| Survivor South Africa: Panama | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Presented by | Mark Bayly |
| No. of days | 29 |
| No. of castaways | 14 |
| Winner | Vanessa Marawa |
| Runner-up | Jacinda Louw |
| Location | Pearl Islands, Panama |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | M-Net |
| Original release | September 3 – November 26, 2006 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | June 2006 – July 2006 |
| Season chronology | |
Survivor South Africa: Panama is the first season of the South African reality television show Survivor South Africa, based on the international reality game show franchise Survivor. It was filmed in Panama, featuring 14 castaways competing for the grand prize of R1,000,000 prize. The season premiered on M-Net on 3 September 2006, with a live finale and reunion on November 26, 2006, where Vanessa Marawa was crowned South Africa's first Sole Survivor over Jacinda Louw by a vote of 3–2. The season was hosted by Mark Bayly, and co-produced by Endemol South Africa, and Strix (The production company that produced Expedition Robinson for Sweden).
The second season of the show, titled Survivor South Africa: Malaysia, was filmed and aired in 2007.