Big Brother Africa 2

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Big Brother Africa
 
Series 2 (2007)

Big Brother Africa 2 was the second series of the Big Brother Africa reality television show produced by Endemol. The series began airing on August 5, 2007.

As with the previous series, the show involved 12 countries within Africa (Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia & Zimbabwe) each producing a contestant living in an isolated house in Johanneburg, South Africa, while trying to avoid being evicted by viewers and ultimately winning a large cash prize at the end of the show. The show was filmed in a house at Sasani Studios in Lyndhurst, Johannesburg.[citation needed]

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[edit] Housemates

[edit] Bertha

Bertha Zakeyo[1] (born June 2, 1979) is a lawyer from Harare, Zimbabwe.[2] She was the sixth housemate to be evicted from the show, after receiving 12 of 13 votes on day 63.

[edit] Code

Code Sangala[3] (born June 2, 1976) is a radio DJ and musician from Blantyre, Malawi.[4] He became the eighth housemate to be evicted with 10 of the 13 votes on Day 77.

[edit] Jeff

Jeff Anthony Omondi Kariaga[5] (born November 21, 1983) is an entrepreneur from Kisumu, Kenya.[6] He became the second person to be evicted after receiving 7 of 13 votes on Day 28.

[edit] Justice

Justice Motlhabani (born January 17, 1984) is in his final year of a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and Print Journalism at the University of Botswana he hails from Serowe, Botswana.[7] Justice was the first person to be evicted from the Big Brother Africa house after receiving 7 of 13 votes. He is a proponent of argumentation, rhetoric and debate [8]

[edit] Kwaku

Kwaku Asamoah Tutu[9] (born June 1, [[1977 ]]) is from Kumawu, Ghana.[10] He was the seventh evictee from the house with 11 out of the 13 votes on Day 70.

[edit] Lerato

Lerato Sengadi[11] (born October 31, 1982) is an events co-ordinator from Soweto, South Africa.[12] She was the fifth evictee of the series, after receiving 8 of 13 votes on day 56.

[edit] Maureen

Maureen Namatovu[13] (born September 5, 1979) is a fashion designer from Entebbe, Uganda.[14]

[edit] Maxwell

Maxwell Chongu[15] (born June 27, 1981) is a call centre operator from Lusaka, Zambia.[16] Maxwell became the fourth housemate to be evicted with 12 of the 13 votes on Day 42.

[edit] Meryl

Meryl Shikwambane[17] (born March 8, 1986) is a receptionist from Namibia.[18] She was the third evictee of the series, after receiving 8 of 13 votes on day 35.

[edit] Ofunneka

Ofunneka Malokwu[19] (born August 9, 1977) is a personal assistant from Jos, Nigeria.[20] She celebrated her 30th birthday whilst in the Big Brother house.[21]. She was the runner-up of big brother.

[edit] Richard

Richard Dyle Bezuidenhout[19] (born August 10, 1982) is a student from Ilala, Tanzania.[22]. He was the winner of big brother Africa

[edit] Tatiana

Tatiana Durão (born March 31, 1981) is an actress and model from Luanda, Angola.[23]. She was the 10th person to be evicted from the big brother house.

[edit] Nominations

Each week housmates nominate two other housemates for eviction in the Diary Room and must give justified and clear reasons. [24] The Head of House may be nominated for eviction as well. After the nominees are revealed to the House, the current Head of House can save a nominee for eviction including themselves if they are nominated and replace the saved nominee with another nominee. While this is revealed to the viewers, the House does not know of the decision until eviction night Sunday. [25]

[edit] Voting

Each eviction week viewers in the 12 participating countries vote to eliminate a housemate they do not like. The majority for each country will be counted as a vote.[26] In addition to the 12 participating countries, all other countries not participating in the show can still vote for who they would like to eliminate. The "other countries" counts for the 13th vote. [27]

[edit] Head of House

The Head of House (or HOH) is a position in the house that gives one housemate each week special privileges over the other Housemates. It is a power similar to both the Head of Household and the Power of Veto used in the American version of Big Brother. During nominations the Head of House can be nominated for eviction by their fellow housemates. Then the Head of House can chose to save a nominee or save themselves from eviction and nominate a new housemate for eviction. While the decision is released to the public, the House will not know of the decision until Sunday, eviction night. [28]

[edit] Nominations Table

A record of the nominations cast, stored in a nominations table, shows how each Housemate nominated other Housemates throughout his or her time in the house. The Head of House can chose to save a nominated Housemate each week and nominate another Housemate to face the public vote. Twists to the normal nominations process are noted, such as immunity from nomination and eviction (referred to as "exempt").

