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By Citizen Reporter

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Survivor SA contestants named

The contestants for the latest season of Survivor SA have been announced, and as expected, it's an eclectic mix of people with backgrounds ranging from wedding planning to farriers.


The series, Survivor South Africa: Champions, which is due to premier of Sunday 19 January, will feature sporting legends Mark Fish and Corne Krige. The pair is set to lead two tribes through the trials and travails of a life on a deserted island.

Solly Mathiba. Image courtesy of Facebook.com/SurvivorSA

Solly Mathiba. Image courtesy of Facebook.com/SurvivorSA

According to reports the series is being filmed on a remote island in the South China Sea.

Amongst the 20 contestants taking part are wedding planner and former Sharks Academy player Zavion Kotze, Khayelitsha-born astrophysics student Sivu Xabanisa and a conqueror of Mount Kilimanjaro and karate blackbelter Killarney Jones.

Stephen Walker. Image courtesy of Facebook.com/SurvivorSA

Stephen Walker. Image courtesy of Facebook.com/SurvivorSA

The full list of contestants is as follows:

Gena Alkana (29)

Vel Bodiba (26)

Ashleigh Bryant (22)

Shona Macdonald. Image courtesy of Facebook.com/SurvivorSA

Shona Macdonald. Image courtesy of Facebook.com/SurvivorSA

Marian De Vos (25)

David De Wet (53)

Philip Dickson (32)

Shane Hattingh (42)

Graham Jenneker (28)

Killarney Jones (44)

Zavion Kotze (24)

Buhle Madlala. Image courtesy of Facebook.com/SurvivorSA

Buhle Madlala. Image courtesy of Facebook.com/SurvivorSA

Zan Lang (24)

Shona MacDonald (24)

Buhle Madlala (35)

Moyra Makina (34)

Solly Mathiba (32)

Sonette Myburgh (40)

Altaaf Sheik (29)

Stephen Walker (25)

Marsha Wessels (40)

Marian De Vos. Image courtesy of Facebook.com/SurvivorSA

Marian De Vos. Image courtesy of Facebook.com/SurvivorSA

Sivu Xabanisa (23)

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