Big Brother uhdikts... I've had my nose to the ground for news about what's happening next year so we can look forward to a new household and discovered that nobody knows what's going on with it.
The only thing that's been confirmed is that BB Mzansi won't be back in the early new year because of the other reality shows that are happening on the M-Net channels.
The year starts with Clash of the Choirs on Mzansi Magic and The Voice on M-Net so the focus is on these and on the next season of Idols. Idols auditions start at the end of Jan so the show will start in March/April, which is when Big Brother started this year. Word from Mzansi Magic is that Big Brother would start mid-year or later if it happens.
As for Big Brother Africa... the show's Facebook page is convinced that it's happening:
As soon as I saw this I contacted MultiChoice Africa to ask what's going on and they told me that it definitely hasn't been confirmed. Apparently the post was made as a way of tying up the show and East African stars.
Clearly no-one knows what the actual story is because the Facebook post seems so certain and yet MultiChoice say that there isn't any certainty at all.
From the sounds of it everyone's still trying to work out what to do with the show. The next season of Big Brother Africa is season 10 so it would need to be something special but it's faced problems in the past with visas, the house burning down etc.
There's also been a push to do things regionally e.g. Nigeria's also doing The Voice so they might decide to stick with the regionals and lose Big Brother Africa completely.
I'll keep my nose to the ground and you must too. Lemme know if you sniff out anything.