Big Brother Africa 4

**Big Brother Africa 4** (also known as **Big Brother Africa: The Revolution**) is the fourth season of the Big Brother Africa series. It ran for 91 days between the 6th of September and 6th of December of the year 2009. Ikponmwosa "IK" Osakioduwa replaced Kabelo "KB" Ngakane as the host of the show.

## Format

### Housemate Setup

There were twenty-five housemates this season and all lived in the same house. The housemates were competing for US$200 000. This season, fourteen countries participated and each provided at least one contestant to be a housemate. Twelve of the fourteen countries were returning countries. These twelve countries were Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The other two countries were new to the game. These two countries were Ethiopia and Mozambique.

### Head of House

The Head of House was feature that would give one particular housemate special and unique privileges. This would especially come in handy during nominations for they were given a special privilege in terms of saving and replacing nominees. Each Head of House for the week would be determined by the Head of House challenges played on Friday. Whoever wins the Head of House challenge becomes the following week's Head of House.

### Nominations

Every week, housemates were to nominate two other housemates up for eviction. The housemates who received the most nominations were then put up for eviction. From this season onwards, the Head of House must then decide which housemate to save and which housemate to replace them with or the Head of House will also face eviction. If the Head of House was also nominated, they can save themselves and put up another housemate in their place. Depending on the Head of House's decision, that list will be the housemates put up for eviction that week and Africa will then decide who stays and who goes.

### Voting

This season, during some weeks, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to evict while in other weeks, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save. If a housemate received the most votes to evict or the least votes to save from Africa, that housemate would be evicted out of the competition. During the finale week, viewers instead voted for the housemate they wanted to win and see walk away with the prize money. The votes were split into fourteen country votes with the Rest of Africa split as the fifteenth vote to split up possible ties.

## Housemates

On Day 1, twelve male housemates entered the house on launch night.

On Day 7, twelve female housemates entered the house during the live eviction show.

## Twists

A twist is an addition to the Big Brother game that makes the competition more interesting and gives different results and also contributes in changing a housemate's opinion on the game that they are playing. The following twists occurred this season:

### Twins

Edward and Erastus are twin brothers and entered the house as one housemate. They played a twist where they would swap places every day. One would be in the house while the other would be in a secret room. Both of them were using the name "Edward". By Day 14 if one, two or three housemates caught them in the act, they would play as two separate housemates. However, if four or more housemates caught them in the act, they would play as one housemate. They were successful at this and played as two separate housemates. It was revealed by Big Brother that Edward and Erastus are twins.

### Molotov Cocktail

The Molotov Cocktail was a twist that was introduced during the live eviction show on Day 21. It gave an evicted housemate the privilege to punish any of the housemates that were still competing in the house for a week up until the live eviction show. Should any of the housemates fail to comply with their punishment, Big Brother will severely punish them with a worse punishment for the duration of the Molotov Cocktail length. These were the Molotov cocktails thrown at the housemates:

### Pair

Starting from Day 29, housemates were to compete in pairs. The pairs were chosen at random by Big Brother. If one housemate was nominated, both housemates were. If one was to be up for eviction, both were up for eviction. If one was to be evicted, both were evicted.

These were the following pairs:

* Edward and Emma.
* Elizabeth and Kevin.
* Geraldine and Jeremy.
* Hannington and Yacob.
* Itai and Nkenna.
* Kaone and Liz.
* Kristal and Quinn.
* Leonel and Mzamo.

The pairs dismantled on Day 49 and housemates played as individuals again.

## Voting History

 Unknown result.

## Nomination, Eviction and Voting Notes

### Week 1

On Day 1, nominations occurred.

Edward and Erastus were playing the *Twins* twist and were collectively known as "Edward".

The initial nominees were Edward, Hannington and Kaone.

However, Big Brother decided to void the nominations and put up all housemates for eviction.

Therefore, Edward, Hannington, Itai, Jeremy, Kaone, Kevin, Leonel, Phil, Quinn, Teddy, Wayoe and Yacob were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to evict but the results are currently unknown.

On Day 7, Teddy and Wayoe were evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

On the same day, twelve female housemates entered a secret house where they'll spy on the male housemates for a week.

### Week 2

On Day 8, nominations occurred.

The male housemates only nominated each other for they were unaware of the female housemates' presence.

Likewise, the female housemates only nominated each other.

The initial nominees were Hannington and Jeremy for the males, and Geraldine and Kristal for the females.

However, Big Brother decided to void the nominations again and put up all female housemates this time for eviction.

Therefore, Edna, Elizabeth, Emma, Geraldine, Jennifer, Kristal, Liz, Maggie, Mzamo, Nkenna, Paloma and Rene were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to evict but the results are currently unknown.

On Day 14, Edna and Maggie were evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

On the same day, it was revealed that Edward and Erastus are twin brothers and they successfully completed their task, making them eligible to play as individual housemates.

### Week 3

On Day 15, nominations occurred.

The initial nominees were Edward and Erastus.

Head of House, Kevin saved Edward and replaced him with Phil.

Therefore, Erastus and Phil were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to evict and these were the results:

* Erastus received 4 votes to evict: Angola, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda.
* Phil received 11 votes to evict: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Rest of Africa.

