Action Speaks Louder

Action Speaks Louder
Episode Information
Version	South Africa
Season	Island of Secrets
Episode Number	18/19
Original Release	September 12, 2019
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Icarus"
Next	"Reunion"
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Action Speaks Louder is the season finale of Survivor South Africa: Island of Secrets.

Challenges

Immunity Challenge: The Ball Drop
Each castaway will have to hold up a long wooden rod with a ball on it. At regular intervals, more sections of the rod will be added, making it harder to hold up the ball. Once someone drops their ball, they will be eliminated from the challenge. The last person left standing wins.
Winner: Rob Bentele

Tribal Council

Day 38

Tribal Council 18: Manumalo
Voted Against	Voter
Laetitia (3 votes)	Durão, Nicole, Rob
Nicole (1 vote)	Laetitia
VOTED OUT: Laetitia Le Roux

Voting Confessionals

No voting confessionals were aired.

Final Words

Laetitia's final words were not aired.

Final Tribal Council

Tribal Council 19: Jury Vote
Voted For Winner	Voter
Rob (6 votes)	Danté, Geoffrey, Laetitia, Meryl, Mike, Mmaba
Nicole (4 votes)	Cobus, Jacques, Seipei, Steffi
Durão (0 votes)	None
SECOND RUNNER-UP: Durão Mariano
RUNNER-UP: Nicole Capper
SOLE SURVIVOR: Rob Bentele

Voting Confessionals

Meryl “ (voting for Rob) Your control of this game was exceptional. ” Dante “ (voting for Rob) I will be haunted for the rest of my life if I leave this island and not vote for the best Survivor amongst us. ” Geoffrey “ (voting for Rob) You have played an exceptionally flawless game, well done. ” Cobus “ (voting for Nicole) I am not buying all your world peace bulls**t, but the b***h inside of me likes you. ” Seipei “ (voting for Nicole) This is deserving to you because at this point in time you have taken too many bruises for Rob. ” Mmaba “ (voting for Rob) What sold it for me, was when today you told the jury of how you observed and studied Steffi at the loved ones visit. ” Mike “ (voting for Rob) One of the greatest players Survivor will ever know, and if anyone else is given this title it would be an injustice in my mind. So well done, you were amazing. ” Jacques “ (voting for Nicole) You pulled the trigger on all of these blindsides. You have got blood on your hands. You are a soldier. You played this game clinically, well and to perfection. I salute you. ” Steffi “ (voting for Nicole) You outwitted me and you played an impeccable game. Your reasons justifies why you did what you did. ” Laetitia “ (voting for Rob) After milking three cows bone dry, you eventually decided to put on your big boy panties and admitted that you were a master puppeteer of a magnificent Survivor. Well done and well played. ”

Final Results

Lee-Anne 21st	Paul 20th	Ting Ting 19th	Rose-Lee 18th	Felix 17th	Tania 16th	Rocco 15th
Nathan 14th	Meryl 13th	Geoffrey 12th	Seipei 11th	Danté 10th	Cobus 9th	Mmaba 8th
Jacques 7th	Mike 6th	Steffi 5th	Laetitia 4th	Durão 3rd	Nicole 2nd	Rob Winner

Trivia

Behind the Scenes

• The Final Tribal Council lasted upwards of three-and-a-half hours and was conducted in a hybrid format, with the jurors making their individual speeches before proceeding into an open discussion, the latter of which went unaired.

Others

• The episode title is said by Laetitia in her condemnation of Nicole's hypocrisy.