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14
Richard Lerato
Ofunneka
No
Nominations
Justice,
Jeff
Kwaku,
Meryl
Meryl,
Kwaku
Maxwell,
Lerato
Bertha,
Lerato
Bertha,
Lerato
Bertha,
Kwaku
Code,
Kwaku
Maureen,
Code
Maureen,
Ofunneka
No
Nominations
Winner
(Day 98)
Ofunneka Lerato
Meryl
No
Nominations
Meryl,
Lerato
Meryl,
Lerato
Lerato,
Meryl
Lerato,
Kwaku
Bertha,
Lerato
Bertha,
Lerato
Bertha,
Kwaku
Code,
Kwaku
Code,
Richard
Richard,
Tatiana
No
Nominations
Runner-Up
(Day 98)
Tatiana Lerato
Maxwell
No
Nominations
Bertha,
Lerato
Maxwell,
Lerato
Ofunneka,
Lerato
Lerato,
Maxwell
Bertha,
Lerato
Bertha,
Lerato
Bertha,
Kwaku
Kwaku,
Ofunneka
Maureen,
Code
Maureen,
Ofunneka
No
Nominations
3rd Place
(Day 98)
Maureen Lerato
Kwaku
No
Nominations
Bertha,
Meryl
Bertha,
Meryl
Meryl,
Bertha
Maxwell,
Bertha
Bertha,
Lerato
Bertha,
Lerato
Bertha,
Kwaku
Kwaku,
Richard
Tatiana,
Richard
Ofunneka,
Tatiana
Evicted
(Day 84)
Code Justice
Maureen
No
Nominations
Justice,
Maureen
Jeff,
Meryl
Meryl,
Tatiana
Richard,
Tatiana
Bertha,
Lerato
Bertha,
Lerato
Bertha,
Kwaku
Kwaku,
Tatiana
Ofunneka,
Richard
Evicted
(Day 77)
Kwaku Richard
Justice
No
Nominations
Justice,
Ofunneka
Jeff,
Ofunneka
Ofunneka,
Maureen
Maureen
Richard
Code,
Richard
Maureen,
Richard
Code,
Maureen
Maureen,
Richard
Evicted
(Day 70)
Bertha Meryl
Justice
No
Nominations
Justice,
Jeff
Jeff,
Maureen
Meryl,
Maureen
Maureen,
Richard
Code,
Maureen
Code,
Maureen
Code,
Maureen
Evicted
(Day 63)
Lerato Maureen
Ofunneka
No
Nominations
Jeff,
Ofunneka
Jeff,
Ofunneka
Richard,
Tatiana
Richard,
Tatiana
Code,
Maureen
Code,
Maureen
Evicted
(Day 56)
Maxwell Meryl
Jeff
No
Nominations
Richard,
Meryl
Richard,
Meryl
Richard,
Kwaku
Richard,
Bertha
Evicted
(Day 42)
Meryl Ofunneka
Justice
No
Nominations
Jeff,
Bertha
Jeff,
Maureen
Maureen,
Ofunneka
Evicted
(Day 35)
Jeff Justice
Maxwell
No
Nominations
Justice,
Bertha
Meryl,
Lerato
Evicted
(Day 28)
Justice Meryl
Bertha
No
Nominations
Meryl,
Bertha
Evicted
(Day 21)
Nomination notes See
note 1
See
note 2
See
note 3
See
note 4
See
note 5
See
note 6
See
note 7
See
note 8
See
note 9
See
note 10
See
note 11
See
note 12
Head of House Jeff Ofunneka Meryl Bertha Maxwell Lerato Tatiana Maureen Richard Code Ofunneka Tatiana
Pre-HoH nominations No
Nominations
No
Nominations
Bertha,
Justice
Jeff,
Meryl
Maureen,
Meryl,
Ofunneka
Lerato,
Maxwell,
Richard
Kwaku,
Ofunneka,
Tatiana
Bertha,
Lerato
Bertha,
Kwaku
Code,
Kwaku,
Richard
Code,
Richard
Maureen,
Ofunneka,
Tatiana
No
Nominations
No
HoH
Against
public vote
No
Nominations
No Nominations Jeff,
Justice
Jeff,
Maureen
Maureen,
Meryl,
Richard
Maxwell,
Richard,
Tatiana
Kwaku,
Lerato,
Ofunneka
Bertha,
Lerato
Bertha,
Kwaku
Kwaku,
Richard,
Tatiana
Code,
Richard
Maureen,
Ofunneka,
Tatiana
No
Nominations
Richard
Ofunneka
Tatiana
Evicted
(votes to evict)
No
Eviction
No
Eviction
Justice
7 of 13
to evict
Jeff
7 of 13
to evict
Meryl
8 of 13
to evict
Maxwell
12 of 13
to evict
Kwaku, Ofunneka
to fake evict
Lerato
8 of 13
to evict
Bertha
12 of 13
to evict
Kwaku
11 of 13
to evict
Code
10 of 13
to evict
Maureen
10 of 13
to evict
No
Eviction
Tatiana
1 of 13
to win
Ofunneka
5 of 13
to win
Richard
7 of 13
to win

