Big Brother Africa 5

Big Brother Africa 5 (also known as Big Brother Africa: All-Stars) was the fifth season of the Big Brother Africa reality television series produced by Endemol. The season premiered on Sunday, July 18, 2010 and was broadcasted by M-Net and M-NetAfrica for 91 days, concluding on October 17, 2010. Each week the Housemates nominated two of their own and the public voted to either save or evict them until only 5 Housemates remained on finale night. The grand prize for this season was initially $200,000, however, due to the strike that took place on Day 6, the grand prize was decreased by ten percent meaning that the winner will now receive $180,000.^[1] Since that incident and toward the end of the series, the grand prize has been reinstated as $200,000 although this reinstatement was never formally announced to the housemates and the public.

Format

The voting system for the fifth season will follow that of the fourth season with the public usually voting to save rather than to evict. This season also featured prior houseguest as contestants.

From Big Brother Africa 1: 2 contestants (Mwisho & Sammi)

From Big Brother Africa 2: 4 contestants (Code, Lerato, Meryl, Tatiana)

From Big Brother Africa 3: 3 contestants (Munya, Sheila, Uti)

From Big Brother Africa 4: 5 contestants (Hannigton, Jennifer, Kaone, Paloma, Yacob)

• As an added twist, this season each housemate entered the house with a secret that is worth $1,000. Should a housemate make it to their eviction without their secret being discovered they will earn the $1,000. However, should a housemate's secret be discovered before their eviction, the housemate who discovered their secret will acquire the $1,000 prize that came with it and the housemate who's secret it was will lose said $1,000. This format is similar to that used in the French and the new Portuguese versions of Big Brother.^[2]

Secrets:

The Barn

New this season is the area called The Barn. On Day 14, following the eviction of Hannington and Sammi, Big Brother revealed that this year all evicted housemates will move to the "Barn", where they will live for an undisclosed amount of time. Eventually, some of the housemates living in the barn may return to the main house. ^[3] In comparison to the main house the barn is a more simple house. So far those sent to the barn have received visits from others they know family members, friends, and significant others (boyfriend/girlfriend etc..). The barn official closed down on day 77.

On Saturday nights dubbed "All-Star Saturday Night('s)", both housemates and barnmates had performances from various DJ's/Performers from the various African countries of the continent. Performances from musicians and entertainers also occurred during the live eviction shows, the launch show, and the final show.

Housemates

Code

Code Sangala is a 34-year-old radio DJ from Blantyre, Malawi. Code previously competed in Big Brother Africa 2 where he finished in fifth place after becoming the eighth housemate to be evicted on Day 77. Code entered the house on Day 1.

Hannington

Hannington Kuteesa is a 24-year-old business owner from Kampala, Uganda. Hannington previously competed in Big Brother Africa 4 where he finished in fifteenth place after becoming the tenth housemate to be evicted along with Yacob on Day 35. Hannington entered the house on Day 1. Hannington was evicted from the Big Brother house on Day 14 along with Ghanaian housemate Sammi, but was moved to the barn soon after the eviction took place. On day 61, Hannington was evicted due to physically fighting with Lerato on day 58.

Jennifer

Jennifer Mussanhane is a 23-year-old international politics graduate from Maputo, Mozambique. Jennifer previously competed in Big Brother Africa 4 where she finished in twenty first place after becoming the first Big Brother Africa housemate ever to voluntarily leave the show on Day 21. Jennifer entered the house on Day 1.

Kaone

Kaone Ramontshonyana is a 26-year-old radio producer and features presenter from Gaborone, Botswana. Kaone previously competed in Big Brother Africa 4 where he finished in where thirteenth place after becoming the twelfth housemate to be evicted along with South African representative Liz on Day 42. Kaone entered the house on Day 1. Kaone was fake evicted from the Big Brother house on Day 7 along with Angolan housemate Tatiana, but returned to the house soon after the eviction took place.

Lerato

Lerato Sengadi is a 26-year-old events coordinator from Soweto, South Africa. Lerato previously competed in Big Brother Africa 2 where she finished in eighth place after becoming the fifth housemate to be evicted on Day 56. Lerato entered the house on Day 1. Lerato was fake evicted on Day 21 and moved to the "Barn".

