Big Brother Africa 2

Big Brother endgame
seriesname = Big Brother Africa
series = Series 2 (2007)
previous = Big Brother Africa 1
next = Big brother Africa 3


imagebg = #fff
hmpage =
hm1 = Richard
hm1-enter = Day 0
hm1-exit = Day 98
hm1-stat = winner
hm2 = Ofunneka
hm2-enter = Day 0
hm2-exit = Day 98
hm2-stat = runner
hm3 = Tatiana
hm3-enter = Day 0
hm3-exit = Day 98
hm3-stat = evic
hm4 = Maureen
hm4-enter = Day 0
hm4-exit = Day 84
hm4-stat = evic
hm5 = Code
hm5-enter = Day 0
hm5-exit = Day 77
hm5-stat = evic
hm6 = Kwaku
hm6-enter = Day 0
hm6-exit = Day 70
hm6-stat = evic
hm7 = Bertha
hm7-enter = Day 0
hm7-exit = Day 63
hm7-stat = evic
hm8 = Lerato
hm8-enter = Day 0
hm8-exit = Day 56
hm8-stat = evic
hm9 = Maxwell
hm9-enter = Day 0
hm9-exit = Day 42
hm9-stat = evic
hm10 = Meryl
hm10-enter = Day 0
hm10-exit = Day 35
hm10-stat = evic
hm11 = Jeff
hm11-enter = Day 0
hm11-exit = Day 28
hm11-stat = evic
hm12= Justice
hm12-enter = Day 0
hm12-exit = Day 21
hm12-stat = evic
legendevic = Evicted
legendwinner = Winner
legendrunner = Runner-Up

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.Fact|date=October 2007

Housemates

Bertha

Bertha Zakeyo [cite news |title= |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200708070099.html |publisher=The Herald |title=Big Brother Africa 2 - Bertha Shows Restraint |date=2007-08-07 |accessdate=2007-08-15 ] (born June 2, 1979) is a lawyer from Harare, Zimbabwe. [citeweb |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/Bigbrother/profiles/profile12.asp |title=Bertha's Profile |accessdate=2007-08-13] She was the sixth housemate to be evicted from the show, after receiving 12 of 13 votes on day 63.

Code

Code Sangala [cite news |first=Sam |last=Banda |title=Power 101’s Code is Malawi’s BBA 2 rep |url=http://www.dailytimes.bppmw.com/article.asp?ArticleID=6062 |publisher=The Daily Times |date=2007-08-07 |accessdate=2007-08-15 ] (born June 2, 1976) is a radio DJ and musician from Blantyre, Malawi. [citeweb |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/Bigbrother/profiles/profile5.asp |title=Code's Profile |accessdate=2007-08-13] He became the eighth housemate to be evicted with 10 of the 13 votes on Day 77.

Jeff

Jeff Anthony Omondi Kariaga [cite news |title=Ogling the Riches |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200708100281.html |publisher=East African Standard |date=2007-08-10 |accessdate=2007-08-15 ] (born November 21, 1983) is an entrepreneur from Kisumu, Kenya. [citeweb |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/Bigbrother/profiles/profile4.asp |title=Jeff's Profile |accessdate=2007-08-13] He became the second person to be evicted after receiving 7 of 13 votes on Day 28.

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. [citeweb |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/Bigbrother/profiles/profile2.asp |title=Justice's Profile |accessdate=2007-08-13] 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 [cite web. |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother/article/?id=270 |title=The Votes are In! |accessdate=2007-08-26]

Kwaku

Kwaku Asamoah Tutu [cite news |first=Scholastica |last=Nyarko |title=Kwaku Asamoah Tutu for Big Brother Africa |url=http://www.thestatesmanonline.com/pages/news_detail.php?newsid=4422&section=6 |publisher=The Statesman |date=2007-08-11 |accessdate=2007-08-15 ] (born June 1, 1977) is from Kumawu, Ghana. [citeweb |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/Bigbrother/profiles/profile3.asp |title=Kwaku's Profile |accessdate=2007-08-13] He was the seventh evictee from the house with 11 out of the 13 votes on Day 70.

Lerato

Lerato Sengadi [citeweb |url=http://www.tvsa.co.za/actorprofile.asp?actorID=7236 |title=Actor Profile - Lerato Sengadi|accessdate=2007-08-22] (born October 31, 1982) is an events coordinator from Soweto, South Africa. [citeweb |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/Bigbrother/profiles/profile8.asp |title=Lerato's Profile |accessdate=2007-08-13] She was the fifth evictee of the series, after receiving 8 of 13 votes on day 56.

