On Sunday 19 January at 17h30 M-Net airs the first episode of Survivor South Africa: Champions, led by South African sporting legends Mark Fish and Corne Krige.
Neither captain can be voted off this season’s location, somewhere in the South China Sea; however, the 20 contestants will have to battle it out in rigorous mental and physical challenges to avoid being voted off at tribal council. At the end of 27 days one of them will claim the R1m cash prize and the title of Ultimate Survivor.
The men
Solly Mathiba, a 32-year-old sports manager from the Northern Cape.
Umtata-born Zan Lang, a 24-year-old multi-talented car sales executive.
Wedding planner Zavion Kotze, aged 24.
Graham Jenneker, a 28-year-old financial manager.
Khayelitsha-born Sivu Xabanisa, a 28-year-old astrophysics post-graduate student.
SAAF helicopter pilot Altaaf Sheik, a 29-year-old from Durban.
Philip Dickson, a 32-year-old firefighter and paramedic.
Business analyst and commercial diver, 25-year-old Stephen Walker.
David de Wet, the oldest contestant, a 53-year-old farrier (a specialist in horse hoof care).
Shane Hattingh, a 42-year-old media salesman.
The women
Martial artist Killarney Jones, aged 44.
Marsha Wessels, a 40-year-old army sports officer.
Cape-Town born Marian de Vos, a 25-year-old fashion entrepreneur.
High school teacher Ashleigh Bryant who is 22 years old.
Gena Alkana, a 29-year-old PR manager.
Mzansi Magic and AfricaMagic star Vel Bodiba, a 26-year-old actress from Pretoria.
Self-employed events planner and entrepreneur Buhle Madlala, aged 35.
Moyra Makina, a 34-year-old HR director and vegetarian.
Johannesburg’s Shona Macdonald, a 24-year-old accounts manager.
Mortuary assistant and amateur astrologist Sonette Myburgh, aged 40.
Visit www.mnet.co.za/survivor for more information.
