Survivor South Africa Season 8

Anela and Nicole agreed to take each other to the end no matter what if Chappies lost the final challenge.

Following a fifth straight immunity win, Chappies chose to eat with Anesu, who gave him advice on how to present his game to the jury and which jurors would be tough to sway in his favor. Chappies also earned the right to eliminate a juror at the next Tribal Council, and he chose Wardah. Once Chappies returned to camp, Tyson pitched to him to break up the tight duo of Anela and Nicole, but Chappies, thinking this season would end in a final three, decided that Tyson was the more pressing threat.

Following Anela's betrayal of the League of Shadows, Kiran talked to Nicole about voting Anela out next. However, Tyson was still dead set on voting out Chappies, who likewise pitched to Anela and Nicole that Kiran and Tyson were the most dangerous players left due to their strong partnership.

Anela was left stunned that Chappies saved him with the Tribal Council Pass, someone who kept on breaking trust against him throughout the merge. Chappies and Tyson continued arguing into the night upon returning to Osindile however. The next morning, Tyson and Kiran solidified allegiances with Anela, forming a League of Shadows, to work against Santoni and Chappies.

Despite Operation Destiny falling apart, Chappies and Santoni were prepared to use the Tribal Council Pass and Hidden Immunity Idol at the next Tribal Council to get revenge for Anesu. The remaining Vuna majority had figured Santoni managed to find the idol during her stint on Immunity Island.

After surviving the Tied Destinies twist, Tyson felt that he was in control of Osindile, with Kiran and Wardah as his right and left hand. Meanwhile, Anesu and Chappies were finally ready to blindside Tyson with Santoni as the Destiny Three against the Vuna majority.

After voting out Shaun, Tyson felt that Kiran and himself were taking control over Osindile. However, Anesu was developing a plan to betray her Vuna alliance, as the men and Wardah had been keeping information about the Immunity Island Idol away from her. Bouncing ideas off Amy and Chappies, the Zamba minority saw a lifeline in Anesu.

Nicole broke into tears after Marisha's blindside, with the Vuna alliance celebrating their move gaining majority in the Osindile tribe. Shaun and Santoni locked heads when he figured out that she played double agent to blindside the Zamba alliance. This left Santoni feeling alienated, knowing she doesn't like her Vuna alliance, and didn't throw her vote like Anesu did to save face with the Zamba alliance. She spent the next morning trying to inform Nicole and Amy that Anesu was also involved in Marisha's blindside, also playing double agent with the Zamba alliance.

Early on Day 19, Marisha and Renier found the Vuna tribe's hidden immunity idol, promising to use it for the original Zamba alliance come merge. A few hours later, the tribes merged to form the Osindile tribe, and celebrated with a merge feast. Chappies let slip that the Vuna tribe had received videos from their loved ones on a Reward, to the displeasure of Shaun and the last Vuna tribe, and proceeded to look for an idol clue in front of everyone.

With Dino voted out, tensions between Anela and Wardah continued to build with the numbers shifting in her advantage after the second tribe shuffle. After returning from Immunity Island, Anela lied that he won an extra vote for the first Tribal Council after merge. Qieän's behaviour around the new Zamba came across as selfish to the Vuna majority, eating food she had previously won in rewards openly in front of the tribe. Santoni felt uncomfortable with the new majority, knowing it would protect her only until the merge. At Vuna, Renier took the time to build bonds with Chappies, and reconnected with Amy and the Zamba women.

Returning from the Double Tribal Council, the Zamba tribe were left annoyed with the Vuna tribe's behaviour eating during their Tribal Council. Meanwhile Wardah felt blindsided again by another ally's removal from the game. Tyson felt alienated by the Zamba majority having targeted him, forcing an idol play.

Prior to the last Tribal Council, Thoriso approached Anesu and the original Vuna members about using their hidden immunity idol note, to earn some trust with the original Zamba 6 on Vuna. Anesu agreed in order for her allies to blindside the Zamba majority.

The outsider Vuna members on Zamba were happy with their decision to vote out Mike, to Carla and Wardah's misfortune. Day 9 saw Vuna's tribe raid of Zamba occur, with Amy having to reveal that it was her loss at Immunity Island that caused it to happen. During this, Anesu tried to reconnect with Paul and Chappies about Mike's elimination.

Carla felt pleased orchestrating Pinty's blindside, but noticed that the men were praising Mike for the move.

After being left out of Jason's blindside, Shaun tried to work his way in with the men of Zamba, while Renier and Amy worked to solidify their secret duo. Meanwhile, unity over at Vuna was a bit wobbly with Carla getting annoyed with Pinty's commanding presence around camp.

Arriving in the Wild Coast, the castaways took part in a random draw to select the two tribes, Vuna and Zamba.