Meryl

Meryl Shikwambane is a 24-year-old receptionist originally from South Africa, but currently resides in Windhoek, Namibia. Meryl previously competed in Big Brother Africa 2 where she finished in tenth place after becoming the third housemate to be evicted on Day 35. Meryl entered the house on Day 1.

Munya

Munyaradzi "Munya" Chidzonga is a 24-year-old film maker and actor from Harare, Zimbabwe. Munya previously competed in Big Brother Africa 3 where he finished in third place on Day 91. Munya entered the house on Day 1.

Mwisho

Mwisho Mwampamba is a 29-year-old business owner from Morogoro, Tanzania. Mwisho previously competed in Big Brother Africa 1 where he finished as the seasons Runner-Up on Day 106. Mwisho entered the house on Day 1.

Paloma

Paloma Manda is a 26-year-old sales consultant from Kitwe, Zambia. Paloma previously competed in Big Brother Africa 4 where she finished in seventeenth place after becoming the eighth housemate to be evicted along with Namibians Erastus and Rene on Day 28. Paloma entered the house on Day 1.

Sammi

Samuel "Sammi" Kwame Bampoe is a 35-year-old musician and broadcaster from Accra, Ghana. Samuel previously competed in Big Brother Africa 1 where he finished in ninth place after becoming the fourth housemate to be evicted on Day 70. Sammi entered the house on Day 1. Sammi was evicted from the Big Brother house on Day 14 along with Ugandan housemate Hannington, but was moved to the barn soon after the eviction took place. On Day 33, Sammi was forced to voluntarily leave the barn due to medical reasons.

Sheila

Sheila Patricia Kwamboka is a 25-year-old writer, director and actor from Nairobi, Kenya. Sheila previously competed in Big Brother Africa 3 where she finished in ninth place after becoming the fourth housemate to be evicted on Day 49. Sheila entered the house on Day 1.

Tatiana

Tatiana Dos Santos Durao is a 29-year-old actress, musician, and model from Luanda, Angola Tatiana previously competed in Big Brother Africa 2 where she finished in third place on Day 98. Tatiana entered the house on Day 1. Tatiana was fake evicted from the Big Brother house on Day 7 along with Botswanan housemate Kaone, but returned to the house soon after the eviction took place. On day 28, Tatiana was evicted again and placed into the Barn.

Uti

Uti Nwachukwu is a 27-year-old model and actor from Lagos, Nigeria. Uti previously competed in Big Brother Africa 3 where he finished in tenth place after becoming the third housemate to be evicted on Day 42. Uti entered the house on Day 1.

Yacob

Yacob Yehdego is a 28-year-old assistant manager from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Yacob previously competed in Big Brother Africa 4 where he finished in fifteenth place after becoming the tenth housemate to be evicted along with Hannington on Day 35. Yacob entered the house on Day 1. On day 35 Yacob was evicted and placed into the barn. On Day 50, Yacob voluntarily left the barn.

Summary

Week 1 On day 1 during the live premiere, all 14 houseguests entered the Big Brother house; Sean Paul also performed his songs "Temperature", "Hold My Hand", and "So Fine". The houseguests bet 100% of the budget on the weekly task and ultimately lost. On day 2 both Lerato and Mwisho have been placed up for eviction this week; Mwisho had refused to nominate therefore he was automatically nominated. However at Big Brother's discretion he placed all the houseguests up for eviction for the week. During a random draw of balls from a bag, Tatiana became the 1st Head of House. On Day 6, Housemates staged a protest in the Diary Room due to the lack of food in the house. The housemates went as far as covering all the cameras and windows within the Diary Room with blankets and sheets. With Big Brother not giving in, the Housemates decided to break down a door that would leave them outside of the house. Big Brother called in Head of House Tatiana to the Diary Room but was followed with the rest of the housemates. Security guards were brought into the house to bring order; that order failed as the housemates then held the guards hostage. Big Brother demanded the housemates to release the guards. Big Brother told the housemates to try to maintain with the current food in the house till Monday, much to the displeasure to the rest of the house. Later, Big Brother supplied housemates with food. The Housemates later apologized for their actions and thanked Big Brother.^[4] On Day 7, Kaone and Tatiana were fake evicted and returned to the house soon after.^[5] A new area of the house, the Barn, was also revealed to the public.^[6]

