Survivor South Africa

Survivor South Africa
Franchise Information
Country:	South Africa and the rest of Africa
Language(s)	English
Presenter(s)	M-Net
Host(s)	Mark Bayly (2006-2007) Nico Panagio (2009-present)
Running Time	60 minutes
Series Run	September 3, 2006 - present

Survivor (South Africa) is the South African version of Survivor. The series was first broadcast on September 3, 2006.

History

Main article: Survivor (franchise)

Format Variations

The South African version of the show follows the same basic format of the American version.

Tribes

Main article: Tribe

Tribe Captains

The fifth season of the show introduced two South African sports champions as captains of the tribes. They would live at the camps, compete in the challenges with the tribes, and made some decisions, but they couldn't be voted out nor have a vote at Tribal Council. However, both of them would vote at the Final Tribal Council to help to decide the winner.

Immunity Idol

Main article: Immunity Idol

Hidden Immunity Idol

Main article: Hidden Immunity Idol

Unlike the American version of the show, the players in Season 5, Survivor South Africa: Champions, were allowed to steal Hidden Immunity Idols from other's possessions.

Exile Island

Main article: Exile Island (twist)

Only in Survivor South Africa: Santa Carolina.

Dead Man's Island

Main article: Redemption Island (international twist)

Used only in Survivor South Africa: Panama, the castaways voted out after the merge were taken to an island without knowledge of the remaining players in the game, where they would wait for a chance to compete for two spots to re-enter the game at the Final Three.

Tribal Council

Main article: Tribal Council

Torches

Main article: Torch

Merge

Main article: Merge

Immunity Necklace

Main article: Immunity Necklace

Final Tribal Council

Main article: Final Tribal Council

Celebrity Seasons

The cast of the third season of the show was compound of eighteen South African celebrities, each of whom was playing the game to raise money for a charity of their choice.

The fourth season had its cast made up by nine South African celebrities, competing with ten regular South African citizens.

Seasons

Season	Tribes	Filming Location	Filming Dates	Season Run	Sole Survivor	Runner(s)-Up		Final Vote
Survivor South Africa: Panama	Aguila Rana Burba	Pearl Islands, Panama	June 6, 2006 - July 5, 2006	September 3, 2006 - November 26, 2006	File:Sa1 vanessa t.png Vanessa Marawa	File:Sa1 jacinda t.png Jacinda Louw		3-2
Survivor South Africa: Malaysia	Bajau Iban Empu	Johor, Malaysia	May 2007 – June 2007	August 22, 2007 – November 14, 2007	File:Sa2 lorette t.png Lorette Mostert	File:Sa2 grant t.png Grant Clarke		3-2
Survivor South Africa: Santa Carolina	Chibudu Timbila Kululama	Santa Carolina, Mozambique	November 2009 – December 2009	January 20, 2010 – April 21, 2010	File:Sa3 gigi t.png GiGi van Schalkwyk	File:Sa3 ashley t.png Ashley Hayden		6-3
Survivor South Africa: Maldives	Goma Raituhn Eku	Addu Atoll, Maldives	October 2011	February 24, 2011 – May 26, 2011	File:Sa4 hykie t.png Hykie Berg	File:Sa4 letshego t.png Letshego Moshoeu		8-3
Survivor South Africa: Champions	Selatan Utara Juara Salvation	South China Sea, China	October 2013	January 19, 2014 – May 18, 2014	File:Sa5 graham t.png Graham Jenneker	File:Sa5 buhle t.png Buhle Madlala	File:Sa5 sivu t.png Sivu Xabanisa	5-3-2
Survivor South Africa: Philippines	Luzon Mindanao Visayas [[|]]	El Nido, Palawan, Philippines	January 15, 2018 - February 22, 2018	May 3, 2018 - August 16, 2018	File:SSA6 Tom.jpg Tom Swartz	File:SSA6 Jeanne.jpg Jeanne Michel		6-1
Survivor SA: Island of Secrets	TBD	TBD	2019	2019	TBD	TBD		TBD