Big Brother Mzansi management announced on Sunday morning that the production is experiencing higher stages of loadshedding which has lasted now for several hours.
According to them, all the housemates are under tight security watch and safe.
"Mzansi Magic is aware of the loss in transmission on the Big Brother Mzansi channel, channel 198. Due to Stage 6 loadshedding, backup power generation was affected and the production team is working hard to get more backup generators for the show to resume transmission,
"We want to assure viewers that extra security measures have been put in place to ensure that housemates are safe and they remain under the watchful eye of Big Brother. Transmission on the channel will resume as soon as more backup power has been restored"