Three housemates set to participate in Big Brother Season 9 in South Africa dubbed Big Brother Hotshots have been revealed ahead of the launch on October 5.

The three are 33 year old Alusa from Kenya, who is an actor and drama director, 23-year old Ellah from Uganda who is a Sales Assistant with a BSc in Business Computing and Zimbabwe’s Butterphly who is a radio and TV presenter and producer based in Harare.

The organisers M-Net and Endemol SA said on Tuesday they will be revealing the names of all the housemates starting Thursday.

Malawians are waiting eagerly as to who will represent the country in the reality show which will see the winner walking away with US$ 300,000.