Any rumour about swapping a UK BB HM for one in South Africa must surely be called into doubt with this story in the Media Guardian...
Big Brother's little bother
Here's a couple of extracts...
The inclusion of a white contestant in a pan-African version of the television show Big Brother has ignited a heated debate about who can call themselves an African.
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A survey by the newspaper The Namibian drew withering responses: "It is an embarrassment. Not even South Africa is represented by a white person." Another reader said: "Some whites may be born here but they are not black. His grandfather probably came from Europe."