Big Brother Africa (season 6)


Big Brother Africa 6 was the sixth season of the reality television series Big Brother Africa produced by Endemol for M-Net which began airing on 1 May 2011 and ran for 91 days until 31 July 2011. This year Mnet co-partnered with Coca-Cola for the season. Ikponmwosa "IK" Osakioduwa came back to host the show for the third time in a row. The launch show was also broadcast live through the official website. This year the contestants will move into a brand new house. South African band BLKJKS performed their song 'Mzabalazo'; Busta Rhymes also performed during the 2 hour launch show.

Format

There were twenty six housemates this season and lived in the same house for one week. On Day 7, eleven of the twenty six moved to a different house during the live eviction show. The housemates were competing for US$400,000. On Day 42, it was announced that there were going to be two winners who will each receive US$200,000. This year, fourteen countries participated in the season. Each country had at least one representative for them. All fourteen countries were returning countries and these were Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Housemates

On Day 1, twenty six housemates entered the House on launch night.
NameReal/Full NameOccupationCountryEntry dayExit dayStatus
KarenKaren Igho27UnemployedNigeria191
WendallWendall Robert Parson23Commercial PilotZimbabwe191
LuclayClayton Misoya28Actor & Acting CoachSouth Africa191
LomweTendai Namate27DJMalawi191
SharonSharon Salmon Nalukenge25Musician & Fashion DesignerUganda191
HanniHanni Mekuria22Singer & Law StudentEthiopia191
VinaMalvina Longpet26Radio PresenterNigeria191
MillicentMillicent Mugadi28Actress & Soccer PlayerKenya184
KimKimberly Musonda25BeauticianZambia184
VimbaiVimbai Muthiniri24ModelZimbabwe184
MumbaMumba Mwakwa24DJ & Radio PresenterZambia177
ZeusGame Bantsi24EntrepreneurBotswana177
BernadinaBernadina Buys21Administration ClerkNamibia177
WezaWeza Solunga26TV PresenterAngola170
PeoPeo Sebotho24Journalist & Film GraduateBotswana170
AlexAlexander Biney31Self-Employed DesignerGhana170
FeliciaFelicia Susan Ngoma24PurchaserMalawi156
NicNicholas Wangondu26TV ProducerKenya149
DannyDaniel Kassa34Salesman & StylistEthiopia149
ConfidenceConfidence Haugen37CEOGhana142
ErnestErnest Wasake28ConsultantUganda135
BhokeBhoke Egina26TV BroadcasterTanzania135
MichaelMichael Zuane32Hairdresser & DesignerMozambique128
NkuliNkuli Ngquola23Community TV InternSouth Africa121
LotusLotus Kyamba24TV PresenterTanzania119
JossyJoseph Ailonga28Marketing, Sales & Advertising ManagerNamibia114

Twists

Fuse

This season, a twist known as the Fuse took place since Day 35. The Fuse was a punishment that was given to housemate for a week until the live eviction show. The fuses were given to them by the evicted housemates. The Fuse is similar to the "Molotov Cocktail" in season 4 and the "Dagger" in season 5.
WeekFuseArmed HousemateInflicted Housemate
6This housemate had to prepare a hot drink for Big Brother and sing a lullaby to him.BhokeErnest
6This housemate had to use pom poms and act like a cheerleader whenever Katy Perry's "Firework" played.ErnestNic
8This housemate had to hug and kiss nearby housemates whenever someones laughs out loud.DannyAlex
8This housemate had to shout "I am amplified!" whenever Big Brother makes an announcement.NicLuclay
11This housemate had to put on different clown faces everyday.PeoMumba
11This housemate had to make everyone's bed.AlexWeza
11This housemate had to pack their clothes and leave them in the storeroom while borrowing their fellow housemates' clothes.WezaKaren
12This housemate was prevented from receiving any messages from home.BernadinaLuclay
12This housemate had to wear a floral swimming cap.ZeusWendall
12This housemate had to walk backwards.MumbaLuclay

Nominations table

Voting history

Nominations and voting notes

Week 1

On Day 1, the twenty six housemates entered Heads House during the launch for the first week of the season. However, Big Brother announced that it was audition week for all housemates. They performed various tasks to show if they are worth the game.
On Day 7 during the live eviction show, it was announced that all housemates passed the auditions and were all given a real chance to compete. All twenty six housemates joined IK on stage during the live eviction show. IK announced that fifteen of the twenty six will return to the Heads House while the remaining eleven will go to a secret house. They each had to pick a card that will determine the house they will stay in.
The fifteen housemates that returned to the Heads House were Bernadina, Confidence, Danny, Felicia, Hanni, Jossy, Lomwe, Michael, Millicent, Sharon O, Vimbai, Vina, Wendall, Weza and Zeus.
The eleven housemates that moved to the Tails House were Alex, Bhoke, Ernest, Karen, Kim, Lotus, Luclay, Mumba, Nic, Nkuli and Peo.

Week 2

On Day 8, nominations occurred in the Heads House.
The initial nominees were Confidence, Danny, Jossy, Vina, Weza and Zeus.
Head of House, Zeus decided to save himself and replace himself with Vimbai.
Therefore, Confidence, Danny, Jossy, Vimbai, Vina and Weza were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
*The tie-breaker rule applied to Confidence, Danny and Jossy where the number of votes for the housemate were divided by the 15 regions to get the average percentage. Jossy had the lowest average percentage.
On Day 14, Jossy was evicted while Danny moved to the Tails House.

