Johannes Mapalakanye, a 28-year-old Johannesburg stock controller, has won the SABC1 BAR.ONE Manhunt competition, after being put through 13 weeks of emotional, physical and mental challenges with the other team members.
The series finale took place at the Orlando Towers in Soweto, where finalists Bongs Ndima and Zwelandile Magaya joined Mapalakanye in a series of solo challenges: the Glass Box Break Out, Pallet Staircase, The Tough One and Breaking Bricks.
Says Mapalakanye, who earned the nickname ’The Machine’ on the show: “Winning the competition really means a lot to me, I’m the first black African to ever win the competition and that forms part of our history. I have earned the title of the Ultimate Bar One Man the hard way, it wasn’t easy at all. Competing against 15 other men from different parts of the country was really hard… but The Machine did what he’s good at and that is winning.’
As South Africa’s ultimate BAR.ONE man, Mapalakanye has won a cash prize of R500,000 from Nestle, a Hilux Double Cab – DC 3.0 D4D RB Raider and a Yamaha Grizzly 300 quad bike sponsored by Bidvest.
Mapalakanye aspires to open a local non-profit training centre with his winnings.
Filmed on location at various exotic local destinations as well as overseas in Buenos Aires and Patagonia, Argentina, BAR.ONE Manhunt Season Three took viewers on a journey of discovering courage, leadership and integrity.
Visit www.youtube.com/nestlebarone to view previous episodes.
