Big Brother Africa: New game calls for partners

Own correspondent.

ADDING to the innovation for which the premier reality TV series has become known, M-Net's Big Brother Africa show - the seventh edition this year -will hit a new high with a requirement for entrants to partner with another person and enter as a pair.

"That other person can be a best friend, boyfriend, girlfriend, mom, dad, brother, sister, boss, husband, wife, neighbour, hairdresser, ... in fact, anyone. But the rule is: People have to enter in pairs," said Liz Dziva, publicity and public relations manager of MultiChoice Zimbabwe.
"The question to each would-be entrant, therefore, is: So who will take the journey of a lifetime with you? Remember that you may have to spend a long time with them in the house, so choose carefully."
Dziva said this year also welcomes two new countries into the Big Brother house - Liberia and Sierra Leone. This time round, Ethiopia will not be involved, while Mozambique will take on a new role that will be announced at a later stage.
The announcement of the partnership plan means that this year people who wish to become participants in Big Brother Africa can do so if both partners are citizens of one of the participating countries: Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
"The Big Brother Africa season seven prize money this year has been set at US$300 000, which will be won by only one person, which means that although people have entered as pairs, there will only be one winner at the end of the show," she said.
Both partners must come from the same country, must be 21 years of age or older, must be fluent in English and must have valid passports.
Interested people can collect entry forms from MultiChoice Zimbabwe offices or they can source a form through www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother, and can complete the form online. Alternatively, the form can be downloaded, completed and e-mailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
The deadline for entries is February 27.
"Entrants must be fun-loving, vocal, creative, original and articulate. In addition all entrants must the social flexibility to live in close proximity with others and must be tolerant of views and lifestyle choices other than their own," said Dziva.
Produced for M-Net by Endemol South Africa, the new season will be headline sponsored by Coca-Cola for the second consecutive year and will be screened to 47 countries across the continent 24/7 for 91 days on DStv channel 198. The series is expected to start on May 6.