Where is cherise makubale now

Big Brother Africa season 1

Season of television series

Season of television series

Big Brother Africa
No. of days106
No. of housemates12
WinnerCherise
Runner-upMwisho

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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 Setshwaelo25 Video editor Botswana 1 106 4th place
Gaetano Gaetano Juko Kagwa30 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

By Dickson Jere
Lusaka, Zambia


Zambia's Cherise Makubale is still trying to come to grips with her new profile.

Cherise Makubale will help promote tourism in Zambia

Last week she returned home to a hero's welcome, after beating 11 other contestants in the reality TV show Big Brother Africa.

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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