Week 2 On day 8 Big Brother deducted 10% of the prize money for the winner of the show and it now stands at $180 000. Big Brother will allow the Housemates to earn the prize money back as a group if the groups ongoing behavior in in the House towards all rules and tasks be satisfactory for the next four weeks. Tatiana, Sammi and Uti were nominated with Tatiana saving herself as the Head of House therefore making Hannigton, Sammi and Uti the nominees for eviction for the week. On day 9 the houseguests wagered 50% and won their task which tested their fears dubbed "Horror Island". On Day 12, Hannington won the Head of House Task which involved the houseguests competing to see who could scream the loudest. Ghanaian musical group Ruff 'n Smooth performed during the eviction show. On day 14 Hannigton and Sammi were evicted than placed into "The Barn"; they may have an opportunity to enter the main house in the future. Tatiana retains her reign as Head of House due to Hannigton's eviction and placing as runner-up in the previous competition.

Week 3 On day 15, Munya and Tatiana were up for eviction this week; Tatiana as Head of House again saved herself making Munya and Lerato the final nominees for eviction. On day 20, Sheila became the Head of House. The Housemates had to write down as many African countries as they knew. There was a three way tie between Munya, Mwisho and Sheila and Sheila later won a quiz on naming capital cities of selected African countries. Also on day 20, Munya considered walking out of the house and quitting the show. On day 21, Lerato was evicted and will go to the barn.; Mr O (Tshaba Tshutshu) a dj/music mixer spun discs for the housemates later that night.

Week 4 On day 22, Munya and Tatiana were up for eviction. During the "Supermodels of Mars" task the houseguests wagered 100% of their weekly budget and won. On day 27, Mix master Joe (Joseph Mwenda) a dj/mixer, performed for the housemates. On day 28, Tatiana was evicted and went to the barn.

Week 5 On day 29, Kaone, Munya, and Yacob were nominated for eviction (each with 6 votes); Kaone as Head of House removed himself making Meryl, Munya, and Yacob the final nominees for the week. This weeks task requires the housemates to build a model of their ideal Big Brother House. The Barnmates wagered 75% while Housemates wagered 100%; the Barnmates were successful while the housemates lost the task this week. On day 33, Tatiana attempted to escape the confines of the barn. Also Sammi was forced to leave The Barn due to medical concerns. On day 34, Dj/music mixer DJ Bego performed for the housemates. On day 35, Yacob was evicted and sent to the barn; fashion model and musician Kenyan Liz (Elizabeth) ‘Loye’ Ogumbo performed during the live eviction show.

Week 6 On day 36, Jen became the replacement head of house due to Yacob's eviction. Code and Munya were nominated for eviction; Jen saved Code so Munya and Sheila are nominated for eviction. Both Housemates and the Barnmates wagered 75% on the task "Big Brother All Stars Radio", which required the contestants to set up a radio station; the Barnmates were successful in the task. For the Head Of House task the housemates sat in front of a conveyor belt and identified as many food items on a conveyor as possible, while blindfolded. They then had one minute to write all items they remembered; Mwisho won the task. On day 41, Tanzanian dj, DJ Steve performed for the houseguests. On day 42, Sheila was evicted and entered the barn.

Week 7 On day 43, Big Brother announced the three Housemates up for eviction: Uti, Mwisho and Code. As Head of House Mwisho chose to save himself and place Munya up for eviction for the sixth time in a row. Therefore Uti, Munya and Code and the final nominees for the week. On day 49, Zimbabwean performer Stunner performed during the live eviction show and Code was evicted and entered the barn.

Week 8 On day 50, both Meryl and Mwisho were nominated; Meryl saved herself as Head of House and put Paloma in her place making Mwisho and Paloma as the final nominees for the week. Yacob also walked from the barn and the game of Big Brother Africa. For the Head of House task the housemates were required to break free from caterpillar suites and will then fly across a line to the other side of the garden; Uti won and became the new Head of House while the other housemates thought he cheated during the task (it was easier for him to break out of his suit). On day 55, Zambian DJ "Gesh" (Chishala Chitoshi Jr)performed for the housemates. On day 56, Paloma was evicted and entered the barn.

