Tanzania's Latoya and Botswana's Tawana became the first two Big Brother Africa 3 housemates to be 'evicted' from the Big Brother house last
night (14 September), in a show screened live on M-Net and DStv Channel 198. But, in the ultimate twist in the tale, Big Brother had another
plan for the twosome and they're definitely still in the game!
Big Brother wowed the continent - and the housemates - last week (September 7) with a fake eviction, which saw Thami and Morris return to
the house just moments after departing it. This week Sheila, Latoya and Tawana were summoned to the glass house after Rico stood and sheepishly
explained to his fellow housemates that he had not used his position as Head of House to change the nominations.
After a tense wait, KB announced to the tense trio that the first housemate to leave BBA 3 was Latoya. He then surprised them by announcing that a second housemate would be leaving - and called Tawana's name. The two ladies left the glass house and stepped into the outside world - or so they thought. Sheila paced around the room, draped
in a Kenyan flag, before Big Brother gave the instruction for her to return to the house. Meanwhile, viewers got to see Tawana and Latoya
being led blindfolded through a darkened corridor.
Sheila sauntered back into the lounge to a fairly happy reception before shocking the housemates with the news that both of her fellow nominees
had been ordered to leave.
Meanwhile back in the diary room, wearing blindfolds and patiently waiting instructions were Latoya and Tawana. Big Brother then told them
to remove their blindfolds and keep quiet, before explaining that they had not been evicted, but that they would be sent to live in isolation
for a week. Next week, said BB, one would be evicted and one would return to the house. They put their blindfolds back on and were led to
their new home for the next week - the Rubbish Dump!
The Rubbish Dump is an annex to the Big Brother Africa 3 house - and it's everything the name suggests! With graffiti-covered walls, an
outside shower and a floor covered in tin cans, CD's and shredded paper, the Rubbish Dump is a challenging place to spend a week. It's not all
doom and gloom for the 'evicted' contestants though - much of the rubbish hides treasure in the form of food and some small surprises
which the housemates could find helpful in making their Spartan surroundings a little more comfortable.
With Tawana and Latoya still blindfolded, the duo sat discussing who would be nominated next. Then upon instruction from Big Brother, they
removed their blindfolds and had a look at their new surroundings - and laughed! Tawana took the optimistic view that they could clean it up -
with Latoya more than a little shocked about the state of their new dwelling!
Leaving them to pick through the rubbish which defines their new home, KB told the continent that this week, viewers would be voting to
eliminate one of those two from Big Brother Africa permanently.
Closing out the show, KB gave viewers a chance to see how the voting had gone. Latoya received 10 country votes, with Tawana on 3 - and not a
single one for Sheila! Is that an indication of how the voting will go for the Rubbish Dump-dwelling housemates this week?
Don't miss a second of the 24/7 coverage on DStv Channel 198 to see how the contestants adjust to life without Tawana and Latoya - and to see
how the 'evicted' duo cope with life in the Rubbish Dump!
And tune in next week Sunday (September 28), to see who will be the first person to leave the Big Brother house and the game. Remember that
audiences have the power to choose, so vote now! You can vote in any of the following ways -

* To vote via the website at www.mnetafrica.com/bigbrother: Cast
your vote by clicking on the Housemate who you want to EVICT. (You can vote once per hour per registered email address.)
* To vote via text: check out the details below for your specific country's numbers and costs, then text the word VOTE + the name of the
Housemate you want to EVICT.
(You may vote up to 100 times only via text per voting period.)
* To vote via phone: Dial +27839000000 and select the number that corresponds to the Housemate who you want to EVICT. (You may vote up to 100 times only via phone per voting period.)
And keep watching Big Brother Africa!