The fifth season of MasterChef South Africa was announced on 17 January 2024, premiered 13 July 2024 on SABC 3 and concluded on 23 November. The season was won by Bridget Mangwandi while Nabila Shamshum was the runner-up. Bridget is officially the youngest MasterChef winner in the global franchise history, as she is a few months younger than Dara Yu, who was also crowned the world’s youngest winner.
Returning judges for this season were Zola Nene and Justine Drake. They were joined by new judge Katlego Mlambo. Filming took place from 29 April – 8 June 2024 in Cape Town.
Contestants
Top 20 +ContestantAgeOccupationHometownEpisode of EliminationPlace FinishedBridget Mangwandi20Content creatorJohannesburgWinnerNabila "Bealah" Shamshum23School secretaryJohannesburgRunner-upChanel Brink34Internal sales consultantDurbanEpisode 20Refe Dimbaza31Financial accountantCenturionEpisodes 10 & 19Lona Rode35Brand developerTsoloEpisode 18Penelope "Penny" Rider65RetiredJohannesburgEpisode 17Naledi Matshitse42HomemakerMuldersdriftEpisode 14Tinashe "Nash" Zwambila38Operations directorJohannesburgEpisode 13Amogelang "Amo" Maluleka25Community managerJohannesburgEpisode 12Shreya Beekum22Recent graduateBallitoEpisode 10Tebogo Mabye28ModelJohannesburgEpisode 8Ketsia Malela31InfluencerKyalamiEpisode 7Tzu "Tina" Ting Long41Owner of frozen dumpling storeCape TownEpisode 5Zakariyya "Zak" Ebrahim46EntrepreneurDurbanEpisode 4Melanie Jo-Anne van der Merwe39EntrepreneurStellenboschEpisode 3Robyn Africa28Law firm managerJohannesburgEpisode 1 rowspan=5 Mahlodi Lesego Matuludi26Self-employedJohannesburgAndrew Nye42Video producerJohannesburgLucas Roothman33Rugby recruiter StellenboschElaine "Ella Bella" E. Consrantinides-Leite39EducationalistBedfordview
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(WINNER) This chef won the competition. (RUNNER-UP) This chef received second place in the competition. (WIN) The chef won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge, Pressure Test or Invention Test). (WIN) The chef was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and was safe from the Pressure Test. (HIGH) The chef was one of the top entries in the Mystery Box Challenge, Pressure Test or Invention Test but didn't win. (CC) The chef received the advantage of competing against a celebrity chef in this challenge. If they won, they advanced farther on in the competition, skipping a number of challenges. The chef could not be eliminated after this challenge. (IMM) The chef won Immunity in the previous challenge and was safe from cooking. (IN) The chef was not selected as a top entry or bottom entry in the challenge. (PT) The chef was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced. (LOW) The chef was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, but was not the last person to advance. (LOW) The chef was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, and was the last person to advance. (WD) The chef chose to withdraw from MasterChef. (ELIM) The chef was eliminated from MasterChef.
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