Big Brother Africa 1

**Big Brother Africa 1** is the first season of the Big Brother Africa series. It ran for 106 days between the 25th of May and 7th of September of the year 2003. Mark Pilgrim was the host of the show.

## Format

### Housemate Setup

There were twelve housemates this season and all lived in the same house. The housemates were competing for US$100 000. This season, twelve countries participated and each provided one contestant to be a housemate. The twelve participating countries were Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

### Nominations

Every two weeks, housemates were to nominate two other housemates up for eviction. The housemates who received the most nominations were then put up for eviction where Africa will decide who stays and who goes.

### Voting

This season, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to evict. If a housemate received the most votes 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 twelve country votes with the Rest of Africa split as the thirteenth vote to split up possible ties.

## Housemates

On Day 1, twelve housemates from twelve different countries entered the house on launch night.

## 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 twist occurred this season:

### U.K. Housemate Swap

On Day 33, Big Brother challenged the housemates to make the best cocktails they could. The housemate who makes the best cocktail then receives a special price. Gaetano was the one who won the challenge and was therefore awarded a trip to the Big Brother U.K. house for a week. He was scheduled to leave on Day 34 and return on Day 41. In exchange for Gaetano, Big Brother U.K. contestant, Cameron Stout spent a week in the Big Brother Africa house. He arrived on Day 35 and returned on Day 40.

## Nomination History

### Total Nominations Received

 Exempted from nominations.

## Voting History

 No eviction or unknown result.

## Nomination, Voting and Eviction Notes

### Week 1

This week, nominations didn't take place, so therefore, eviction didn't take place.

### Week 2

This week, nominations didn't take place, so therefore, eviction didn't take place.

### Week 3

This week, nominations didn't take place, so therefore, eviction didn't take place.

### Week 4

This week, nominations didn't take place, but Big Brother decided to nominate all housemates on Day 22.

Therefore, Abby, Alex, Bayo, Bruna, Cherise, Gaetano, Mwisho, Sammi, Stefan, Tapuwa, Warona and Zein were up for eviction for the week.

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

* Abby, Bayo, Cherise, Gaetano, Mwisho, Sammi, Stefan, Warona and Zein each received no votes to evict.
* Tapuwa received 2 votes to evict: Malawi and Zambia.
* Alex received 5 votes to evict: Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Rest of Africa.
* Bruna received 6 votes to evict: Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa and Uganda.

On Day 28, Bruna was evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 5

This week, nominations didn't take place, so therefore, eviction didn't take place.

### Week 6

On Day 36, nominations occurred.

Since Gaetano was at the Big Brother U.K. house during that period, he was exempted from nominations.

The housemates that received the most nominations were Bayo, Tapuwa and Zein.

Therefore, Bayo, Tapuwa and Zein were up for eviction for the week.

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

* Tapuwa received 1 vote to evict: Malawi
* Bayo received 2 votes to evict: Botswana and Namibia.
* Zein received 10 votes to evict: Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Rest of Africa.

On Day 42, Zein was evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 7

This week, nominations didn't take place, so therefore, eviction didn't take place.

### Week 8

On Day 50, nominations occurred.

The housemates that received the most nominations were Alex, Bayo, Stefan, Tapuwa and Warona.

Therefore, Alex, Bayo, Stefan, Tapuwa and Warona were up for eviction for the week.

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

* Stefan received no votes to evict.
* Tapuwa received 1 vote to evict: Kenya.
* Warona received 1 vote to evict: Angola.
* Bayo received 3 votes to evict: Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.
* Alex received 8 votes to evict: Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Rest of Africa.

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

### Week 9

This week, nominations didn't take place, so therefore, eviction didn't take place.

### Week 10

On Day 64, nominations occurred.

The housemates that received the most nominations were Mwisho, Sammi and Warona.

Therefore, Mwisho, Sammi and Warona were up for eviction for the week.

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

* Mwisho received 1 vote to evict\*.
* Warona received 4 votes to evict\*.
* Sammi received 8 votes to evict\*.

\*The voting results are currently unknown.

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

### Week 11

This week, nominations didn't take place, so therefore, eviction didn't take place.

### Week 12

On Day 78, nominations occurred.

The housemates that received the most nominations were Abby, Cherise, Gaetano and Mwisho.

Therefore, Abby, Cherise, Gaetano and Mwisho were up for eviction for the week.

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

* Cherise and Mwisho each received no votes to evict.
* Gaetano received 2 votes to evict: Ghana and Tanzania.
* Abby received 11 votes to evict: Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Rest of Africa.

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

### Week 13

On Day 85, nominations occurred.

The housemates that received the most nominations were Bayo, Cherise, Gaetano, Mwisho and Warona.

Therefore, Bayo, Cherise, Gaetano, Mwisho and Warona were up for eviction for the week.

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

* Cherise, Mwisho and Warona each received no votes to evict.
* Gaetano received 4 votes to evict: Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia.
* Bayo received 9 votes to evict: Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Rest of Africa.

On Day 91, Bayo was evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 14

On Day 92, nominations occurred.

The housemates that received the most nominations were Mwisho, Stefan and Tapuwa.

Therefore, Mwisho, Stefan and Tapuwa were up for eviction for the week.

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

* Mwisho received no votes to evict.
* Tapuwa received 6 votes to evict: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia and South Africa.
* Stefan received 7 votes to evict: Angola, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Rest of Africa.

On Day 98, Stefan was evicted from the Big Brother Africa house.

### Week 15

Cherise, Gaetano, Mwisho, Tapuwa and Warona were the finalists of the season.

The final five were competing for the grand prize of US$100 000.

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

* Cherise won the show after receiving 6 votes to win: Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia.
* Mwisho became the runner-up after receiving 2 votes to win: Malawi and Tanzania.
* Tapuwa finished in third place after receiving 2 votes to win: Angola and Zimbabwe.
* Warona finished in fourth place after receiving 2 votes to win: Botswana and Rest of Africa.
* Gaetano finished in fifth place after receiving 1 vote to win: Uganda.

On Day 106, it was announced that Cherise was the winner of the first season of Big Brother Africa.