Maureen

Maureen Namatovu [cite news |first=Moses |last=Serugo |title=Who is Uganda’s Big Brother housemate? |url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/news/news08073.php |publisher=Daily Monitor Online |date=2007-08-07 |accessdate=2007-08-15] (born September 5, 1979) is a fashion designer from Entebbe, Uganda. [citeweb |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/Bigbrother/profiles/profile10.asp |title=Maureen's Profile |accessdate=2007-08-13]

Maxwell

Maxwell Chongu [cite web |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200709250406.html |title=Maxwell Feels the Heat |accessdate=2007-09-27] (born June 27, 1981) is a call centre operator from Lusaka, Zambia. [citeweb |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/Bigbrother/profiles/profile11.asp |title=Maxwell's Profile |accessdate=2007-08-13] Maxwell became the fourth housemate to be evicted with 12 of the 13 votes on Day 42.

Meryl

Meryl Shikwambane [citeweb |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200709130421.html |title=Namibia: Hot Meryl Has No Regrets |accessdate=2007-09-16] (born March 8, 1986) is a receptionist from Namibia. [citeweb |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/Bigbrother/profiles/profile6.asp |title=Meryl's Profile |accessdate=2007-08-13] She was the third evictee of the series, after receiving 8 of 13 votes on day 35.

Ofunneka

Ofunneka Malokwucite news |title=The Fun, Excitement and Intrigues of Big Brother Africa 2 |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200708120066.html |publisher=This Day |date=2007-08-12 |accessdate=2007-08-15 ] (born August 9, 1977) is a personal assistant from Jos, Nigeria. [citeweb |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/Bigbrother/profiles/profile7.asp |title=Ofunneka's Profile |accessdate=2007-08-13] She celebrated her 30th birthday whilst in the "Big Brother" house. [citeweb |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother/article/?id=142 |title=Hip Hip Hooray! Ofunneka's Birthday |accessdate=2007-08-13] . She was the runner-up of big brother.

Richard

Richard Dyle Bezuidenhout (born August 10, 1982) is a student from Ilala, Tanzania. [citeweb |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/Bigbrother/profiles/profilep.asp |title=Richard's Profile |accessdate=2007-08-13] . He was the winner of big brother Africa

Tatiana

Tatiana Durão (born March 31, 1981) is an actress and model from Luanda, Angola. [citeweb |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/Bigbrother/profiles/profile1.asp |title=Tatiana's Profile |accessdate=2007-08-13] . She was the 10th person to be evicted from the big brother house.

Nominations

Each week housmates nominate two other housemates for eviction in the Diary Room and must give justified and clear reasons. [ [http://www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother/rules.asp Rules] "Official Big Brother 2 Site" Retrieved 2007-08-26] 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. [ [http://www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother/article/?id=185 Special Privileges] "Official Big Brother 2 Site" Retrieved 2007-08-26]

I WANT SHIELA OUT BECAUSE SHE IS A DECORATED MONKY

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. [ [http://www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother/article/?id=185 Special Privileges] "Official Big Brother 2 Site" Retrieved 2007-08-26]

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").

Nomination notes

fnb|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.
fnb|2 There were no nominations or eviction for Week 2.
fnb|3 As Head of House, Meryl chose to remove Bertha from the nominees and replace her with Jeff. [cite web |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother/article/?id=227 |title=Justice vs. Jeff! |accessdate=2007-08-26]
fnb|4 As Head of House, Bertha chose to remove Meryl from the nominees and replace her with Maureen. [cite web |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother/article/?id=285 |title=Jeff vs Maureen! |accessdate=2007-08-29]
fnb|5 As Head of House, Maxwell chose to remove Ofunneka from the nominees and replace her with Richard. [cite web |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother/article/?id=331 |title=Three Housemates Up! |accessdate=2007-09-03]
fnb|6 As Head of House, Lerato chose to remove herself from the nominees and replace her with Tatiana.
fnb|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. [cite web |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother/article/?id=434 |title=Fake Eviction |accessdate=2007-09-18]
fnb|8 As Head of House, Maureen chose to keep the nominations the same. [cite web |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother/article/?id=489 |title=Touchable! |accessdate=2007-09-26] Kwaku and Ofunneka were exempt from being nominated during Week 8. [cite web |url=http://www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother/article/?id=484 |title=Fake Eviction a Shocker |accessdate=2007-09-26]
fnb|9 As Head of House, Richard chose to keep the nominations the same.
fnb|10 Code, the Head of House, chose to save himself and nominate Tatiana in his place.
fnb|11 As Head of House, Ofunneka chose to keep the nominations the same.
fnb|12 As Head of House, Tatiana chose to keep the nominations the same.

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. [cite web |url=http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?storyID=9400 |title= Big Brother Horror Show |accessmonthday= 1 November |accessyear= 2007 |last= Kaiza |first= David |date= 2007-08-27 |publisher= The First Post ]

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. [cite web |url=http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/27082007/Magazine/Magazine270807.htm |title= So,why watch Big Brother? |accessmonthday= 9 September |accessyear= 2007 |date= 2007-08-27 |publisher= The East African ]

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.

Product Placement

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

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.

References

External links

* [http://www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother "Big Brother Africa 2"] at M-Net