Entries are now officially open for the eighth season of Big Brother Africa, the continent’s biggest reality television show.

And it's till the 14th of February, 2013, open to anyone over 21 years from the following countries; Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia and Nigeria. Other countries include; Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The winner of this year’s show stands to win up to US $ 300,000.

Biola Alabi, the M-Net Africa managing director revealed that the new season will have a twist that millions across Africa will love.

Prospective applicants can get more details of the application process by logging onto: www.africamagictv.com/bigbrother.

The new season kicks off in May.