Big Brother Africa 2 starts this Sunday
TWELVE strangers, 98 days of trying to impress, a sheer lack of privacy and no contact with the outside world — all for a sh175m grand prize. But one of the twelve, the winner, takes it all. Who will it be?
By Nigel Nassar
TWELVE strangers, 98 days of trying to impress, a sheer lack of privacy and no contact with the outside world — all for a sh175m grand prize. But one of the twelve, the winner, takes it all. Who will it be?
That is a sneak-peek into what the second episode of Big Brother Africa holds for DStv audiences for the coming three months.
It all started in 2003 with 12 contestants from 12 African countries coming together under the Big Brother House for 106 days.
While they shared experiences, emotions, opinions and cultures, DStv audiences in over 40 countries watched relentlessly.
The first episode of the popular reality show became addictive to thousands of viewers in Uganda, making the country’s contestant, Gaetano Kaggwa, a celebrity.
It is upon the show’s gripping effect on viewers that executives at Multichoice headquarters in South Africa launched the second episode in April.
This Sunday, gates to the lavish Big Brother Africa2 (BBA2) House in South Africa open to a bout of 12 contestants, from 12 African countries.
The countries include Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Angola and Namibia.
In the house, the contestants will share a living space while being monitored 24 hours daily by 27 cameras and 64 microphones, which will screen their words and actions to a continental audience until November 11, the day of the finale.
There is a Ugandan contestant. It is just that Multichoice will not let us in on who it is to keep the anxiety till the opening on M-Net this Sunday at 8:00pm.
Premium and Compact subscribers can tune-in to DStv Channel 37 for a daily 24-hour venture into the housemates’ lives. Family Bouquet subscribers will have daily highlights.
Multichoice Uganda publicist, Helena Mayanja, says this season has enlisted interesting personalities deemed to introduce loads of humour, energy, drama, backstabbing and controversy in the house.
“They are vocal, fun-loving, creative, and of course, some are naughty,†says Mayanja.
Over 4,000 applicants were enlisted from the 12 countries, 200 of whom from Uganda.
The housemates will perform weekly reward-based tasks. From Week 3, they will nominate each other for eviction from the show.
Once nominated, public voting and the country-based voting system that was used in the first season, will determine which housemates leave the show or remain.
Ben Mwine, the former programmes director at Sanyu FM, will be Uganda’s field presenter, doing the wrap-up of BBA2 events in Kampala and sending it to South Africa to air in a slot as part of the show.
The show is sponsored by the MTN Group. Addressing a press conference recently, MTN Uganda’s chief commercial officer, Eric Van Veen said: “This sponsorship will give MTN an opportunity to fully-leverage the strong following that Big Brother has gained globally and on the continent,â€
To create the type excitement that BBA2 stirred in Uganda, M-Net in conjunction with MTN Uganda, have created a fully-fledged Big Brother Africa 2 house on Golf Course Road, off Wampewo Avenue, where customers, fans and the media will be invited for the premiere.
The house will also be open to fans throughout the three months of the show.
TWELVE strangers, 98 days of trying to impress, a sheer lack of privacy and no contact with the outside world — all for a sh175m grand prize. But one of the twelve, the winner, takes it all. Who will it be?
That is a sneak-peek into what the second episode of Big Brother Africa holds for DStv audiences for the coming three months.
It all started in 2003 with 12 contestants from 12 African countries coming together under the Big Brother House for 106 days.
While they shared experiences, emotions, opinions and cultures, DStv audiences in over 40 countries watched relentlessly.
The first episode of the popular reality show became addictive to thousands of viewers in Uganda, making the country’s contestant, Gaetano Kaggwa, a celebrity.
It is upon the show’s gripping effect on viewers that executives at Multichoice headquarters in South Africa launched the second episode in April.
This Sunday, gates to the lavish Big Brother Africa2 (BBA2) House in South Africa open to a bout of 12 contestants, from 12 African countries.
The countries include Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Angola and Namibia.
In the house, the contestants will share a living space while being monitored 24 hours daily by 27 cameras and 64 microphones, which will screen their words and actions to a continental audience until November 11, the day of the finale.
There is a Ugandan contestant. It is just that Multichoice will not let us in on who it is to keep the anxiety till the opening on M-Net this Sunday at 8:00pm.
Premium and Compact subscribers can tune-in to DStv Channel 37 for a daily 24-hour venture into the housemates’ lives. Family Bouquet subscribers will have daily highlights.
Multichoice Uganda publicist, Helena Mayanja, says this season has enlisted interesting personalities deemed to introduce loads of humour, energy, drama, backstabbing and controversy in the house.
“They are vocal, fun-loving, creative, and of course, some are naughty,†says Mayanja.
Over 4,000 applicants were enlisted from the 12 countries, 200 of whom from Uganda.
The housemates will perform weekly reward-based tasks. From Week 3, they will nominate each other for eviction from the show.
Once nominated, public voting and the country-based voting system that was used in the first season, will determine which housemates leave the show or remain.
Ben Mwine, the former programmes director at Sanyu FM, will be Uganda’s field presenter, doing the wrap-up of BBA2 events in Kampala and sending it to South Africa to air in a slot as part of the show.
The show is sponsored by the MTN Group. Addressing a press conference recently, MTN Uganda’s chief commercial officer, Eric Van Veen said: “This sponsorship will give MTN an opportunity to fully-leverage the strong following that Big Brother has gained globally and on the continent,â€
To create the type excitement that BBA2 stirred in Uganda, M-Net in conjunction with MTN Uganda, have created a fully-fledged Big Brother Africa 2 house on Golf Course Road, off Wampewo Avenue, where customers, fans and the media will be invited for the premiere.
The house will also be open to fans throughout the three months of the show.