Week 9 On day 57, Jennifer and Uti were nominated for eviction; Uti as Head of House remove himself from nomination making Jennifer and Munya the final nominees for the week. For this weeks task the housemates and barnmates will participate in tasks which will raise awareness about malaria; both the housemates and the barnmates wagered 100% for the task. On day 58, Lerato and Hannington got into a physical fight. This led to both Lerato and Hannington seeing a psychologist and having a consultation on both days 58 and 59. Big Brother stated that the barnmates are "on probation" and there will be no more warning for inappropriate behavior. On day 61, Hannington was disqualified and evicted from the Big Brother House due to the fight with Lerato on day 58. Because of these events Big Brother issued the following punishments; Lerato is unable to nominate for the remainder of the game and they may not consume any alcohol and will be required to do dish washing duties while remaining in the barn. In addition, alcohol will be removed from next week’s shopping list. On day 62, Ghanan DJ "Killer Fingers" from Y107.9FM performed for the housemates and they also saw video messages from loved ones. On day 63, Jennifer was evicted to the barn.

Week 10 On day 64, Munya, Kaone, Mwisho and Uti were nominated for eviction; as head of house Munya removed himself from eviction and replaced himself with Meryl making Meryl, Kaone, Mwisho and Uti the final nominees for the week. On day 69, DJ Pink Panther (Panther Luiz Figuerado) performed for the housemates. On day 70, Meryl was evicted and entered the barn; some former housemates performed including Kwaku (season 2), Mimi (season 3), Kevin (winner season 4), Elizabeth (season 4) and Emma (season 4).

Week 11 On day 71, it was revealed that no housemate will be evicted; from all the barnmates two will be returning to the house this coming week. Tatiana won a bean eating contest (to see if the contestants could live on the staples of cowboys). On day 75, Mwisho earned his second straight Head of House(his 3rd overall). On day 76, Nigerian “DJ Waxxy”(Oluseye Abiodun Olayanju) performed for the houseguests. On day 77, Nigerian singer-songwriter and Dentist Dr SID (Sidney Onoriode Esiri) performed prior to the housemate return; barnmates Sheila and Tatiana(she had more individual votes than Paloma) returned to the main house and are eligible for the grand prize, and were joined by Lerato, who returned to the house after a game of luck, while all the other barnmates were officially evicted from the Big Brother game. Opera singer Bongiwe Madlala performed to official close down the barn.

Week 12 On day 78, Kaone, Munya, Mwisho and Uti were all up for possible eviction; Mwisho as Head of House saved himself and replaced himself with Tatiana making Tatiana, Kaone, Munya, Uti the final nominees for the week. On day 83, Nigerian DJ Caise performed for the housemates. On day 84, prior to the eviction former Mozambican contestant Leonel "Dj Wizard" performed with his band GPRO; Kaone and Tatiana were evicted with no save votes from the house in a double eviction. Tatiana made $3000 after discovering three of her housemates secrets and a R50 000 holiday courtesy of the SA Tourism. Mwisho became the new Head of House for the third consecutive week (his fourth overall) and the last one of the season.

Week 13 Housemates Munya, Lerato, Mwisho, Sheila, and Uti became the finalists and became eligible for the grand prize. On day 90, Zambian DJ Gesh (Chishala Chitoshi Jr) for the second time this season and South Affrican performe C-Live performed for the finale "All-Star Saturday Night" of the season in a Halloween themed show. Big Brother Africa 5: All Stars ended after 91 days on October 17th, 2010. The 2 hour finale included performances by: South African DJ Black Coffee, Nigerian hip hop singer/songwriter 2Face, East African R&B & reggae artist Wyre, rapper MI, and Maye Hunta featuring Vector and Culture who made waves with the “African Star” Big Brother theme song. When the votes were revealed Sheila took 5th place, Mwisho can in 4th, and Lerato came in 3rd each with no votes to win; Munya had 7 votes as runner-up making Uti with 8 votes the winner. Although Munya lost a consortium of business people from Zimbabwe gave ^[7]Munya US$300 000 as they felt he deserved to win the price money and the voting system was flawed. Following within these events, Multichoice also arranged a consolation price for him.

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").

     Housemates living in the barn

Nomination Notes