	Trixie Didi	No Voting	Liema Didi					30
Tumi the Barber	Thandeka Bravo B	Immunity Vote	Didi Mashél	Kokii Liema	No Voting	Mmeli Liema					4
Didi	Thandeka Cia	Immunity Vote	Thandeka Mmeli	Thandeka Kokii	No Voting	Thandeka Que					15
King Wanda	Kokii Didi	Immunity Vote	Mashél Que	Buhle B Trixie	No Voting	Ramona Mmeli					6
Ramona	The Don Tumi the Barber	Immunity Vote	King Wanda Thandeka	King Wanda Didi	No Voting	Liema Thandeka					8
Ilano	Thandeka Kokii	Immunity Vote	Mshefane Thandeka	Mshefane Thandeka	No Voting	Thandeka Trixie					3
Que	Thandeka Ramona	Immunity Vote	King Wanda Ramona	Dube Kokii	No Voting	The Don Didi					18
The Don	Que Thandeka	Immunity Vote	Que Didi	Didi Que	No Voting	Que Ramona					3
Ashay	Thandeka Kokii	Immunity Vote	Que Ilano	Self	No Voting	Que Mmeli					1
Trixie	Thandeka Buhle B	Immunity Vote	Thandeka Mashél	Buhle B Thandeka	No Voting	Thandeka Que					7
Liema	Thandeka Tumi the Barber	Immunity Vote	Mashél Ilano	Mshefane Mmeli	No Voting	Thandeka Tumi the Barber					9
Mmeli	Que Cia	Immunity Vote	Dene Jones Que	King Wanda Trixie	No Voting	Ramona The Don					8
Bravo B	The Don Que	Immunity Vote	Que Mashél	Self	No Voting	Tumi the Barber Ramona					2
Neliswa	Thandeka Buhle B	Immunity Vote	Thandeka Que	Thandeka Didi	No Voting	Ejected (Day 35)					0
Dube	Thandeka King Wanda	Immunity Vote	Didi Mashél	Didi Que	No Voting	Evicted (Day 35)					1
Buhle B	Liema Thandeka	Immunity Vote	Liema Dene Jones	King Wanda Liema	Evicted (Day 28)						7
Kokii	Buhle B Thandeka	Immunity Vote	Didi Mashél	Didi Buhle B							6
Mshefane	Que Thandeka	Immunity Vote	Que Dene Jones	Ilano Liema							3
Dene Jones	Buhle B Thandeka	Immunity Vote	Thandeka Mmeli	Evicted (Day 21)							4
Mashél	Thandeka Ramona	Immunity Vote	Liema Thandeka	Evicted (Day 21)							7
Ofentse	Mmeli Ashay	Immunity Vote	Evicted (Day 14)								0
Lawredo	The Don Ramona	Immunity Vote	Evicted (Day 14)								0
Cia	Bravo B Mmeli	Walked (Day 4)									2

Note	1	2, 3	4	5	6, 7	none
Nominated (pre-save and replace)	Fake Nominations	Lawredo Neliswa Ofentse Que The Don Tumi the Barber	Dene Jones Didi Ilano King Wanda Liema Mashél Mmeli Que Ramona Thandeka	Ashay Bravo B Buhle B Didi King Wanda Kokii Liema Mshefane Que Thandeka Trixie	Ashay Bravo B Didi Dube Ilano King Wanda Liema Neliswa Que Ramona Thandeka The Don Trixie Tumi the Barber	Didi Liema Mmeli Que Ramona Thandeka The Don Trixie Tumi the Barber
Saved	Fake Nominations	none
Against public vote	No Voting	Lawredo Neliswa Ofentse Que The Don Tumi the Barber	Dene Jones Didi Ilano King Wanda Liema Mashél Mmeli Que Ramona Thandeka	Ashay Bravo B Buhle B Didi King Wanda Kokii Liema Mshefane Que Thandeka Trixie	Ashay Bravo B Didi Dube Ilano King Wanda Liema Neliswa Que Ramona Thandeka The Don Trixie Tumi the Barber	Didi Liema Mmeli Que Ramona Thandeka The Don Trixie Tumi the Barber
Ejected	none	none			Neliswa
Walked	Cia	none			none
Evicted	No Evictions	Lawredo	Mashél	Mshefane	Dube
		Ofentse	Dene Jones	Kokii
		Ofentse	Dene Jones	Buhle B
Survived		Neliswa Que The Don Tumi the Barber	Didi Ilano King Wanda Liema Mmeli Que Ramona Thandeka	Ashay Bravo B Didi King Wanda Liema Que Thandeka Trixie	Ashay Bravo B Didi Ilano King Wanda Liema ~~Neliswa~~ Que Ramona Thandeka The Don Trixie Tumi the Barber

