Low turn out for Big Brother auditions

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The Big Brother Africa (BBA) auditions held over the weekend did not attract many hopefuls as anticipated.

The auditions that took place on Friday and Saturday at President Hotel somewhat had a cold and dull atmosphere. The hopefuls, who had come to try their luck to be the next contestant to represent Botswana at the BBA competition that is billed to start on May 26, did not seem enthusiastic to try their luck.

The Friday auditions however had a promising turnout compared to the Saturday auditions.  Although the room hosting the hopefuls before they went to the actual audition room was not full to capacity, only a few empty chairs could be seen.

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