| Big Brother Mzansi | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 | |
| Presented by | Lawrence Maleka |
| No. of days | 70 |
| No. of housemates | 20 |
| Winner | Michelle Dimpho "Mphowabadimo" Mvundla |
| Runner-up | Gashwen Brandon "Gash1" Mthombeni |
| Release | |
| Original network | Mzansi Magic and M-Net DStv (live) |
| Original release | 23 January – 3 April 2022 |
| Season chronology | |
Big Brother South Africa: Beke Le Beke (also known as Big Brother Mzansi 3 or Big Brother South Africa 5) is the third season of the South African Big Brother reality television reboot series produced by Banijay and Red Pepper Pictures for M-Net and Mzansi Magic.[1] It returned after a six-year hiatus and marked 20 years since the Big Brother brand launched in South Africa.
The Sponsor of the show for this season was Lottostar. While the associative sponsor was Johnnie Walker
The show premiered on 23 January 2022 on Mzansi Magic and DStv with 24 contestants initially and a new host, Lawrence Maleka.[2] A week later, two more contestants were introduced to the house.[3]
On 3 April, Mphowabadimo was declared the winner of the third season of Big Brother Mzansi and received R2 million, while Gash1 was the runner-up.[4][5]
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- ^ Seleme, Rae (3 April 2022). "Michelle 'Mphowabadimo' Mvundla is the winner of #BBMzansi season 3". The South African. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ @BBMzansi (4 April 2022). "A look at how Mzansi voted in the final week of #BBMzansi. Watch more highlights from the grand finale on http://mzansimagic.tv/bigbrother" (Tweet) – via Twitter.