• The fourth season of Big Brother Mzansi launched Sunday evening.
• The channel had previously said there would be no shower hour.
• The contestants were quizzed, giving audiences a glimpse of what to expect. After much hype on the socials, the fourth season of Big Brother Sunday night on Mzansi Magic.

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With the show being all about unexpected twists and turns, the host, Lawrence Maleka, urged viewers to tune in to channel 198 after the launch show for Biggie’s immunity surprise.

Previously speaking at the media briefing, the host was thrilled to be back. 

“I’m excited about this season; it will be amazing. It will be fun, and I’m happy to be back. I took a hiatus, and now I’m back on screen again. I’m looking forward to diving in and doing the show,” said Maleka.

Mzansi Magic said the new season will be a whole new ball game, and audiences should keep their eyes glued to the screens. It was also announced there would be no shower hour this season. 

“Our audiences know certain things but don’t necessarily want to see. And because many families watch this, and we all know that families could be ugogo (grandmother), the mother, and the kids, kids do not necessarily go to bed at 19:00 or 20:00. It can get a little awkward in the house,” said Shirley Adonisi, Director of Local Entertainment Channels.

Adonisi added that they had been heavily criticised for the segment.

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“We got a lot of negative feedback around that to say ‘we understand that it’s a 24-hour show, but this part we do not want to see’.”

Meet the housemates and see what they told us in response:

Name: Tshepo Tau – MAKHEKHE

Age: 27

Hometown: Katlehong 

Occupation: Unemployed

In relationships, I move with stina ke bosso.

“S’ya Mosha means being yourself, having fun inside the house and showcasing who you are. That’s S’ya Mosha, in my words. Because it will bring out the vibe. It will cause all the drama.”

Name: Chuene Kaapu – CHUENZAA

Age: 24

Hometown: Alberton (Originally from Limpopo)

Occupation: Marketing Manager

“So, I’m a lover. I am very big on love and affection. One of my love languages is definitely physical touch and gifting as well. It doesn’t have to be the most expensive thing. Even if it’s a sweet that you saw and you thought of me, that’s cute. Just being thoughtful. 

“S’ya Mosha represents what I stand for: Disrupting the status quo and just infiltrating spaces. I am a disruptor because I always challenge the status quo. I look at things and think, ‘I’m not going to take it as it is.’ Well, most of the time. I’m going to challenge it, make it my own and make it fly.” 

Name: Lindokuhle Nsele – BRAVO B

Age: 26

Hometown: Durban (Originally from Nongoma) – KwaZulu-Natal

Occupation: Food Vendor

“I kiss them all because ngiyindoda yomZulu (I’m a Zulu man), I believe [in] esthenjeni (polygamy), so I need to test and test and test until I find the right one.

“S’ya Mosha means siya phihliza (we are demolishing). Because I’m a Zulu man with plenty of power with a lot to share about where I come from.”

Name: Muthusiemang Bika – YOUNG PAPPI

Age: 22

Hometown: Kimberley – Free State

Occupation:  Student / Entrepreneur

“How I move in relationships is one forever, yena. I’d say [that] for now because I’m in a relationship, so I believe I won’t do anything.

“S’ya Mosha, according to my understanding, means we’re creating chaos. It’s busy, it’s everything. It’s one, two, three. It’s drama, its violence, it’s kisses, it’s smashing.

I’m a disruptor because I’m going to create chaos in that house. I’m going to make sure that everyone feels my presence.”

Name: Sabelo Ncube – PAPAGHOST

Age: 36

Hometown: Johannesburg (Gauteng)

Occupation: Music Producer

“How I move in relationships is I am usually very giving and very attentive. I am the most loving, most overbearing partner you will ever have.

“S’ya Mosha is just exciting. It just feels like anything can happen.”

Name: Mishack Mazibuko – MICH

Age: 23

Hometown: Midrand (Originally from Mpumalanga)

Occupation: Student / Content Creator

“Yoh! I am the problem, but I have a very beautiful love language. I give one of the best loves. I mean, everyone that gets in my way, they get to fall in love with me.

“S’ya Mosha means to me asambe! It means vibe, man. It means we are in. We are here. Sifikile. Singenile. The people, the vibe, the youth, it’s our time. It’s my time, personally. So yeah, to me, it means s’mosha kwasani. 

