Survivor South Africa: Panama

Survivor South Africa: Panama is the first season of the South African reality television show Survivor South Africa, based on the international reality game show franchise Survivor. It was filmed in Panama, featuring 14 castaways competing for the grand prize of R1,000,000 prize. The season premiered on M-Net on 3 September 2006, with a live finale and reunion on November 26, 2006. The season was hosted by Mark Bayly, and co-produced by Endemol South Africa, and Strix (The production company that produced Expedition Robinson for Sweden).

The winner of this season was TBA.

This season was followed by Survivor South Africa: Malaysia.

Contestants
The 14 castaways were divided into two predetermined tribes of seven, the blue Aguila (Spanish for eagle) and the red Rana (Spanish for frog). Day 17 saw the remaining 7 castaways merged into the yellow Burba tribe. The first four castaways voted out of Burba were unknowingly exiled to Deadman's Island, where they would compete for two of them to re-enter the game on Day 25.