On Day 21, Phil was evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

On the same day, Jennifer walked out of the Big Brother Africa house due to confidential reasons.

### Week 4

On Day 22, nominations occurred.

The initial nominees were Edward, Liz, Paloma and Rene.

Head of House, Elizabeth saved Liz and replaced her with Erastus.

Therefore, Edward, Erastus, Paloma and Rene were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to evict and these were the results:

* Edward received no votes to evict.
* Paloma received 2 votes to evict: Namibia and Uganda.
* Rene received 6 votes to evict: Botswana, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
* Erastus received 7 votes to evict: Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Rest of Africa.

On Day 28, Erastus, Paloma and Rene were evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 5

On Day 29, nominations occurred.

Housemates were now playing in pairs.

The initial nominees were Hannington & Yacob and Kristal & Quinn.

Head of House, Itai saved Kristal & Quinn and replaced them with Elizabeth & Kevin.

Therefore, Elizabeth & Kevin and Hannington & Yacob were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the pair they wanted to save and these were the results:

* Elizabeth & Kevin received 10 votes to save: Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Rest of Africa.
* Hannington & Yacob received 5 voted to save: Ethiopia, Malawi, Namibia, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

On Day 35, Hannington and Yacob were evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 6

On Day 36, nominations occurred.

The initial nominees were Kaone & Liz and Kristal & Quinn.

Head of House, Quinn saved himself & Kristal and replaced them with Edward & Emma.

Therefore, Edward & Emma and Kaone & Liz were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the pair they wanted to save and these were the results:

* Edward & Emma received 11 votes to save: Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Rest of Africa.
* Kaone & Liz received 4 voted to save: Botswana, Ethiopia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

On Day 42, Kaone and Liz were evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 7

On Day 43, nominations occurred.

The initial nominees were Kristal & Quinn and Leonel & Mzamo.

Head of House, Leonel saved himself & Mzamo and replaced them with Elizabeth & Kevin.

Therefore, Elizabeth & Kevin and Kristal & Quinn were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the pair they wanted to save and these were the results:

* Elizabeth & Kevin received 10 votes to save: Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia and Rest of Africa.
* Kristal & Quinn received 5 voted to save: Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

On Day 49, Kristal and Quinn were evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 8

On Day 50, nominations occurred.

The pairs dismantled, so housemates played as individuals again.

The initial nominees were Itai, Jeremy and Mzamo.

Head of House, Nkenna saved Itai and replaced him with Emma.

Therefore, Emma, Jeremy and Mzamo were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to evict and these were the results:

* Emma received 3 votes to evict: Ethiopia, South Africa and Uganda.
* Mzamo received 3 votes to evict: Angola, Kenya and Tanzania.
* Jeremy received 9 votes to evict: Botswana, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Rest of Africa.

On Day 56, Jeremy was evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 9

On Day 57, nomibations occurred.

The initial nominees were Emma, Mzamo and Nkenna.

Head of House, Edward saved Mzamo and replaced her with Elizabeth.

Therefore, Elizabeth, Emma and Nkenna were up for the eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to evict and these were the results:

* Nkenna received 3 votes to evict: Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania.
* Emma received 4 votes to evict: Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria and Rest of Africa.
* Elizabeth received 8 votes to evict: Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

On Day 63, Elizabeth was evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 10

On Day 64, nominations occurred.

The initial nominees were Itai and Leonel.

Head of House, Edward saved Itai and replaced him with Kevin.

Therefore, Kevin and Leonel were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to evict and these were the results:

* Kevin received 4 votes to evict: Malawi, Namibia, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
* Leonel received 11 votes to evict: Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Rest of Africa.

On Day 70, Leonel was evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 11

On Day 71, nominations occurred.

The initial nominees were Emma and Itai.

Head of House, Itai saved and replaced himself with Geraldine.

Therefore, Emma and Geraldine were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to evict and these were the results:

* Emma received 4 votes to evict: Ethiopia, Mozambique, Nigeria and Rest of Africa.
* Geraldine received 11 votes to evict: Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

On Day 77, Geraldine was evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 12

On Day 71, nominations occurred.

The initial nominees were Emma, Itai and Mzamo.

Head of House, Edward saved Mzamo and replaced her with Kevin.

Therefore, Emma, Itai and Kevin were up for eviction for the week.

This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to evict and these were the results:

* Kevin received 2 votes to evict: Malawi and Namibia.
* Emma received 6 votes to evict: Botswana, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
* Itai received 7 votes to evict: Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Rest of Africa.

On Day 84, Itai was evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 13

Edward, Emma, Kevin, Mzamo and Nkenna were the finalists of the season.

The final five were competing for the grand prize of US$200 000.

This week, viewers were voting for the housemate they wanted to win and these were the results:

* Kevin won the show after receiving 11 votes to win: Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Rest of Africa.
* Emma became the runner-up after receiving 2 votes to win: Angola and South Africa.
* Edward finished in third place after receiving 1 vote to win: Namibia.
* Mzamo finished in fourth place after receiving 1 vote to win: Malawi.
* Nkenna finished in fifth place after receiving no votes to win.

On Day 91, it was announced that Kevin was the winner of the fourth season of Big Brother Africa.