| Season Number: | 3 | ||||||||
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| Prev Series: | Season 2 |
Big Brother Africa 3 is the third series of the Big Brother Africa reality television show produced by Endemol. The season began airing on 24 August 2008 and run 91 days ending 23 November 2008.
As with the previous series, the show involves 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 Johannesburg, 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 is filmed in a house at Sasani Studios in Lyndhurst, Johannesburg. This season marks the closest vote in the history of the Big Brother series in Africa.
Architecturally, the House in this series of Big Brother was hardly unchanged from the previous one. The House was, however, completely revamped in the inside with brand new decor and an edgier look. The kitchen together with the dining area and the lounge had a Garden of Eden theme with artificial grass on the floor and green plants crawling on the surrounding walls. The bathroom, particularly the shower, had clocks all over the walls to create a feeling of paranoia - the clocks also did not work. The bedrooms were also switched from the previous season, meaning the girls had to sleep in the bedroom closer to the kitchen whilst the boys had to sleep in the bedroom closer to the bathroom. The House also boasted a large backyard, with the jacuzzi being replaced by an even bigger irregular-shaped pool, a Diary Room where the Housemates were strongly encouraged to voice their true opinions and feelings, and a Store Room where most of the Housemates' belongings were kept.
Each week housemates nominate two other housemates for eviction in the Diary Room and must give justified and clear reasons.[1] 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.[2]
Each eviction week viewers in the 12 participating countries vote to eliminate a housemate they do not like. The majority for each country will be counted as a vote.[3] In addition to the 12 participating countries, all other countries not participating in the show can still vote for who they would like to eliminate. The "other countries" counts for the 13th vote.[4]
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, Brazilian and British 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 choose 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.
| Name | Real/Full Name | Age | Occupation | Country | Day entered | Day exited | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricco | Ricardo David Ferreira Venancio | 21 | Bank employee | Angola | 1 | 91 | ||
| Hazel | Hazel Warren | 25 | Personal assistant | Malawi | 1 | 91 | ||
| Munya | Munyaradzi Chidzonga | 22 | Actor | Zimbabwe | 1 | 91 | ||
| Tawana | Tawana Lebani | 31 | Microbiologist | Botswana | 1 | 84 | ||
| Thami | Thamsanqa Prusent | 26 | Entrepreneur | South Africa | 1 | 77 | ||
| Morris | Morris Herbert Mugisha | 29 | Photographer and model | Uganda | 1 | 70 | ||
| Takondwa | Takondwa Nkonjera | 25 | Musician | Zambia | 1 | 63 | ||
| Mimi | Wilhelmina Abu-Andani | 27 | Personal assistant | Ghana | 1 | 56 | ||
| Sheila | Sheila Patricia Kwamboka | 23 | Student | Kenya | 1 | 49 | ||
| Uti | Uti Nwachukwu | 26 | Student and model | Nigeria | 1 | 42 | ||
| Lucille | Lucille Naobes | 21 | Unemployed | Namibia | 1 | 35 | ||
| Latoya | Latoya Lyakurwa | 21 | Secretary | Tanzania | 1 | 28 |
Johan, from Finnish Big Brother season 4 swapped with Munya on the week 9.
On Day 2, Housemates were asked to name 2 housemates one of which they would consider their "Hero" the person they would most like to live with for the full 91 days and one that they would consider a "Zero" the person that they thought deserved to leave the house as soon as possible. The first name they gave was that of their "hero" and the second name they gave was that of their "zero". These nominations did not count and no one was put up for the public vote.
| Housemate | Hero | Zero | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel | Mimi | Takondwa | 2 |
| Latoya | Hazel | Tawana | 0 |
| Lucille | Thami | Thami | -2 |
| Mimi | Sheila | Thami | 1 |
| Morris | Ricco | Takondwa | -2 |
| Munya | Sheila | Morris | 1 |
| Ricco | Munya | Morris | 2 |
| Sheila | Ricco | Tawana | 3 |
| Takondwa | Takondwa | Lucille | 0 |
| Tawana | Sheila | Lucille | -3 |
| Thami | Hazel | Uti | -1 |
| Uti | Takondwa | Tawana | -1 |
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 choose 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").
| Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 Final | Nominations received | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricco | Morris, Thami | Hazel, Tawana | No Nominations | Takondwa, Tawana | Takondwa, Tawana | Hazel, Takondwa | Takondwa, Thami | Morris, Thami | Hazel, Thami | Thami, Hazel | Tawana, Hazel | Winner (Day 91) | 19 | |
| Hazel | Ricco, Takondwa | Mimi, Munya | No Nominations | Mimi, Takondwa | Munya, Ricco | Sheila, Takondwa | Mimi, Munya | Ricco, Takondwa | Morris, Munya | Munya, Ricco | Tawana, Ricco | Runner-up (Day 91) | 20 | |
| Munya | Lucille, Ricco | Hazel, Latoya | No Nominations | Ricco, Takondwa | Takondwa, Uti | Sheila, Takondwa | Mimi, Thami | In Big Brother Finland House | Hazel, Thami | Hazel, Thami | Hazel, Ricco | Third place (Day 91) | 12 | |
| Tawana | Lucille, Thami | Lucille, Thami | Nominated | Mimi, Ricco | Mimi, Morris | Mimi, Sheila | Thami, Mimi | Ricco, Takondwa | Morris, Thami | Thami, Hazel | Ricco, Hazel | Evicted (Day 84) | 15 | |
| Thami | Ricco, Uti | Sheila, Tawana | No Nominations | Ricco, Uti | Munya, Mimi | Hazel, Takondwa | Munya, Takondwa | Morris, Ricco | Morris, Ricco | Ricco, Munya | Evicted (Day 77) | 23 | ||
| Morris | Lucille, Takondwa | Sheila, Thami | No Nominations | Munya, Ricco | Ricco, Takondwa | Hazel, Tawana | Mimi, Takondwa | Takondwa, Tawana | Hazel, Munya | Evicted (Day 70) | 14 | |||
| Takondwa | Morris, Hazel | Latoya, Uti | No Nominations | Lucille, Uti | Thami, Uti | Tawana, Thami | Thami, Ricco | Thami, Tawana | Evicted (Day 63) | 23 | ||||
| Mimi | Morris, Thami | Sheila, Uti | No Nominations | Hazel, Uti | Hazel, Uti | Takondwa, Tawana | Thami, Takondwa | Evicted (Day 56) | 11 | |||||
| Sheila | Morris, Thami | Morris, Tawana | No Nominations | Hazel, Morris | Hazel, Morris | Tawana, Thami | Evicted (Day 49) | 9 | ||||||
| Uti | Lucille, Mimi | Munya, Latoya | No Nominations | Hazel, Takondwa | Munya, Takondwa | Evicted (Day 42) | 10 | |||||||
| Lucille | Morris, Thami | Latoya, Tawana | No Nominations | Sheila, Uti | Evicted (Day 35) | 6 | ||||||||
| Latoya | Sheila, Takondwa | Sheila, Tawana | Nominated | Evicted (Day 28) | 4 | |||||||||
| Notes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | none | 6 | none | 7 | 8, 9 | ||||
| Head of House | Tawana | Ricco | Lucille | Takondwa | Takondwa | Morris | Morris | Tawana | Tawana | Tawana | Munya | none | ||
| Nominated (pre-HoH) | Morris, Thami | Latoya, Sheila, Tawana | none | Ricco, Takondwa, Uti | Munya, Takondwa, Uti | Hazel, Sheila, Takondwa, Tawana | Mimi, Takondwa, Thami | Ricco, Takondwa | Hazel, Morris, Thami | Hazel, Thami | Hazel, Ricco | |||
| Saved | none | Takondwa | Takondwa | Takondwa | none | Ricco | ||||||||
| Against public vote | Morris, Thami | Latoya, Sheila, Tawana | Latoya, Tawana | Lucille, Ricco, Uti | Munya, Ricco, Uti | Hazel, Ricco, Sheila, Tawana | Mimi, Takondwa, Thami | Ricco, Takondwa | Hazel, Morris, Thami | Hazel, Thami | Hazel, Tawana | Hazel, Munya, Ricco | ||
| Evicted | Morris Thami chosen to fake evict | Latoya 10 of 13 to fake evict | Latoya 11 of 13 to evict | Lucille 11 of 13 to evict | Uti 7 of 13 to evict | Sheila 10 of 13 to evict | Mimi 10 of 13 to evict | Takondwa 11 of 13 to evict | Morris 8 of 13 to evict | Thami 11 of 13 to evict | Tawana 10 of 13 to evict | Munya 1 of 13 (22.60%) to win | Hazel 6 of 13 (38.60%) to win | |
| Tawana 3 of 13 to fake evict | Ricco 6 of 13 (38.80%) to win | |||||||||||||