Big Brother Africa Set For Return After 7 Years

There are plans for Big Brother Africa, a popular reality television show, to return in 2022 after being absent for seven years.

This was announced on Saturday by Mzansi Magic, a television channel of MultiChoice in South Africa.

According to reports, the producers of the show, Randburg-based Red Pepper Pictures, are the same producers of the show’s Nigerian edition.

The M-Net’s Executive Head of Programming, Nomsa Philiso, while confirming the development said, “This year marks 20 years since the very first Big Brother on MultiChoice’s M-Net and we are excited to celebrate this milestone by commissioning a new Big Brother season, which will be housed under our Mzansi Magic stable.”⁣
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“This is a show that has always delivered top ratings and entertainment value, and our viewers and advertising partners can look forward to a stellar season of Big Brother.”⁣

The last season of the reality TV show was aired in 2015 with Ace Khumalo and Ntombi Tshabalala emerging winners.⁣

Big Brother Africa before it was stopped was hosted in South Africa and saw contestants from 12 African countries, including Nigeria rise to fame.