Big Brother Africa: Namibian suspect named!

THE time is nigh. The revolution is at hand! This weekend the masses will storm the barricades.
Insurgencies and counter-insurgencies will be unleashed on the willing and the unwitting.

Battle lines will be drawn, verbal battering rams are at the ready, hibernators will be put to the sword and remote controls will be wielded like weapons of mass destruction. No peeps, I’m not talking about the Swapo electoral college, but Big Brother Africa!On Sunday, Big Brother Africa: The Revolution is set to hit DStv screens across the continent.ALL will be revealed, and we’re not talking jacuzzis here.Cue in the Big Brother Africa theme, dim the lights and hold your breath as this year’s 14 BBA housemates take to the reality ramp at the launch of the show in Johannesburg.There will be oohs and aahs, and gasps … the occasional ‘how could they select so and so to represent our country …’, a first-impression labelling of hunks and vamps.But as anticipation builds, has one cat already been let out of the bag? A Namibian cat at that?The blogosphere is abuzz with the name of Namibia’s supposed housemate. It’s mentioned on at least three websites. More than that, there is a full interview with … the young man.Topping that, two photos are on full display.However, given the normal tight secrecy that surrounds the identity of the housemates, it seems more than a bit odd.It’s either a red herring on the part of the show’s producers, or the supposed Namibian housemate did not read the confidentiality clauses in his contract.Even in the interview published on one website, the ‘maybe’ dude appears to have not only spilled his guts to an interviewer, but to have told anyone and everyone who wants to listen!Asked what the response has been to him being selected for the Big Brother House, he said: ‘Shock; my mum was ecstatic, but worried about school. My friends are excited. Everyone keeps asking me, ‘Please say my name!’.’Huh?!! THE COY AND ‘THE DECOY’MultiChoice Namibia’s rep was coy when asked if they could confirm or deny the name of the Namibian housemate!’There is so much secrecy around BBA: The Revolution housemates that even I cannot say whether ***** (we’re not telling!) is the Namibian housemate or not …’I can, however, guarantee that all will be revealed when the housemates enter the BBA house on Sunday eve.’Yes, yes, we know that! OK pipo, just as much as I’m aware that a lot of you are dying to know who the supposed person is, others want it to be a surprise, so we’re not going to name Namibia’s alleged BBA housemate. Also, whether he’s the one or not remains to be seen. All I will say is that the Namibian suspect headlining in cyberspace is said to be a second year law student. Still, it poses a couple of interesting questions. If Namibia’s alleged BBA housemate is guilty of a breach of confidentiality, will there be repercussions?Alternatively, if MultiChoice has floated a decoy housemate out there, WHY?’Curiouser and curiouser,’ as Alice (in Wonderland) cried. The suspense deepens!* As usual, Big Brother Africa will be screened on DStv’s channel 198.Stay tuned!