MasterChef South Africa

S6 · E1 · Feb 22, 2026

Premiere: First Double Elimination Episode 1

The episode centers on a challenge to "put themselves on a plate," where contestants had to create an elevated dish based on a childhood memory triggered by a photograph found in their Mystery Boxes.

S6 · E2 · Mar 1, 2026

Apple Mystery Box Challenge Episode 2

A Mystery Box Challenge where the remaining 18 contestants must create a dish using the "humble ingredient of an apple". Contestants are tasked with thinking of the "apple of their eye"—someone special in their lives—to inspire their dish. The winner of the challenge receives immunity from the following week's elimination and gets to watch from the gantry.

S6 · E3 · Mar 8, 2026

Signature Savoury Pies Episode 3

Each of the 20 contestants opens a mystery box to find a photograph from their childhood. They must create and "elevate" a dish inspired by that specific childhood memory to a MasterChef standard.

S6 · E4 · Mar 15, 2026

Judges' Star Signs Episode 4

S6 · E5 · Mar 22, 2026

Translating Fashion into Food Episode 5

S6 · E6 · Mar 29, 2026

Buffet of New Beginnings Episode 6

S6 · E7 · Apr 5, 2026

Episode 7 Episode 7

S6 · E8 · Apr 12, 2026

Episode 8 Episode 8

S6 · E9 · Apr 19, 2026

Episode 9 Episode 9

S6 · E10 · Apr 26, 2026

Episode 10 Episode 10

S6 · E11 · May 3, 2026

Episode 11 Episode 11

S6 · E12 · May 10, 2026

Episode 12 Episode 12

S6 · E13 · May 17, 2026

Episode 13 Episode 13

S6 · E14 · May 24, 2026

Episode 14 Episode 14

S6 · E15 · May 31, 2026

Episode 15 Episode 15

S6 · E16 · Jun 7, 2026

Episode 16 Episode 16

S6 · E17 · Jun 14, 2026

Episode 17 Episode 17

S6 · E18 · Jun 21, 2026

Episode 18 Episode 18

S6 · E19 · Jun 28, 2026

Episode 19 Episode 19

S6 · E20 · Jul 5, 2026

Episode 20 Episode 20

S6 · E21 · Jul 12, 2026

Episode 21 Episode 21

S6 · E22 · Jul 19, 2026

Episode 22 Episode 22

S6 · E23 · Jul 26, 2026

Episode 23 Episode 23

S6 · E24 · Aug 2, 2026

Episode 24 Episode 24

S6 · E25 · Aug 9, 2026

Episode 25 Episode 25

S6 · E26 · Aug 16, 2026

Episode 26 Episode 26