“I believe I am a disruptor because I believe I am always right. I believe I give good advice. So, if you are not cool with that, it means you have a problem with me.”

Name: Mcjunior Zondi – MCJUNIOR

Age: 25

Hometown: Durban – KwaZulu-Natal

Occupation: Aspiring Writer / Creative

“For me, I am the loyal type; definitely, girl holds you down. I move loyal. I move exclusive. I mean, if it’s yours and you want to share it, but if it’s mine, loyalty!  

“S’ya Mosha means it’s going down. Within the realm of the rules, but everything goes, and we are doing everything. The Saturday night parties are going to be lit, the tasks are going to be bigger, and everything is going to be better. We are doing it all, S’ya Mosha. 

“I am a disruptor because I manipulate all the way, all the time. That’s what makes me the absolute disruptor.”

Name: Sinaye Kotobe – SINAYE

Age: 24

Hometown: Qonce – Eastern Cape

Occupation: Self-Employed

“The way I move in relationships is forever, yena, because I am in a three-year long-term relationship.   

“S’ya Mosha means to have fun, be creative, and be authentic.  

“A disruptor never backs down from a challenge.”

Name: Wilfred Thathane -WILLY

Age: 24

Hometown: Ga-Rankuwa – Gauteng

Occupation: Intern

“The way I move in relationships is forever; I am a sweetheart.

“S’ya Mosha means senya ke tla patela.

“I always choose violence.”

Name: Mfanele Nduku – JAREED

Age: 24

Hometown: Pretoria (Originally from Johannesburg) – Gauteng

Occupation: Structural / Mechanical Designer

“Kiss them all, tell none. Simply because I’m an honourable man and I keep my business. Hopefully, they do too.

“Like my mesh tops, S’ya Mosha just means it’s a messy situation. So all we do is make a mess of situations inside the house and start up some things.

“A disruptor never settles. You never press stop. You’re always finding some way to always keep pushing and keep pressing.”

Name: Takalani Muthige – TAKI

Age: 27

Hometown: Johannesburg (Originally from Limpopo / KZN ) – Gauteng

Occupation: Entertainer

“I am basically a lover boy. Think of Take Care by Drake. You know, very emotional, very ‘I want you and nobody else’ type of space, type of vibe, type of energy. That is how I am. I got a lot of love to give. I love, so that’s how I move in relationships.

“S’ya Mosha means havoc, messiness, Armageddon, chaos, everything and anything that is chaotic, that is not in order. Hey, man, S’ya Mosha.

“I am a disruptor because I like to have a lot of fun, but also, within that fun, I can be very, very deep. I can get to know you very well, and all your deepest, darkest secrets, and I can use that against you.”

Name: Harriet Mthimunye – MPUMI

Age: 23

Hometown: Johannesburg (Originally from Ga-Rankuwa) – Gauteng

Occupation: Night Club MC

“Forever, yena, definitely. That’s how I move in a relationship. I’m a one-man woman.

“Ka S’pitori ba re rea senya, wa ntlaloganya. Ba re ra tlakantsa. Ba re re phendula dilo. Hae duma ea tsamaya. Areyeng. Ke game. Ke train, ae eme.

“I’m a disruptor because I’m an all-around entertainer. I’m a very unique human being, and I believe that I was born to be a star.”

Name: Lerato Modise – LERATO

Age: 30

Hometown: Johannesburg (Originally from Free State)

Occupation: Tenderpreneur

“I’m very dominant in relationships. Right now, I’m learning how to be submissive. Not that I’m a cry baby, but give me attention. I like attention and accountability. 

“Chaos means colourful, and it means umririti (whistles kasi style)

“I’m calm, collected, chaotic and charismatic. Not to mention that I’m a philanthropic person at heart. I’m also true to my name, Lerato, that’s a bit of kindness.”

Name: Ichumile Nozibele – MEELAY

Age: 26

Hometown: East London – Eastern Cape

Occupation: Makeup Artist

“I’m going to be a bad person if I say, ‘kiss them all’. So, I can’t say that. One ‘forever, yena’, I would say.

“I think S’ya Mosha means drama. Out of the ordinary. Something different. Something just pizzazz. Yeah. Awesome.