Notes

^Note 1: In Week 1, Cia left the Big Brother house due to health concerns.^[4]
^Note 2: 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.
^Note 3: 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.
^Note 4: 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.
^Note 5: In Week 4, nominations were face-to-face.
^Note 6: 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.
^Note 7: In Week 5, Neliswa was disqualified from the show after physically attacking Que during a heated argument.^[5]

Nomination table

Weeks	Nominated	Evicted
Week 1	Fake Nominations	Cia (Walked)
Week 2	Lawredo, Neliswa, Ofentse, Que, The Don & Tumi the Barber	Lawredo & Ofentse
Week 3	Dene Jones, Didi, Ilano, King Wanda, Liema, Mashél, Mmeli, Que, Ramona & Thandeka	Dene Jones & Mashél
Week 4	Ashay, Bravo B, Buhle B, Didi, King Wanda, Kokii, Liema, Mshefane, Que, Thandeka & Trixie	Buhle B, Kokii & Mshefane
Week 5	Ashay, Bravo B, Didi, Dube, Ilano, King Wanda, Liema, Neliswa, Que, Ramona, Thandeka, The Don, Trixie & Tumi the Barber	Dube & Neliswa (Ejected)
Week 6	Didi, Liema, Mmeli, Que, Ramona, Thandeka, The Don, Trixie & Tumi the Barber

References

^ Khulu, Ntombi (8 December 2025). "Big Brother Mzansi S6 'Bazozwa' and reunion special: The drama continues". News 24. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
^ "Meet The Big Brother Mzansi Season 6's "Bazozwa" Housemates". LFRNQ. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
^ Keteyi, Oluthando (12 January 2026). "Meet the housemates of 'Big Brother Mzansi' season 6 Bazozwa". IOL. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
^ Pasiya, Lutho (17 January 2026). "Marcia 'Cia' Morata leaves 'Big Brother Mzansi' season 6 over health concerns". IOL. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
^ Sithathu, Nomathamsanqa (16 February 2026). "Neliswa Ngada disqualified from 'Big Brother Mzansi' following physical altercation in 'Bazozwa' house". IOL. Retrieved 16 February 2026.

[1] Khulu, Ntombi (8 December 2025). "Big Brother Mzansi S6 'Bazozwa' and reunion special: The drama continues". News 24. Retrieved 16 January 2026.

[2] "Meet The Big Brother Mzansi Season 6's "Bazozwa" Housemates". LFRNQ. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.

[3] Keteyi, Oluthando (12 January 2026). "Meet the housemates of 'Big Brother Mzansi' season 6 Bazozwa". IOL. Retrieved 16 January 2026.

[4] Pasiya, Lutho (17 January 2026). "Marcia 'Cia' Morata leaves 'Big Brother Mzansi' season 6 over health concerns". IOL. Retrieved 18 January 2026.

[5] Sithathu, Nomathamsanqa (16 February 2026). "Neliswa Ngada disqualified from 'Big Brother Mzansi' following physical altercation in 'Bazozwa' house". IOL. Retrieved 16 February 2026.

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