On Your Marks, Get Set, Bake!
Meet The Great South African Bake Off Class Of 2023
SABakeOff joins BBC Lifestyle’s local line-up on DStv channel 174 Wednesdays at 8pm and will be repeated Thursdays at 5pm.
12 bakers to compete in the brand-new, 10-part season
BBC Lifestyle reveals the new line-up of South Africa’s very best amateur bakers competing in its much loved baking competition, The Great South African Bake Off Season 4. The 10-part series, judged by chefs Siba Mtongana and Paul Hartmann and presented by Lesego Tlhabi and Glen Biderman-Pam, will premiere on Wednesday 9th August at 8pm on BBC Lifestyle, DStv channel 174.
Meet the Bakers:
Amber Govender
- Hometown: Alberton
- Occupation: Prospective Culinary Student
- Hobbies: Baking, tennis, walking her dogs
- Favourite bakes: Cakes and breads
- Most challenging disciplines: Pastries
Chikomborero “Chiko” Chiobvu
- Hometown: Pretoria
- Occupation: Investment and research Analyst
- Hobbies: Visiting farmers markets, golf, reading, crochet, hiking, tennis, bake blogging
- Favourite bakes: Cakes and breads
- Most challenging disciplines: Biscuits
Dwight Morton
- Hometown: Johannesburg
- Occupation: Aircraft Quality Control Manager
- Hobbies: Hiking, swimming and reading
- Favourite bakes: Novelty cakes, wedding cake, puff pastry.
- Most challenging disciplines: Bread
Faizal Meyer
- Hometown: Durban
- Occupation: Industrial Engineer
- Hobbies: Playing the piano, travelling and listening to music
- Favourite bakes: cakes, pastry: puff and short crust, cookies, biscuits and tarts
- Most challenging disciplines: bread and macarons
Johan Van Gass
- Hometown: Pretoria
- Occupation: Professional Accountant
- Hobbies: Baking and renovating houses
- Favourite bakes: Bread, cakes, pudding, dessert, cookies and rusks
- Most challenging disciplines: Puff pastries
Matshele “Matty” Molaoli
- Hometown: Johannesburg
- Occupation: Instructional Designer, Podcaster, Voice-over Artist and Business Owner
- Hobbies: Swimming, painting, roller-skating, chess, TikTok
- Favourite bakes: Breads and cakes
- Most challenging disciplines: Pastries
Mariza Mundow
- Hometown: Cape Town
- Occupation: Homemaker
- Hobbies: Makes and sells chilli sauce, oil painting, fishing, scuba diving, travelling.
- Favourite bakes: Bread, cakes, tarts, cheesecakes, pies, puff pastry
- Most challenging disciplines: Macarons
Mia Steenekamp
- Hometown: Johannesburg
- Occupation: Experience Design Director
- Hobbies: board games, socialising with friends.
- Favourite bakes: Cakes and sourdough bread
- Most challenging disciplines: Pastries and tarts.
Molebatsi Moagi
- Hometown: Randfontein
- Occupation: Database and Systems administrator
- Hobbies: Playing the piano, listening to music and writing
- Favourite bakes: Cakes, biscuits, macarons, laminated pastry and tarts
- Most challenging disciplines: Bread
Nomahlubi “Hlubi” Gcilishe
- Hometown: Johannesburg
- Occupation: Freelancing as an Admin Assistant
- Hobbies: Reading and watching cricket and tennis
- Favourite bakes: Cakes, biscuits, tarts and breads
- Most challenging disciplines: Pastries
Rizwana Adam
- Hometown: Midrand
- Occupation: Attorney and Personal Trainer
- Hobbies: Crossword puzzles, writing poetry and
- children’s books and gardening
- Favourite bakes: Cakes, biscuits and breads
- Most challenging disciplines: Pastries
Xolile Makutoana
- Hometown: Cape Town
- Occupation: Work Readiness Facilitator and Trainer
- Hobbies: Drawing and hiking
- Favourite bakes: Cakes and biscuits
- Most challenging disciplines: Bread
- The 12 bakers will take on the ultimate baking challenge and compete to be crowned South Africa’s best amateur baker.
The Great South African Bake Off demonstrates BBC Studios’ ongoing commitment to providing high quality local programming. The Love Productions format has once again been produced by Rapid Blue.
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