They might not have taken the top prize but the runners-up still have big foodie dreams and plans. Azraa and Waven and Shaeem and Mas-ud discuss the toughest parts of the competition and the dishes they’re most proud of.

With starters out of the way, it’s time for the top three teams to finish up their main courses, while still keeping in mind the desserts they need to serve. The pressure builds as the teams multitask, with the judges adding heat as they visit the cooking stations.

The top three have been tasked with creating a three-course meal, so we chatted to guest judges Zola Nene, Siba Mtongana, Wandile Mabaso, and Kayla-Ann Osborn about their top tips and tricks for pulling it off and what they would have served

The MasterChef SA top three – Andriette, Shawn, and Tarryn – are invited into the kitchen of one of the best restaurants in the world, Wolfgat, situated in the West Coast town of Paternoster. Chef and restaurateur Kobus van der Merwe guides them through a master class of cookery as he demonstrates how me makes his own take on the classic South African dish, bobotie.