OMG!!! ITS BIG BROTHER SEASON 8! ARE YOU READY?

Africa's biggest reality show, the Big Brother Africa show has entered its eighth edition this year. The show, according to information available at our disposal, is billed to kick off on Sunday, May 26, 2013. The search for housemates to compete for the competition's grand prize, $300,000 has now begun. Forms will be available for prospective housemates to get from the participating countries.

The forms would be available from February 1 to February 14. In this year's edition, Liberia was replaced with Ethiopia. The producers of the show said that the reason was to include other countries in the competition in line with their rotation policies.

The other 13 participating countries are Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The competition is opened to persons over age 21, with valid passports, fluent in English language, entertaining and passionate about the show. Goldie, Chris and Ola represented Nigeria in the last edition while Kelvin Pam, Uti Nwachukwu and Karen Igho won the 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of the Big Brother Africa shows respectively.

How to become a housemate

STEP 1: Verify that you are 21 years or older, since you need to be to enter Big Brother Africa

STEP 2: Verify that you are a legal citizen of one of the following participating countries:

• Angola
• Botswana
• Ethiopia
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Malawi
• Namibia
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

STEP 3: Reveal your Big Brother Africa personality to impress us, fill in and submit your completed application form.
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STEP 3: Obtain application forms from the various MultiChoice offices:

• Angola - Luanda
• Botswana - Gaborone
• Ethiopia – Addis Ababa
• Ghana - Accra
• Kenya - Nairobi
• Malawi - Blantyre
• Namibia - Windhoek
• Nigeria - Lagos
• Sierra Leone - Freetown
• South Africa - Johannesburg
• Tanzania - Dar es Salaam
• Uganda - Kampala
• Zambia - Lusaka
• Zimbabwe - Harare

STEP 4: If you are short listed during the selection process, M-NET and the producers of Big Brother Africa will contact you.

STEP 5: Catch up on all the latest entertainment news on www.africamagic.tv as the excitement and anticipation around Africa’s biggest reality show sweeps across the continent.