The new season of Big Brother Africa: The Revolution premieres on 6 September 2009 and the search for housemates begins next week.
For more, see:
Big Brother's Back!In past seasons of the show entries had to be submitted in writing first before an audition but this time round the audition process has changed to be more like Idols.
The search is an open casting call to people to arrive at an audition hottspot to show off what you can offer the house.
The auditions begin in Botswana next week - on Tuesday, 9 June and move through different countries, ending in South Africa on 21 June 2009.
Here's the rundown of the audition dates and venues, as well as info on what you need to take with you:
BOTSWANA:Gaborone, Grand Palm Hotel, 9 June: 08h00 to 19h00
Francis Town, Cresta Marang Hotel, 10 June: 09h30 to 19h00
NAMBIA:Windhoek, College of the Arts, 12 and 13 June: 08h00 to 19h00
ZIMBABWE:Harare, Meikles Hotel, 9 and 10 June: 08h00 to 19h00
ZAMBIA:Lusaka, Southern Sun Ridgeway Hotel, 12 and 13 June: 08h00 to 19h00
MALAWI:Blantyre, Sunbird Mt Soche Hotel, 15 June: 08h00 to 19h00
KENYA:Nairobi, KICC, 12th June: 08h00 to 19h00
Nairobi, KICC, 13th June: 08h00 to 17h00
Mombasa, Aga Khan hall, 14 June: 08h00 to 19h00
UGANDA:Kampala, Sheraton Kampala, 9th & 10th June: 08h00 to 19h00
TANZANIA:Dar Es Salam, Mövenpick Royal Palm Hotel, 17 and 18 June: 08h00 to 19h00
ANGOLA:Luanda, Hotel Forum - (
please note: venue to be confirmed), 20 and 21June: 08h00 to 19h00
GHANA:Accra, La Palm Hotel, 27 and 28 June: 08h00 to 19h00
NIGERIA:Lagos, Phillips warehouse, 19, 20 and 21 June: 08h00 to 19h00
Abuja, Protea Hotel Asokoro, 23 June: 08h00 to 19h00
Port Harcourt, Protea Hotel Port Harcourt, 25 June: 08h00 to 19h00
ETHIOPIA:Addis Ababa, Hilton Addis, 16 and 17 June: 08h00 to 19h00
MOZAMBIQUE:
Maputo, Girassol Bahia Hotel, 18 and 19 June: 08h00 to 19h00
SOUTH AFRICA:Johannesburg, Wanderers Stadium, 20 and 21 June: 08h00 to 19h00
What to take:You MUST take a valid passport (Please note: South African entrants don't need a passport but must take a valid ID book.)
Take your own water and food as sustenance for the queue
Auditions work on a first come, first serve basis.
You also need to fill in and take an entry form with your details and other important info.
Here's a link to it that you can download:
BBA - The Revolution Entry Form (right click and choose "Save As")
If you're going for it - good luck! - we look forward to gossiping about you bigtime.
NOT.
Of course:).