Do you remember the guy who won the first Big Brother?

It was the year of 9/11.

A quarter of a century ago.

It's crazy how time flies.

Ferdinand Rabie was close to winning South Africa's first Big Brother, back when I was young and into that sort of thing.

Nonetheless, I wanted to know what happened to Ferdi and what he's been up to, 25 years later.

As it happens, he still runs a tour company and it still looks like a lot of fun, taking people around South Africa.

Ferdi didn’t pay me to say this, but if you’re considering visiting South Africa, get in touch with him—he’s the real deal.

📺 Live stream

Ferdi chatted to me about his experience on Big Brother, what is was like not hearing about 9/11 until much later, and everything in between.

Apologies for the lack of polish. My live streams aren't as professional as my podcast, simply because they're live—but I'm working on improving them.

Because this is part of my weekly South Africa-focused live stream, it is not yet available as an audio episode on podcast apps.

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