# Big Brother Africa season 1

Big Brother Africa 1 was the first season of the reality television series Big Brother Africa produced by Endemol for M-Net. The show began on 25 May 2003 and ended on 7 September of the same year, lasting 106 days, with Cherise Makubale being crowned the very first winner of the show. Mark Pilgrim was the host.

## Housemates

| Name | Real/full name | Age | Occupation | Country | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
| Cherise | Cherise Makubale | 24 | Procurement officer | Zambia | 1 | 106 | Winner |
| Mwisho | Mwisho Mwampamba | 22 | Self-employed | Tanzania | 1 | 106 | Runner-up |
| Tapuwa | Tapuwa Mhere | 26 | Public relations officer | Zimbabwe | 1 | 106 | 3rd place |
| Warona | Warona Masego Setshwaelo | 25 | Video editor | Botswana | 1 | 106 | 4th place |
| Gaetano | Gaetano Juko Kagwa | 30 | Student | Uganda | 1 | 106 | 5th place |
| Stefan | Stefan Ludik | 22 | Forensic psycho-physiologist | Namibia | 1 | 98 | Evicted |
| Bayo | Alexander Adebayo Adetomiwa Okoh | 28 | Economist | Nigeria | 1 | 91 | Evicted |
| Abby | Abergail Brigette Plaatjies | 25 | Fraud consultant | South Africa | 1 | 84 | Evicted |
| Sammi | Samuel Kwame Bampoe | 28 | Radio presenter | Ghana | 1 | 70 | Evicted |
| Alex | Alexander Kasembeli Holi | 21 | Student | Kenya | 1 | 56 | Evicted |
| Zein | Zein Dudha | 27 | Marketing manager | Malawi | 1 | 42 | Evicted |
| Bruna | Bruna Tatiana Lemas Estevão | 25 | Singer and model | Angola | 1 | 28 | Evicted |

## Nominations table

| | Week 4 | Week 6 | Week 8 | Week 10 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 Final | Week 15 Final | Nominations received |
| Cherise | No Nominations | Alex, Zein | Stefan, Warona | Bayo, Warona | Mwisho, Stefan | Mwisho, Warona | Stefan, Tapuwa | Winner (Day 106) | Winner (Day 106) | 7 |
| Mwisho | No Nominations | Alex, Stefan | Alex, Gaetano | Abby, Gaetano | Abby, Cherise | Cherise, Gaetano | Tapuwa, Warona | Runner-up (Day 106) | Runner-up (Day 106) | 11 |
| Tapuwa | No Nominations | Abby, Zein | Alex, Sammi | Sammi, Warona | Stefan, Warona | Gaetano, Warona | Stefan, Warona | Third place (Day 106) | Third place (Day 106) | 12 |
| Warona | No Nominations | Bayo, Tapuwa | Bayo, Tapuwa | Mwisho, Sammi | Abby, Gaetano | Cherise, Gaetano | Mwisho, Tapuwa | Fourth place (Day 106) | Fourth place (Day 106) | 13 |
| Gaetano | No Nominations | In Big Brother UK House | Bayo, Cherise | Cherise, Stefan | Cherise, Mwisho | Bayo, Stefan | Mwisho, Stefan | Fifth place (Day 106) | Fifth place (Day 106) | 12 |
| Stefan | No Nominations | Bayo, Tapuwa | Bayo, Tapuwa | Bayo, Tapuwa | Abby, Gaetano | Bayo, Mwisho | Gaetano, Mwisho | Evicted (Day 98) | Evicted (Day 98) | 13 |
| Bayo | No Nominations | Stefan, Warona | Stefan, Warona | Stefan, Warona | Gaetano, Mwisho | Gaetano, Tapuwa | Evicted (Day 91) | Evicted (Day 91) | Evicted (Day 91) | 12 |
| Abby | No Nominations | Tapuwa, Zein | Alex, Stefan | Mwisho, Sammi | Bayo, Cherise | Evicted (Day 84) | Evicted (Day 84) | Evicted (Day 84) | Evicted (Day 84) | 5 |
| Sammi | No Nominations | Warona, Zein | Gaetano, Warona | Gaetano, Mwisho | Evicted (Day 70) | Evicted (Day 70) | Evicted (Day 70) | Evicted (Day 70) | Evicted (Day 70) | 6 |
| Alex | No Nominations | Bayo, Tapuwa | Sammi, Tapuwa | Evicted (Day 56) | Evicted (Day 56) | Evicted (Day 56) | Evicted (Day 56) | Evicted (Day 56) | Evicted (Day 56) | 5 |
| Zein | No Nominations | Bayo, Sammi | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | Evicted (Day 42) | 4 |
| Bruna | No Nominations | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | Evicted (Day 28) | N/A |
| Nomination note | 1 | 2 | none | none | none | none | none | 3 | 3 | |
| Against public vote | All Housemates | Bayo, Tapuwa, Zein | Alex, Bayo, Stefan, Tapuwa, Warona | Mwisho, Sammi, Warona | Abby, Cherise, Gaetano, Mwisho | Bayo, Cherise, Gaetano, Mwisho, Warona | Mwisho, Stefan, Tapuwa | Cherise, Gaetano, Mwisho, Tapuwa, Warona | Cherise, Gaetano, Mwisho, Tapuwa, Warona | |
| Evicted | Bruna 6 of 13 votes to evict | Zein 10 of 13 votes to evict | Alex 8 of 13 votes to evict | Sammi 8 of 13 votes to evict | Abby 11 of 13 votes to evict | Bayo 9 of 13 votes to evict | Stefan 7 of 13 votes to evict | Gaetano 1 of 13 votes to win | Warona 2 of 13 votes to win | |
| Evicted | Bruna 6 of 13 votes to evict | Zein 10 of 13 votes to evict | Alex 8 of 13 votes to evict | Sammi 8 of 13 votes to evict | Abby 11 of 13 votes to evict | Bayo 9 of 13 votes to evict | Stefan 7 of 13 votes to evict | Tapuwa 2 of 13 votes to win | Mwisho 2 of 13 votes to win | |