In tonight's thrilling events, Nsuku emerged victorious in the Head of House challenge, making her this week's HoH. But the journey to the top was not an easy one.

The challenge kicked off with a "Crime Scene Memory" game, where housemates had to memorise objects on a table within a five-minute time frame. The game was divided into three rounds, with Big Brother taking a maximum of four housemates to the next round.

The next game, "Escape the Locked Box," required housemates to crack a three-digit combination to unlock a safe and retrieve a set of keys. The first two housemates to crack the code and reach the centre of the arena moved on to the final round.

In the final game, housemates had to use the keys to unlock 15 padlocks on a wooden box. The first housemate to unlock all the padlocks in the quickest time won the challenge.

In a historic moment, Jojo and Nsuku became the last two women standing, going head-to-head for the HoH title. In the end, Nsuku emerged victorious, taking over from Mshini, last week's HoH and her friend.

More of the HoH games:

What the street says:

Nominations revealed

After the HoH challenge, the housemates gathered for the nominations, and the tension was high. Each housemate had to nominate two fellow housemates for eviction, and they wasted no time in handing over the names of who they want booted out.

Here's who nominated whom:

• Abobo: Nate and Swiss
• Beekay: Uyanda and Mshini
• Jojo: Beekay and Mshini
• Mshini: Beekay and Nate
• Nate: Mshini and Uyanda
• Nsuku: Uyanda and Jojo
• Siphesihle: Sweet Guluva and Mshini
• Sweet Guluva: Mshini and Swiss 
• Swiss: Uyanda and Siphesihle
• Uyanda: Jojo and Mshini

The nominated housemates are:

• Beekay
• Jojo
• Mshini
• Nate
• Sweet Guluva( Nsuku used her inferno nomination to add him to the list)
• Swiss
• Uyanda

More of the nominations:

What the streets say:

With the house getting smaller and the competition getting tighter, will your fave survive the chopping block? Stay tuned to find out

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