Big Brother Africa

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• Truly Africa is waiting for her much loved
  continental reality TV show Big Brother Africa,
  which is about to hit our screens on Sunday 26th
  May this year. The level of buzz on various
  sites and Blogs about the show, is a clear
  indication that Africa is ready.
• Fans and entertainment writes have gone as far as
  writing articles like this one
• Big Brother Africa 8 would be having 28
  contestants representing the 14 participating
  countries this year, each country would be
  represented by 2 contestants each (Male and
  female), the option of bringing Celebrities are
  still debated upon by the producers. Somae
  celebrities considered are Uganda- Desire
  Luzinda/Jackie. O (Obsessions)

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• The eighth edition of Africas biggest reality
  series Big Brother Africa kicks off in May and
  already fans of arguably the most successful
  television franchise ever seen on the continent
  are askingwho will the new housemates be?
• Who will find their name and their faces gracing
  newspapers, their profiles loaded to websites and
  blogs?
• Who will become the subject of drive time radio
  and just who will find themselves heating up
  theTwitter-sphere?
• At this time there is no way to know this but if
  you meet the entry requirements and enter between
  now and Valentines Day on Thursday 14 February,
  you may well be among the superstars in waiting
  and may find yourself flirting with fame and
  fortune!
• Entry forms are available immediately
  at www.africamagic.tv/bigbrotherso visit the
  website and complete the online submission form.
• This year, entry is open to the same 14 countries
  as the year before with the only exception being
  Liberia which will be replaced by Ethiopia. The
  replacement comes as AfricaMagic and series
  producers Endemol SA rotate certain countries
  into and out of the format. The reason for this
  is to ensure that a wide range of countries can
  be included in different editions of the series.
• As a result of the change, participating
  countries this year are Angola, Botswana,
  Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria,
  Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda,
  Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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• Entry is open to all persons over the age of 21,
  who are citizens of one of the participating
  countries and who either have a valid passport or
  will be able to obtain one by the end of March.
  Producers are looking for persons who are fluent
  in English, entertaining and passionate about
  the Big Brother experience. Of particular
  importance to the selection team are the
  qualities of tolerance, determination and
  enthusiasm. If you are open-minded, bold and
  adventurous, thats even better!
• As with previous editions of Big Brother Africa,
  the new season will have a twistand according to
  M-Net Africa Managing Director Biola Alabi, who
  has helmed the production for the past four
  years, the big surprise this year is one that
  audiences are expected to fall in love with.
• As always, we wont say much about the new
  season but I can confirm that weve added a new
  element that I think will get the hearts of
  viewers racing. The fact that the fans truly
  adore the show is all the motivation we need to
  keep it fresh and fun!
• Her views are echoed by Endemol MD Sivan Pillay
  who says, Our long-term association with M-Net
  is very much a partnership, a marriage of sorts.
  We understand what they desire for their
  audiences, and they trust us enough to let us
  develop innovative twists and surprises. So the
  process is quite harmonious and very exciting, as
  all good relationships should be. I am hopeful
  that this year we are creating a red-hot show
  that will include familiar trademarks like
  nominations and evictions alongside a very
  special new development.
• Previous editions of Big Brother Africa have
  boasted huge cash prizes for winners and this
  year the winner will walk away with USD 300 000.
• More information on Big Brother Africa 8 will be
  made available over the next month, so stay tuned
  to AfricaMagic, follow the action on Twitter and
  Facebook and keep checking the website.  Big
  Brother Africa 8 will be screened live 24/7 on
  DStv channels 197 and 198 while GOtv audiences
  will see highlights of the program which begins
  on Sunday 26 May and is scheduled to run for 91
  days.
• News about the popular show Big Brother Africa
  2013 you can find here