The Masked Singer South Africa Season 1 premiered on Saturday 3 June 2023 and will end on Saturday 26 August 2023.
Season 1 of the show was confirmed and announced in September of 2022 after Primedia Group secured broadcasting rights for the celebrity competition, ‘The Masked Singer South Africa’, during a ‘Prime-X’ event held in Sandton, Johannesburg.
Season Summary
| Host: | Mpho Popps |
| Detectives: | Skhumba, Sithelo Shozi, J’Something, and Somizi Mhlongo. |
| Network: | SABC 3, SABC 1 |
| No. of Episodes: | 13 |
| Premiere date | Saturday 3 June 2023 |
| Finale date: | Saturday 26 August 2023 |
The Masked Singer South Africa airs every Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on SABC 3, then there is a repeat every Saturday at 8 p.m. on SABC 1, and another repeat every Thursday from 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on SABC 1.
Season 1 has a total of 16 local celebrities wearing 16 Masks, for the first four episodes, 4 new Masks performed on stage for the panel of detectives and viewers at home, with one being unmasked towards the end of the episode.
List of Contents
Detectives
On Tuesday 4 April 2023, The Masked Singer South Africa detectives were announced as Skhumba, J’Something, Sithelo Shozi, and Idols South Africa judge Somizi Mhlongo.
Guest Detectives
For certain episodes, guest detectives were called in to be part of the detectives’ panel to cover for Somizi Mhlongo who had to also be part of another show, Idols South Africa.
| Guest Detective | Episode | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Boity | 5 | Saturday 1 July 2023 |
| Tbo Touch | 6 | Saturday 8 July 2023 |
| Moshe Ndiki | 9 | Saturday 29 July 2023 |
Host
The host of The Masked Singer South Africa is South African comedian, Mpho Popps.
The Masked Singer South Africa contestants
| Rank | Contestant/Celebrity |
|---|---|
| TBA | Elephant – TBA |
| TBA | Fox – TBA |
| TBA | Lion – TBA |
| TBA | Lollipop – TBA |
| TBA | Rhino – TBA |
| TBA | Tree – TBA |
| 7th | Doughnut – Shekhinah |
| 8th | Sunflower – Makhadzi |
| 9th | Robot – Zozibini Tunzi |
| 10th | Watermelon – Devi Sankaree Govender |
| 11th | Warrior – Mmusi Maimane |
| 12th | Hippo – David Kau |
| 13th | Banana – Bongani Bingwa |
| 14th | Soccerball – Doctor Khumalo |
| 15th | Rooster – Victor Matfield |
| 16th | Zebra – Lazy Makoti |
Detectives Leaderboard
| Detective | Guesses |
|---|---|
| J’Something | 3 |
| Sithelo Shozi | 1 |
| Skhumba | 1 |
| Somizi Mhlongo | 3 |
Episodes
| Episode | Air Date | Repeat Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 3 June 2023 | Thursday 8 June 2023 |
| 2 | Saturday 10 June 2023 | Thursday 15 June 2023 |
| 3 | Saturday 17 June 2023 | Thursday 22 June 2023 |
| 4 | Saturday 24 June 2023 | Thursday 29 June 2023 |
| 5 | Saturday 1 July 2023 | Thursday 6 July 2023 |
| 6 | Saturday 8 July 2023 | Thursday 13 July 2023 |
| 7 | Saturday 15 July 2023 | Thursday 20 July 2023 |
| 8 | Saturday 22 July 2023 | Thursday 27 July 2023 |
| 9 | Saturday 29 July 2023 | Thursday 3 August 2023 |
| 10 | Saturday 5 August 2023 | Thursday 10 August 2023 |
| 11 | Saturday 12 August 2023 | Thursday 17 August 2023 |
| 12 | Saturday 19 August 2023 | Thursday 24 August 2023 |
| 13 | Saturday 26 August 2023 | Thursday 31 August 2023 |
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