“I am a disruptor because I’m a ticking time bomb.”

Name: Eulanda Monyai – YOLANDA

Age: 32

Hometown: Johannesburg (Originally from Limpopo)

Occupation: Sales Consultant /Model

“I am a forever, yena because I’m loyal and I’m very honest, and I catch feelings very fast, so if I’m in, I’m literally in.

“I feel it means you’re breaking the rules … a little bit. And we are not going to follow everything. We are just going to live and enjoy life; you know what I mean? I mean having a formula all the time doesn’t always work. So, we will be more ‘mosh-ing’ the whole time. I think that’s what it is.  

“I am a disrupter because I’m loud, very talkative, overconfident sometimes, and very confrontational.

Name: Elsie Sese – ELS

Age: 23

Hometown: Vanderbijlpark (Originally from Vaal)

Occupation: Hairdresser

“I move with the flow of the relationship wherever it leads me; I will go, only if it is good for me.

“It means drama, chaos, no peace, no sleep.

“I am a disruptor because I have a blazing personality, and I bring the heat.”

Name: Palesa Motanyane – PALE

Age: 30

Hometown: Soweto – Gauteng

Occupation: Business Development Manager

“One forever, yena, because I don’t like sharing. I won’t want to be shared as well. My person is my person and mine alone. If they break my heart, then we try again.

“I am the last to get there and want to be the last to leave. I want to close the door because I am still having the time of my life.  

“I am a packaged deal. I am that one that you must just keep your eyes on day in [and] day out.”

Name: Siphosethu Mxunyelwa – SAMMY M

Age: 22

Hometown: Johannesburg (Originally from King William’s Town)

Occupation: Goldsmith

“I do not believe in ‘shapa ka stina’ because how you get him is how they take him. So, I want a single man, and I do not share.

“A beautiful mess, iragaraga, uchinsa. Ukungabambeki of sorts.

“Hhayi andiva. Andimameli, Andiva mna!

Name: Mbali Miya – MALI

Age: 25

Hometown: Thembisa

Occupation: Bolt Driver / Club Hostess

“I move faithfully.

“S’ya Mosha means that we are doing the most; we are just bending the rules and taking to the top. We are not staying in one lane.

“I am a disruptor because my name is Mali, and I’m ngiyashoveka; I break relationships.”

Name: Zinhle Mofokeng – ZEE

Age: 25

Hometown: Johannesburg (Originally from KZN/Vaal)

Occupation: Club Hostess

“I’m always in long-term relationships because I date to marry.

“Danger. Maza. Everything dangerous and everything chaotic.

“I can be very spicy!”

Name: Liyema Phantsi – LIEMA

Age: 22

Hometown: King William’s Town – Eastern Cape

Occupation: Student / Bartender

“Kiss them all and tell no one or forever, yena.

“Being rebellious, mischievous and doing what you want to do.

“Because I’m a natural flirt. A lot of people like to think I’m flirting with them, so I think that will be very problematic.”

Name: Alfredoh Matsingwane – FAHEEMA

Age: 26

Hometown: Pretoria

Occupation: Musician

“Ka stena! I’m definitely taking your man.

“Can I swear? We about to F the sh*t up!

“I’m that chick; I cause trouble wherever I go.”

Name: Neo Sibiya – NEO

Age: 21

Hometown: Pretoria (Originally from Mpumalanga) – Gauteng

Occupation: Content Creator / Fitness Coach

“A girl doesn’t kiss and tell no shapa people with stinas. They have shapa’d me once, so I know the feeling. I’m very territorial; what’s mine is mine, and in this economy, everyone wants to share, and I don’t want to be part of that sharing, so please mark me absent.

“We’re literally going after everything that we want. We’re distracting!

“Because I’m bringing the vibes, I’m bringing the disruption; I’m bringing the style, I’m bringing the glitz, the glam. Listen! Everything that is positive and elegant – boss lady! That’s exactly what I’m bringing.

Big Brother Mzansi: S’ya Mosha 24/7 live screening airs on DStv channel 198, and for all the live shows on Mzansi Magic DStv channel 161.

Viewers can vote for their favourite housemates to remain in the game and send messages directly to the show’s live TV feed.

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