[edit] Nomination notes

Note 1: On Day 2, Housemates were asked to name 2 others that they would nominate if it were a regular Monday. These nominations did not count and no one was put up for the public vote.
Note 2: There were no nominations or eviction for Week 2.
Note 3: As Head of House, Meryl chose to remove Bertha from the nominees and replace her with Jeff.[29]

Note 4: As Head of House, Bertha chose to remove Meryl from the nominees and replace her with Maureen.[30]
Note 5: As Head of House, Maxwell chose to remove Ofunneka from the nominees and replace her with Richard.[31]
Note 6: As Head of House, Lerato chose to remove herself from the nominees and replace her with Tatiana.
Note 7: In Week 7, Big Brother reversed the nomination process by putting up the Housemates with the least nominations. As Head of House, Tatiana chose to remove herself from the nominees and replace her with Lerato. There will be a fake eviction on Sunday, the two fake evicted Housemates will have full access to the happenings in the House. Due to the fake eviction there will be no public voting in Week 7.[32]
Note 8: As Head of House, Maureen chose to keep the nominations the same.[33] Kwaku and Ofunneka were exempt from being nominated during Week 8.[34]
Note 9: As Head of House, Richard chose to keep the nominations the same.
Note 10: Code, the Head of House, chose to save himself and nominate Tatiana in his place.
Note 11: As Head of House, Ofunneka chose to keep the nominations the same.
Note 12: As Head of House, Tatiana chose to keep the nominations the same.

[edit] Recent Controversy

Whilst in the house, Richard, a married man, had an affair with the Angolan contestant, Tatiana.

Whilst drunk, Richard allegedly sexually assaulted Ofunneka. [35]

[edit] Criticisms

The show has been the subject of much criticism, especially from the fact that most of the items in the house are not "African" and therefore it is not really "Big Brother Africa", but essentially just a Big Brother-style show with African contestants. [36]

[edit] Rules and Regulations

Of contention is also the continued enforcing and later breaking of regulations, such as the imposition of a uniform that was later withdrawn, and subsequent bans against smoking and excessive alcohol consumption that were also later withdrawn with the provision of a shopping list service where the housemates could order whatever they wanted.

[edit] Product Placement

The continued interruption of the live broadcast to advertise the show's sponsors has also been questioned.

[edit] Nomination Procedure

The change of the nomination procedure to involve a veto by the head of house has also been questioned, especially since the veto could be abused for personal reasons.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Big Brother Africa 2 - Bertha Shows Restraint", The Herald, 2007-08-07. Retrieved on 2007-08-15. 
  2. ^ Bertha's Profile. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  3. ^ Banda, Sam. "Power 101’s Code is Malawi’s BBA 2 rep", The Daily Times, 2007-08-07. Retrieved on 2007-08-15. 
  4. ^ Code's Profile. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  5. ^ "Ogling the Riches", East African Standard, 2007-08-10. Retrieved on 2007-08-15. 
  6. ^ Jeff's Profile. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  7. ^ Justice's Profile. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
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  9. ^ Nyarko, Scholastica. "Kwaku Asamoah Tutu for Big Brother Africa", The Statesman, 2007-08-11. Retrieved on 2007-08-15. 
  10. ^ Kwaku's Profile. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  11. ^ Actor Profile - Lerato Sengadi. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  12. ^ Lerato's Profile. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  13. ^ Serugo, Moses. "Who is Uganda’s Big Brother housemate?", Daily Monitor Online, 2007-08-07. Retrieved on 2007-08-15. 
  14. ^ Maureen's Profile. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  15. ^ Maxwell Feels the Heat. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
  16. ^ Maxwell's Profile. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  17. ^ Namibia: Hot Meryl Has No Regrets. Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
  18. ^ Meryl's Profile. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  19. ^ a b "The Fun, Excitement and Intrigues of Big Brother Africa 2", This Day, 2007-08-12. Retrieved on 2007-08-15. 
  20. ^ Ofunneka's Profile. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  21. ^ Hip Hip Hooray! Ofunneka's Birthday. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  22. ^ Richard's Profile. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  23. ^ Tatiana's Profile. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  24. ^ Rules Official Big Brother 2 Site Retrieved 2007-08-26
  25. ^ Special Privileges Official Big Brother 2 Site Retrieved 2007-08-26
  26. ^ Voting Official Big Brother 2 Site
  27. ^ Voting Official Big Brother 2 Site Retrieved 2007-08-26
  28. ^ Special Privileges Official Big Brother 2 Site Retrieved 2007-08-26
  29. ^ Justice vs. Jeff!. Retrieved on 2007-08-26.
  30. ^ Jeff vs Maureen!. Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
  31. ^ Three Housemates Up!. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
  32. ^ Fake Eviction. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
  33. ^ Touchable!. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  34. ^ Fake Eviction a Shocker. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  35. ^ Kaiza, David (27 August 2007). Big Brother Horror Show. The First Post. Retrieved on 1 November, 2007.
  36. ^ So,why watch Big Brother?. The East African (27 August 2007). Retrieved on 9 September, 2007.

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