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continental reality show Big Brother Africa.
We gather there are a number of hopefuls who want to represent Zimbabwe, but whoever is going into the house should try and be different from what we got in the previous edition. Yes, I am talking about the Maneta/Roki tiff.
After all the hope that we had for Roki and Maneta, it was a pity that halfway through the show the two housemates were disqualified for bahaving like kids.
I know both Roki and Maneta have forgiven each other but that incident should not be repeated again for it dragged the good reputation of the country into disrepute. So whoever is going to represent Zimbabwe should be worthy his or her salt. We cannot afford to lose in the early stages, after all it is just a game.
It will take quite a lot of convicing for viewers to commit themselves to the show unless there are some serious housemates from Zimbabwe.
With a population of 14 million, surely there is need for selectors to cast their net far and wide to get that person to represent Zimbabwe. We don’t want another Maneta or Roki who do everything wrong and tell the nation that it was just a game. NO!
Zimbabwe has had a good reputation and record in the reality series up until we had Roki and Maneta in the house.
Even though we lost in previous editions we lost with dignity. So, this year’s season of Big Brother Africa should bring back the lost glory by going into the finals of the show.
On a different note, DStv screened the first ever no-holds-barred interview with world-renowned sporting personality, cyclist Lance Armstrong with the queen of talk Oprah on Discovery TLC (Channel 172) on Friday, January 18.
Though it was a delay from the actual time in America, Armstrong addressed the doping scandal, years of accusations of cheating and charges of lying about the use of performance-enhancing drugs throughout his storied cycling career.
This was his only interview since the seven-time Tour de France winner was stripped of his titles and dropped from millions of dollars in endorsement deals.
Late last year, Armstrong resigned as chairman of the foundation he created, Livestrong, which raised hundreds of millions of dollars in the fight against cancer.
I know most people enjoyed the interview with repeats of the interview screened on Saturday, January 19 at 12:50, Sunday, January 20 at 17:50 CAT and Monday, January 21 at 1:35 CAT.
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