It's now 15 days to the most popular TV reality show on the continent dubbed 'Big Brother The Chase'. 28 housemates from 14 countries will be tussling it out for the top prize in this years season 8 going by the catch phrase, The Chase. The cash prize is US$ 300,000 Approximately Ugx 780m. Uganda has been participating since the show kicked off ten years back, but no contestant from the Pearl of Africa has had the chance to bring the money home.

Most things in the show will remain unchanged as it has been the case in the previous episodes ranging from the host of the show IK, the 91 days and of course streaming live on channels 197 and 198 on DSTV.

According to M-Net Africa Managing Director, Biola Alabi,“This season, audiences can expect a show encompassing suspense, emotions, drama, fun, excitement and quite possibly, as we have seen in previous seasons, a little romance,” she said.

The show kicks off on Sunday May 26, 2013.

The family of the late Goldie Harvey will today auction her property and the proceeds will be donated to charity, a family source said on Tuesday. Items that include household items will be auctioned at a garage sale outside Goldie's house  located at Ologunkutere Street, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos.

It's now 25 days left to the next episode of Big Brother Africa reality TV show that will be exclusive to DSTV subscribers across Africa. Goldie is the first Big Brother Africa star to pass on since the show's first episode in 2003.

It's less than three months to the time when Big Brother will unveil the new housemates. Auditions for the shortlisted candidates in Uganda will take place at Sheraton Kampala on Saturday 23 March to Monday 25 March starting from 9:00am. Those who missed the deadline still stand a chance to submit their applications at the time of auditions provided they contact the MultiChoice office near you.

Are you above 21, are you fluent in English speaking, tolerant, bold and passionate about the Big Brother experience, then you can go ahead and grab yourself a form and do the needful. Biggie needs your swim wear suit picture as it's part of the requirements while applying, so if you are an authority in that area (6pack for the dudes and curvy for the Big Brother girls), this will be an added advantage.

East Africa's biggest female contenders at the moment are Desire Luzinda, Flavia Tumusiime from Kampala and Vee Beiby from Nairobi. The show will be screened live on DSTV channels 197 and 198 for a cool 91 days.

Auditions for some of the countries are below:

• Botswana - Cresta President Hotel in Gaborone on Friday 15 March to Saturday 16 March from 09:00 am.
• Ethiopia - Raddisson Blu Hotel in Addis Ababa on Monday 11 March to Wednesday 13 March from 09:00 am.
• Ghana - Holiday Inn Accra Airport in Accra on Saturday, 16 March to Monday, 18 March from 09:00.
• Kenya - The Kenyatta International Conference Centre KICC in Nairobi on Friday, 15 March to Sunday, 17 March from 09:00.
• Nigeria - Protea Hotel Leadway in Lagos on Monday 11 March to Thursday 14 March from 09:00 am.
• South Africa - The Bassline in Johannesburg on Monday, 11 March to Wednesday, 13 March from 09:00 am.
• Malawi - Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe on Monday 11 March to Wednesday 13 March from 09:00 am.
• Zambia - Intercontinental Lusaka in Lusaka on Friday 15 March to Sunday 17 March from 09:00 am.

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Former Kenyan Big Brother Africa Amplified contestant Millicent Mugadi through her National Alliance Party(TNA) has ventured into politics and won the position of council chairman. The sexy tall Kenyan was the only female among the contestants, but she managed to beat them including the incumbent.

A few days back, when the Kenyan actress won the primaries, she told her supporters that:“I won my party elections as the councilor where I wrestled politically with the incumbent councilor. I will be battling out with other political parties in March 4. I could not believe that politics and movies are different ball games entirely. In fact, acting is not the same thing as politics, as I saw hell since my incursion into politics."

This was followed by allegations of threats to her life plus an act that robbed her of votes as she explains below: “A certain man has my photo-shopped naked photos and has been circulating them around painting me as a very perverted person. This has resulted to people calling me a prostitute and even some of them who were my supporters have refused to vote for me,” She said.

However, all that did not stop her from winning and she is now the new country representative for Ziwani and thanked all those who voted for her.