Big Brother Hotshots is finally on air and you will be bound to have favorite contestants. If you want someone in particular to stay in the house and take home the money, here is some vital information you will need to know.
Bear in mind that voting opened immediately after the launch show and runs until next Sunday morning. The more you vote for your favorite nominated housemate, the better their chance of staying in the house and being named as the winner. There are four ways to vote for your favourite housemate each week:
- Via SMS
- Via WeChat
- Via www.bigbrotherafrica.com
- Via the mobisite on your mobile phone
SMS Voting
To vote via SMS: Text the keyword ‘Vote’, followed by the name of the housemate to the short code number for your country. For example SMS “Vote Uti†to 22626. SMS’s are charged as applicable per specific network tariff. VAS rates apply. Free minutes do not apply. Please note that you can vote 100 times by SMS per mobile number during each voting period.
The SMS numbers for each country are:
Botswana
Operator Tariff Short Code
Mascom P 2.50 16626
Orange P 2.50 16626
BE MOBILE P 2.50 16626
Ghana
Operator Tariff Short Code
MTN GHS 0.60 1474
Vodafone GHS 0.60 1474
GLO GHS 0.60 1474
Tigo GHS 0.60 1474
Airtel GHS 0.60 1474
Kenya
Operator Tariff Short Code
Safaricom KES 20 22626
Orange KES 20 22626
Airtel KES 20 22626
Malawi
Operator Tariff Short Code
TNM MK 60.00 15626
Airtel MK 60.00 15626
Mozambique
Operator Tariff Short Code
mcel 20MT 99026
Vodacom 20MT 99026
Namibia
Operator Tariff Short Code
MTC N$ 2.50 15626
TN Mobile N$ 2.50 15626
Nigeria
Operator Tariff Short Code
MTN N75 34350
Airtel N 75 34350
Globacom N 75 34350
Starcomms N 75 34350
Etisalat N 75 34350
Rest Of Africa
Tariff Short Code
Int’nl Rates +2783142100414
Rwanda
Operator Tariff Short Code
Tigo RWF 50 1616
MTN RWF 50 1616
Airtel RWF 50 1616
South Africa
Operator Tariff Short Code
Vodacom R 1.50 34624
MTN R 1.50 34624
CellC R 1.50 34624
8TA R 1.50 34624
Virgin R 1.50 34624
Tanzania, United Republic of
Operator Tariff Short Code
Vodacom TSH 600 15426
Tigo TSH 600 15426
Zantel TSH 600 15426
Airtel TSH 600 15426
Uganda
Operator Tariff Short Code
UTL 500 UGX 8884
Warid 500 UGX 8884
MTN 500 UGX 8884
Airtel 500 UGX 8884
Orange 500 UGX 8884
Zambia
Operator Tariff Short Code
MTN Kwacha 2.50 3003
Zamtel Kwacha 2.50 3003
Airtel Kwacha 2.50 3003
Zimbabwe
Operator Tariff Short Code
Econet US $0.50 15626
Netone US $0.50 15626
Telecel US $0.50 15626
WeChat Voting
Voting on WeChat is free. To vote via WeChat on your mobile phone, go to your app store and download the WeChat app. Create your profile, then search for BigBrotherAfrica and add the account. You can then start voting on WeChat, up to 100 times per mobile phone number during a valid voting period.
Website and mobile site voting
Voting on the website bigbrotherafrica.com and on the mobile site is free and you are allowed to vote 100 times per cellphone number on the website and again 100 times per cellphone number on the mobile site during a valid voting period.