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BIG BROTHER

Big Brother erodes our right to privacy

South Africans seem oblivious to the fact that one of their fundamental freedoms is under threat.

  • Jane Duncan 1
8 min read
A general view of the burnt ‘Big Brother Africa Hotshots’ house at Sasani Studios on September 2 2014.
BIG BROTHER

Season launch cancelled after fire guts ‘Big Brother’ house

The new season of "Big Brother Africa" has been cancelled after a fire destroyed the house where contestants live for the 91-day duration of the show.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
Big Brother Mzansi winner Mandla Hlatshwayo.
BIG BROTHER

Mandla Hlatshwayo wins Big Brother Mzansi

Sebokeng spaza-shop owner Mandla Hlatshwayo has walked away from his 63-day stay in the Big Brother house with the grand prize of R1-million.

  • Rhode Marshall
2 min read
Makosi Musambasi appears to be reinventing herself to fit the local environment.
BIG BROTHER

Zim: Accidental celebrity returns to her roots and tumbles to earth

Makosi Musambasi shot to fame after appearing nude as a contestant on the Big Brother UK reality show. She’s back in Zim and facing a reality check.

  • Ray Ndlovu
3 min read
BIG BROTHER

Eight reasons the papal conclave is like Big Brother

Wondering why having rather eccentric people locked away incommunicado, while the rest of us watch on obsessively, seems familiar? Wonder no more.

  • Stuart Heritage
4 min read