‘Big Brother Mzansi’: Uyanda Buys Cosmetics Worth R10K for Abobo, SA Impressed: "Such selflessness"

‘Big Brother Mzansi’: Uyanda Buys Cosmetics Worth R10K for Abobo, SA Impressed: "Such selflessness"

  • Uyanda was one of four Big Brother Mzansi Season 5 housemates who received an envelope ahead of the boiler room session on Wednesday
  • During his boiler room session, Uyanda chose to be selfless and bought skincare products worth R10K for himself and his friend Abobo
  • Mzansi heaped praise on Uyanda for being selfless with many admiring the close bond he shares with Abobo
Uyanda buys cosmetics for Big Brother Mzansi friend Abobo
'Big Brother Mzansi' housemate Uyanda won Mzansi over after buying cosmetics worth R10K for his friend Abobo. Image: Mzansi Magic
Source: UGC

Big Brother Mzansi Season 5 housemate Uyanda has melted hearts after buying cosmetics worth R10,000 for himself and his friend in the game Abobo. Their friendship is under threat as Abobo and 10 other housemates are up for eviction this week.

BBMzansi housemate Uyanda shows love to friend Abobo

The bromance between Uyanda and Abobo, real name Abongile Salli, has continued to grow since the Big Brother Mzansi Umlilo Edition season kicked off in January 2025.

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Uyanda recently tugged at Mzansi’s heartstrings when he chose to be selfless during a boiler room session on Wednesday 19 February 2025.

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Usually during a boiler room session, a housemate is evicted through a game.

Uyanda was one of four housemates who received envelopes before the boiler room sessions. The other housemates were Swiss, Nsuku and Beekay.

Social media user Uyanda Hlangabezo BBMZANSI took to X and shared a short video of Uyanda in the boiler room. When given a choice by Big Brother to buy an item for himself only, Uyanda chose the second option to buy an item for himself and another housemate. Uyanda chose to buy skincare products for himself and Abobo.

You can watch a clip of Uyanda’s boiler session below:

Mzansi praises Uyanda for being selfless

In the comments section, South Africans praised Uyanda for being selfless. When they saw the clip of his boiler room session, fans of the housemate were relieved that Uyanda had not been evicted.

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Here are some of the comments:

@ZNonjiji said:

“Abobo got himself a real friend.”

@Tshidi_Baybee remarked:

“Oh man, Him yelling 'Uyanda is my friend' In a moment of distress will always be engraved in my memory 🙂❤️. And Abobo remaining true to him till date speaks volumes.”

@A_Dubase gushed:

“Oh maan! I love how he loves and looks out for Abobo.”

@Jul_Nzu said:

“Such Selflessness - always keeping his buddy in mind.”

@NomaAfrikazulu said:

“I hope his safe tjoooo boiler room results are scary.”

@khohli2 said:

"Oh my God, I was so nervous before that 🙏❤️"
Uyanda shows love to friend Abobo
‘Big Brother Mzansi’ housemate Uyanda earned praises after showing love to his friend Abobo during his boiler room session. Image: Uyanda_20/X
Source: UGC

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Tayananiswa Zvikaramba (Editor) Tayananiswa Zvikaramba is an entertainment writer at Briefly News. He previously worked as a profiler, sports, human interest, entertainment, and current affairs writer at Pindula (2016-2022) and iHarare (2022-2025). He holds a BA Honours in Archaeology from the University of Zimbabwe (2010-2013), YOAST SEO for Beginners (2023), YOAST Block Editor Training (2023), and YOAST Structured Data for Beginners (2023). Email: tayananiswa.zvikaramba@briefly.co.za