{"id":54050,"date":"2026-03-27T03:58:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T03:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=54050"},"modified":"2026-03-27T03:58:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T03:58:05","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignthandeka-cries-foul-after-bbmzansi-loss-claims-show-was-rigged-from-the-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/27\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignthandeka-cries-foul-after-bbmzansi-loss-claims-show-was-rigged-from-the-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"Thandeka cries foul after BBMzansi loss, claims show was \u201crigged from the inside\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_189958\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189958\" class=\"wp-image-189958 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fans-launch-fundraiser-for-Thandeka-after-Big-Brother-Mzansi-loss.jpg?resize=600%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Fans-launch-fundraiser-for-Thandeka-after-Big-Brother-Mzansi-loss.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thandeka-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-189958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thandeka questions BBMzansi results after emerging first runner-up<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Big Brother Mzansi Season 6 finale, runner-up Thandeka Tshabalala has set social media ablaze after openly questioning the integrity of the competition that crowned Liema Pantsi as the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Making her first major post-show appearance on Podcast and Chill with Mac G, Thandeka didn\u2019t hold back.<\/p>\n<p>She alleged that the production team manipulated footage in ways that painted her in a negative light while positioning Liema as the more favourable housemate.<\/p>\n<p>According to her, key moments were selectively edited, ultimately shaping public perception against her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the truth. To come out and find out that some of the things were cut, and I was made to be the villain, and then uLiema is obviously, like dainty, dainty. But it\u2019s fine. But it was rigged from the inside, the punishments they handed down,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She went further, suggesting that even disciplinary measures inside the house were unfairly skewed.<\/p>\n<p>Thandeka argued that while multiple contestants were punished, the show\u2019s portrayal singled her out in a way that made her a target among viewers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome on now, everybody is serving a punishment, but I\u2019m the one who\u2019s wearing amaunicorns, etcetera. You\u2019re obviously making me a target in the house, but I don\u2019t know, maybe for shock value,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The narrow margin between her and Liema has also become a sticking point for the reality star.<\/p>\n<p>Still unconvinced by the outcome, she questioned the credibility of the final vote tally, simply stating: \u201cBy three percent?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thandeka also credited herself for a surge in the show\u2019s online engagement, claiming her presence significantly boosted its popularity during the season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thandeka- I obviously won, it was rigged from the inside, some of the things were cut to make me a target in the house and a villain outside<\/p>\n<p>Mac G- production lies aswell cus the numbers don\u2019t make sense . It was rigged <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gea8rTVARz\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Gea8rTVARz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TheCutestKimmy\ud83d\udc45 (@symply_kimm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/symply_kimm\/status\/2037158884092137511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Thandeka #cries #foul #BBMzansi #loss #claims #show #rigged<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Thandeka questions BBMzansi results after emerging first runner-up Big Brother Mzansi Season 6 finale, runner-up Thandeka Tshabalala has set&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54050"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54051,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54050\/revisions\/54051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}