MasterChef South Africa season 5

The fifth season of MasterChef South Africa was announced on 17 January 2024 and premiered 13 July 2024 on SABC 3.

Returning judges for this season include Zola Nene and Justine Drake. They will be joined by new judge Katlego Mlambo. Filming took place from 29 April – 8 June 2024 in Cape Town.

Elimination table

 * (WINNER) This chef won the competition.
 * (RUNNER-UP) This chef received second place in the competition.
 * (WIN) The chef won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge or Invention Test).
 * (WIN) The chef was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and was safe from the Pressure Test.
 * (HIGH) The chef was one of the top entries in the Mystery Box Challenge or Invention Test but didn't win.
 * (CC) The chef received the advantage of competing against a celebrity chef in this challenge. If they won, they advanced farther on in the competition, skipping a number of challenges. The chef could not be eliminated after this challenge.
 * (IMM) The chef won Immunity in the previous challenge and was safe from cooking.
 * (IN) The chef was not selected as a top entry or bottom entry in the challenge.
 * (PT) The chef was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced.
 * (LOW) The chef was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, but was not the last person to advance.
 * (LOW) The chef was one of the bottom entries in an individual elimination challenge, and was the last person to advance.
 * (ELIM) The chef was eliminated from MasterChef.