In this week’s stormy episode of Survivor SA: Island of Secrets strong-a-steel Jozi Biker Chick Seipei Mashugane (40), who was confidently gearing up for a spot in the show’s Final Three, exited the game in a shocking, slam-bang blindside. This effectively meant that Seipei will join fellow ousted players Meryl and Geoff as the third member of the jury who will choose this season’s winner. We were lucky to catch up with Seipei to get her overall thoughts following the dramatic turn of events:

First of all we are not sure if you have had time to recover from it all, but can you tell us how you are feeling right now after all that drama?

I’m in a good place – really am feeling very blessed and happy to have been blind-sided out the game.  It was an honourable exit.

What has the whole Survivor SA experience meant to you? What will you take out from it?

The entire journey has been about self-discovery and it has given me my purpose and light back. Being part of this experience has re-enforced my inclination to empower people. Going forward I would like to impart the knowledge and experiences to help others to take those opportunities to reach full potential.

With this being one of the biggest shocks in Survivor SA history, where do you think it all went wrong for you?

I wouldn’t say it went wrong for me.  It feels that I was voted out at the right time. Looking back, I think that I stifled the other castaways by being a “mother hen” and taking on a leadership role and initiating strategies. Now that I’m out it will be interesting to see how the others pick up their game.

Being an official member of the jury now what are you going to be looking for when making your pick?

I am looking for someone who has played the game; someone who doesn’t rely on one skill only, e.g. not only physical, but fulfilled “outwit, outplay, outlast” and definitely not someone who has coasted along.

Only a few people would dare to do this type of thing, you did and can you tell us what drove you to be part of this whole experience?

My 16 year old son entered me because he believed in my abilities and strength – this was my motivation to make him proud.    

Are there any valuable insights and/or lessons gained as a result of this whole experience?

The valuable insight that I gained was the fact that not everyone takes well to hard truth. I’ve learnt that my directness can be handled with kid gloves to achieve the intended advice or outcome.

Outside of Survivor, we hear you are a Soweto born and bred individual (like us) whose apparently into biking? Can you tell us more about that especially since it’s quite rare…

In my teens I was a pro-cyclist and then life happened. I gave birth to a lovely daughter so motherhood took over. When she was older I needed to fill the gap of the freedom I found in cycling. I tried to get back into cycling, but the mindset was no longer there and motorcycling piqued my interest. Being one to always challenge myself, Seipei Biker Queen is the result, the title earned from riding through nine provinces in nine days.

Where to from here for you after this whole experience?

I’ve always been inclined to motivate people, especially women, to reach their full potential. I would like to continue doing this in a bigger way.  Watch this space!

Well watch this space we certainly will! The Survivor SA drama continues every Thursday at 19:00, only on M-Net Channel 101.

As always one person sadly had to be voted out and this week saw Amy Tjasink gracefully bow out after she received the least amount of votes. It was bittersweet but Amy was optimistic which was great to see and she has always had a great vibe, something we saw even in the early stages during the blind auditions when we caught up with her:

As always, like we do with everyone who has been eliminated, we caught up with Amy shortly after the show:

All the best to you Amy going forward, no doubt this is not the last we are hearing from you! This now leaves us with the top 6 remaining and it’s not going to get any easier. Remember that you can vote for your fave, for more details on that see here. We are already gearing up for the next interview, should be interesting to see who it is.

Mzansi Magic earlier today announced that headlines of South Africa’s massively popular tabloid, Daily Sun, has inspired a slate of brand new homegrown movies on Mzansi Magic.

The Daily Sun Movies will broadcast every Friday at 19:30, beginning with Finding My Way Home on the 6th of March 2015.. This movie will then be followed by My 4-5 Just Sleeps, Quantum of Terror and lastly Ke Manga. Although not based on any factual Daily Sun stories, these movies are said to take artistic inspiration from the attention-grabbing headlines that draws million of readers to the tabloid. Apparently, you care

Sunday 1 March 2015

Ride Along
M-Net Channel 101 at 20:05 and M-Net Movies Premiere at 20:30

Sunday 8 March 2015

X Men: Days Of Future Past
M-Net Channel 101 at 20:05 and M-Net Movies Premiere at 20:30

15 March 2015

The Other Woman
M-Net Channel 101 at 20:05 and M-Net Movies Premiere at 20:30

Sunday 22 March 2015

Guardians of the Galaxy
M-Net Channel 101 at 20:05 and M-Net Movies Premiere at 20:30

Sunday 29 March 2015

POMPEII
M-Net Channel 101 at 20:05 and M-Net Movies Premiere at 20:30