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Big Brother Africa 4

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Big Brother Africa 4 (also known as Big Brother Africa: The Revolution) was the fourth series of the Big Brother Africa reality television series produced by Endemol. The series began airing on September 6, 2009, and aired for 92 days, ending on December 6, 2009 on M-Net. Nigerian television star IK Osakioduwa was the new host for the series. The grand prize fund this year is $200,000.

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Format

This year's format has changed from past seasons. Some of the changes are:

  • Housemates are now allowed to freely discuss nominations.
  • The public will vote to save, not voting to evict. However, some weeks have included the public voting to evict instead of to save.
  • The winner receives $200,000.

    • There has been numerous twists in this year's series.

  • On Day 0, twelve all-male housemates entered the House, with no female housemates entered.
  • One housemate, Edward, has a twin brother, Erastus, who are both part of the twin twist. Every few days, Edward and Erastus will switch places. Their mission is to keep secret that they have switched places. If they both successfully do this for two weeks, they will play individually. Three people are allowed to find out, but if four people find out, they will play as one housemate. They were successful, and allowed to play as individuals. Erastus became the seventh person to be evicted from the House on Day 28.
  • For the first time, on Day 7, two housemates, Teddy and Wayoe, became evicted as part of a double eviction.
  • After the double eviction, twelve all-female housemates entered a house next door, without the male housemates knowing. The female housemates spied on the male housemates for one week, before entering the main house.
  • For the first time, on Day 28, three housemates, Erastus, Rene, and Paloma became evicted as part of a triple eviction.
  • On Day 28, it was announced that all remaining housemates would no longer be competing individually, but in pairs. The pairs will play the game as one. If one member is nominated, both are nominated. If one is saved by the Head of House, both are safe. If one is evicted, then both are evicted. Although, diary sessions can be still individual. The pairs were:
  • Jeremy and Geraldine
  • Edward and Emma
  • Kaone and Liz
  • Itai and Nkenna
  • Hannington and Yacob
  • Quinn and Kristal
  • Mzamo and Leonel
  • Kevin and Elizabeth
  • On Day 49, the pairs were dismantled and the housemates were, again, playing as individuals.

    • Housemates

    A total of 25 housemates entered the House, an increase than previous series. Fourteen countries; Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe participated in this year's series. On Day 0, twelve male housemates entered the House. During week one, Edward's twin, Erastus, switched places with each other. They will switch on and off in the first two weeks. On Day 7, twelve female housemates entered a secret House next door. On Day 14, Edward and Erastus was revealed to the male housemates as twins, and from now on will play as individuals.

    Edna

    Edna Alfredo is a 27-year-old graduate from Angola. Edna became the third person to be evicted from the House on Day 14.

    Edward

    Edward Moongo is a 33-year-old Public Relations Officer from Namibia. Edward finished in third place during finale night on Day 91.

    Elizabeth

    Elizabeth Gupta is a 23-year-old actress from Tanzania. Elizabeth became the seventeenth housemate to be evicted from the House on Day 63. Now engaged to former housemate at Big Brother Africa 4, Kevin Chuwang Pam. The 2 were married on 26 February 2011 in Abuja, Nigeria. On 16 August 2011, the couple welcomed daughter, Malaika Savannah Chuwang Pam

    Emma

    Emma da Rocha is a 24-year-old student from Angola. Emma finished as runner-up during finale night on Day 91.

    Erastus

    Erastus Moongo is Edward's 33-year-old twin from Namibia. He works as a business owner. Erastus became the seventh person to be evicted from the House on Day 28.

    Geraldine

    Geraldine Iheme is a 24-year-old student from Nigeria. Geraldine became the nineteenth housemate to be evicted from the House on Day 77.

    Hannington

    Hannington Kuteesa is a 23-year-old student from Uganda. Hannington, along with his partner Yacob, became the first pair, and eleventh person to be evicted from the House on Day 35.

    In 2010 Hannigton competed as a contestant in Big Brother Africa 5: All-Stars. He survived 61 days before being removed from the house due to his physical fight with housemate(barnmate) Leratio on day 58. Overall Hannington has spent 96 days total in the Big Brother House.

    Itai

    Itai Makumbe is a 29-year-old Masters student from Zimbabwe. Itai became the twentieth housemate to be evicted from the House on Day 84.Although he did not win the competition, Itai exuded charm, clear cut intellect and an aura of star power many of his house-mates clearly lacked.

    Jennifer

    Jennifer Mussanhane is a 22-year-old graduate from Mozambique. Jennifer voluntarily walked on Day 21.

    In 2010 Jennifer competed as a contestant in Big Brother Africa 5: All-Stars and lasted 77 days, for a total 98 combined.

    In December 2009 during a tour in Zambia with fellow former housemates, Mussanhane and South African housemate Quinn Sieber officially announced their relationship. In October 2011, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child. Mussanhane gave birth to daughter Vida Marley Sieber on 24 November 2011. They got engaged in February 2012

    Jeremy

    Jeremy Ndirangu is a 28 year-old auditor with the leading security Security firm from Kenya. Jeremy became the sixteenth housemate to be evicted from the House on Day 56.Jeremy is a father to a beautiful daughter Zola. Now aspiring to become the next Finance Director for the security firm he works for.

    Kaone

    Kaone Ramontshonyana is a 26-year-old Principal Youth Officer from Botswana. Kaone, along with his partner Liz, became the second pair, and thirteenth housemate to be evicted from the House on Day 42.