Week 3

On Day 15, nominations occurred in the Tails House.
The initial nominees were Karen, Kim, Luclay and Nkuli.
Head of House, Peo decided to save Karen and replace her with Mumba.
Therefore, Kim, Luclay, Mumba and Nkuli were up for eviction for the week.
On Day 19, Big Brother ejected Lotus for slapping Luclay on the face.
This week, viewers voted the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
*Kim and Mumba shared a vote from Mozambique.
On Day 21, Nkuli was evicted.

Week 4

On Day 22, nominations occurred in the Heads House.
The initial nominees were Bernadina, Confidence, Hanni, Sharon O and Vina.
Head of House, Vimbai decided to save Hanni and replace her with Michael.
Therefore, Bernadina, Confidence, Michael, Sharon O and Vina were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
*The tie-breaker rule applied to Bernadina, Confidence and Michael where the number of votes for the housemate were divided by the 15 regions to get the average percentage. Michael had the lowest average percentage.
On Day 28, Michael was evicted while Bernadina moved to the Tails House.

Week 5

On Day 29, nominations occurred in the Tails House.
The initial nominees were Bhoke, Ernest and Luclay.
Head of House, Danny decided to save Luclay and replace him with Peo.
Therefore, Bhoke, Ernest and Peo were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
On Day 35, Bhoke and Ernest were evicted.

Week 6

On Day 36, nominations occurred in the Heads House.
The initial nominees were Confidence, Felicia, Hanni, Millicent, Vina, Weza and Zeus.
Head of House, Lomwe decided to save Felicia and replace her with Vimbai.
Therefore, Confidence, Hanni, Millicent, Vimbai, Vina, Weza and Zeus were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
*The tie-breaker rule applied to Confidence, Weza and Zeus where the number of votes for the housemate were divided by the 15 regions to get the average percentage. Confidence had the lowest average percentage.
On Day 42, Confidence was evicted while Weza moved to the Tails House.

Week 7

On Day 43, nominations occurred in the Tails House.
The initial nominees were Alex, Danny, Kim, Luclay and Nic.
Head of House, Alex decided to save himself and replace himself with Karen.
Therefore, Danny, Karen, Kim, Luclay and Nic were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
*The tie-breaker rule applied to Luclay and Nic where the number of votes for the housemate were divided by the 15 regions to get the average percentage. Nic had the lowest average percentage.
On Day 49, Danny and Nic were evicted.

Week 8

On Day 50, nominations occurred on the Heads House.
The initial nominees were Hanni, Lomwe, Millicent, Sharon O, Vimbai, Vina, Wendall and Zeus.
Head of House, Vina decided to save herself and replace herself with Felicia.
Therefore, Felicia, Hanni, Lomwe, Millicent, Sharon O, Vimbai, Wendall and Zeus were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
On Day 56, Felicia was evicted while Millicent moved to the Tails House.

Week 9

On Day 57, nominations were supposed to occur in the Tails House, but Big Brother decided surprise the housemates. He called the Heads Housemates to the Diary Room one by one and never returned to the house. Instead, they were placed in several rooms of the Tails House. This indicated that the houses have officially merged and the housemates are now staying in the Tails House.
Due to the merge, there was no eviction since nominations didn't take place.

Week 10

On Day 64, nominations occurred. The initial nominees were Alex, Karen, Peo, Sharon O and Weza.
Head of House, Karen decided to leave the nominations as they were.
Therefore, Alex, Karen, Peo, Sharon O and Weza were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
On Day 70, Peo, Alex and Weza were evicted.

Week 11

On Day 71, nominations occurred.
The initial nominees were Bernadina, Lomwe, Vina, Wendall and Zeus.
Head of House, Vimbai decided to save Wendall and replace him with Mumba.
Therefore, Bernadina, Lomwe, Mumba, Vina and Zeus were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
On Day 77, Bernadina, Zeus and Mumba were evicted.

Week 12

On Day 78, nominations occurred.
The initial nominees were Hanni, Karen, Kim, Luclay, Millicent, Vimbai and Wendall.
Head of House, Vina decided to save Karen and replace her with Lomwe.
Therefore, Hanni, Kim, Lomwe, Luclay, Millicent, Vimbai and Wendall were up for eviction for the week.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to save and these were the results:
*The tie-breaker rule applied to Hanni, Lomwe, Millicent and Wendall where the number of votes for the housemate were divided by the 15 regions to get the average percentage. Millicent had the lowest average percentage.
On Day 84, Vimbai, Kim and Millicent were evicted.

Week 13

Hanni, Karen, Lomwe, Luclay, Sharon O, Vina and Wendall were the finalists of the season. The final seven were competing for the grand prize of US$200,000 each for two housemates.
This week, viewers voted for the housemate they wanted to win and these were the results:
Karen and Wendall won 2011's Amplified season after getting the most votes with 6 and 4 country votes respectively.

Trivia

>>Jossy, Michael, Confidence and Felicia are the only BB Amplified housemates who never entered the Tails House.

Controversy

Mnet released the clarified results audited and verified by Ernst & Young the following day after the controversy.