10 Interesting Facts About Big Brother Mzansi Season 6 Winner Liyema Pantsi

10 Interesting Facts About Big Brother Mzansi Season 6 Winner Liyema Pantsi. Sunday evening she became the 2nd solo woman to win Big Brother Mzansi. Liyema Pantsi was crowned the season 6, which was dubbed the Bazozwa seasons. This saw her redeem herself from the Siyamosha season, which she was a part of two years ago.

1. Liyema Phantsi was born on the 25th of October 2002 (Age 24) in Qonce, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

2. Trying to get her talent out there, Liyema auditioned for Idols SA in Cape Town in season 16 , and her tape is on the DStv website. She impressed all the judges, including guest judge at the time, Cassper Nyovest.

3. She eventually rose to fame in 2024, when she made her debut as one of the housemates in Big Brother Mzansi Season 4.

4. Whilst she was in the house, Liema was in a relationship with one of the housemates Jareed who was one of the reasons she was quite trendy. Jareed also entertained other female contestants Mpumi and Elsie.

5. Liema exited the house right before the final week. She evicted herself in the fate room and left with R250k.

5. After her self-eviction, Liyema released a song with Cici called Impumelelo which was received well by her supporters.

7. Music has seen Liyema bag several awards. Her most recent being SAMRO Songwriter of the Year and Collaboration of the Year at the 2025 Basadi In Music Awards.

8. Liyema has also bagged many brand partnerships, thanks to her stardom. In 2024, she partnered up with HONOR, which is a global tech company

9. Liyema came back to reality show earlier this year, when she joined the Big Brother Mzansi season 6. She was part of the 6 housemates who came in for redemption.

10. On Sunday Liyema made herself and her fans proud by winning the season. The first runner up is Thandeka Tshabalala, with Bravo B, bagging the 3rd position.