    In 2010 Kaone is competing as a contestant in Big Brother Africa 5: All-Stars.

    Kevin

    Kevin Chuwang is a 27-year-old entertainer from Nigeria. Kevin became the winner on Day 91, walking away with $200,000.

    Kristal

    Kristal Culverwell is a 26-year-old technician from Zimbabwe. Kristal, along with her partner Quinn, became the third pair, and fifthteenth housemate to be from the House evicted on Day 49.

    Leonel

    Leonel Estevao is a 23-year-old IT administrator from Mozambique. Leonel Estevao became the eighteenth housemate to be evicted from the House on Day 70.

    Liz

    Liz Coka is a 22-year-old from South Africa. Liz, along with her partner thami, became the second pair, and twelfth housemate to be from the House evicted on Day 42.

    Maggie

    Maggie Mungalu is a 23-year-old student/model from Zambia. Maggie became the fourth person to be evicted from the House in a double eviction on Day 14.

    Mzamo

    Mzamo Chibambo is a 24-year-old PA from Malawi. Mzamo finished in fourth place during finale night on Day 91.

    Nkenna

    Nkenna Iwuagwu is a 23-year-old from Nigeria. Nkenna finished in fifth place during finale night on Day 91.

    Paloma

    Paloma Manda is a 25-year-old sales assistant from Zambia. Paloma became the ninth person to be evicted from the House on Day 28, after a triple eviction.

    In 2010 Paloma competed as a contestant in Big Brother Africa 5: All-Stars in which she lasted 84 days in the house, for a total of 112 days for both her stays in the Big Brother house.

    Phil

    Filbert Okure is a 25-year-old Marketing Consultant from Uganda. Phil became the fifth person to be evicted from the House on Day 21.

    Quinn

    Quinn Sieber is a 21-year-old Media Diploma student from South Africa. Quinn, along with his partner Kristal, became the third pair, and fourteenth housemate to be from the House evicted on Day 49.

    Rene

    Rene Moolman is a 26-year-old hairstylist from Namibia. Rene became the eighth person to be evicted from the House on Day 28, after a triple eviction.

    Teddy

    Edward "Teddy" Muthusi is a 34-year-old developer from Kenya. Teddy was the first person to be evicted from the House on Day 7.

    Wayoe

    George Wayoe is a 34-year-old web developer from Ghana. Wayoe was the second person to be evicted from the House on Day 7, as part of a double eviction.

    Yacob

    Yacob Yehdego is a 28-year-old assistant manager from Ethiopia. Yacob, along with his partner Hannington, became the first pair, and tenth person to be evicted from the House on Day 35.

    In 2010 Yacob participated as a contestant in Big Brother Africa 5: All-Stars; he lasted 50 days bebore he quit. Yacob has spent a total of 85 in the Big Brother House.

    Nominations table

    Each week the housemates must nominate two of their fellow housemates for eviction. Each week the HoH must choose to save one of the initial evictees and replace them with another housemate. In weeks when more than two housemates are nominated for eviction the voting results to save are revealed as evict votes which go to housemates who received the least amount of votes in a country or countries. Any changes that effect nominations are noted.

    Nomination notes

  • ^Note 1 : In Week 1, all Housemates were asked to nominate two Housemates for eviction. What the Housemates didn't know was that these nominations were fake and all of the Housemates had automatically been nominated for eviction. As Edward & Erastus were on a secret mission, acting as 1 Housemate, the other Housemates knew them collectively as "Edward".
  • ^Note 2 : In Week 2, twelve female Housemates entered a secret House next door to the real Big Brother House. The male Housemates are unaware of this, so male Housemates nominated males. The females nominated female Housemates only. Similar to Week 1, nominations were fake, and all female Housemates had automatically been nominated for eviction, with the male Housemates left exempt from eviction.
  • ^Note 3 : In Week 3, Head of House Kevin chose to save Edward from eviction and nominated Phil in his place.
  • ^Note 4 : In Week 4, Head of House Elizabeth chose to save Liz from eviction and nominated Erastus in her place.
  • ^Note 5 : In Weeks 5 through 7, all Housemates were paired up with another Housemate. However, Housemates will still nominate individually. The two pairs with the highest number of combined nominations will face the public vote. Pairs are denoted by the colored cells to the left of the Housemates' names. Head of House Itai chose to save Kristal and Quinn from eviction and nominated Elizabeth and Kevin in their place.
  • ^ Note 6 : In Week 6, Head of House Quinn chose to save himself and Kristal from eviction and nominated Edward and Emma in their place.
  • ^Note 7 : In Week 7, Head of House Leonel chose to save himself and Mzamo from eviction and nominated Elizabeth and Kevin in their place.
  • ^Note 8 : In Week 8, all remaining pairs were broken and Housemates were told they would, again, be competing as individuals. Head of House Nkenna chose to save Itai from eviction and nominated Emma in his place.
  • ^Note 9 : In Week 9, Head of House Edward chose to save Mzamo from eviction and nominated Elizabeth in her place.
  • ^Note 10 : In Week 10, Head of House Edward chose to save Itai from eviction and nominated Kevin in his place.
  • ^Note 11 : In Week 11, Head of House Itai chose to save himself from eviction and nominated Geraldine in his place.
  • ^Note 12 : In Week 12, Head of House Edward chose to save Mzamo from eviction and nominated Kevin in her place.
  • ^Note 13 : For the final voting results, it was decided that the winner would be the housemate who received the most amount of win votes.

    • References

    Big Brother Africa 4 Wikipedia
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