Where is cherise makubale now
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Big Brother Africa season 1
Season of television series
Season of television series
| Big Brother Africa | |
|---|---|
| No. of days | 106 |
| No. of housemates | 12 |
| Winner | Cherise |
| Runner-up | Mwisho |
Next → | |
Big Brother Africa 1 was the first season of the reality television series Big Brother Africa produced by Endemol for M-Net. The show began on 25 May 2003 and ended on 7 September of the same year, lasting 106 days, with Cherise Makubale being crowned the very first winner of the show. Mark Pilgrim was the host.
Housemates
| Name | Real/full name | Age | Occupation | Country | Day entered | Day exited | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherise | Cherise Makubale | 24 | Procurement officer | Zambia | 1 | 106 | Winner |
| Mwisho | Mwisho Mwampamba | 22 | Self-employed | Tanzania | 1 | 106 | Runner-up |
| Tapuwa | Tapuwa Mhere | 26 | Public relations officer | Zimbabwe | 1 | 106 | 3rd place |
| Warona | Warona Masego Setshwaelo | 25 | Video editor | Botswana | 1 | 106 | 4th place |
| Gaetano | Gaetano Juko Kagwa | 30 | Student | Uganda | 1 | 106 | 5th place |
| 'Cherise' | |
|---|---|
| Housemate Information | |
| Real/Full Name: | Cherise Makubale |
| Country: | Zambia |
| Gender: | Female |
| Season(s) Competed In: | Big Brother Africa 1 |
| Number of Days Spent in House: | 106 |
| House Status: | Winner |
| Position Finished In: | 1st (out of 12) |
Cherise Makubale, simply known as Cherise, is a former Big Brother Africa housemate. She represented Zambia during the first season of the show where she was announced the winner of the competition on Day 106 after receiving 6/13 votes to win.
About Cherise[]
Big Brother Africa 1[]
Name: Cherise Makabale
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Height: 1.74m
Nickname: Cherry
City of Residence: Kitwe
Occupation: Manager's Assistant in an Import & Export Company
Relationship Status: Single
Education: Advanced Certificate in Purchasing and Supply (NIEC School of Business Management)
Hobbies: Watching movies, Reading
A first runner-up in Miss Independence 2002, this 23-year-old manager's assistant has a bubbly personality and is a great communicator with good negotiation ski
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By Dickson Jere |
Zambia's Cherise Makubale is still trying to come to grips with her new profile.
Cherise Makubale will help promote tourism in Zambia |
The widely watched show depicted 12 contestants from across the continent living together in a house under constant video surveillance.
One by one, the contestants were voted off, leaving Ms Makubale the winner of $100,000 and her country's heart.
Winning the equivalent of some half a billion Zambian kwacha, at 24 years old, she is now one of the youngest kwacha millionaires in Zambia.
Big draw
As expected, Zambians young and old have been ecstatic and overjoyed at their own national winning the show.
They have been turning up in large numbers to try and meet her at public events.
Born in the mining town of Kitwe on the Copperbelt Province, Cherise is an enigma.
She refuses to talk about her family. She was brought up by a foster fathe
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