'Big Brother Africa' contestant evicted for violence

One of the male contestants of the African version of the reality TV show Big Brother has been evicted from the group home after getting into a brief tussle with a female contestant.

Even though the fight where the women was shoved violently, took a few seconds, it raised a flurry of comments on the Internet about the deeper question of violence toward women.

The broadcaster of the show said a profanity-laced argument over drinks started between Lerato Sengadi, a public relations worker from Johannesburg, and Hannington Kuteesa, a business owner from Kampala.

"They both got up in each other's faces, and the pushing and shoving started," broadcaster M-Net said in an Internet posting this week.

Hannington, as he is known on the show, is seen in a video clip as grabbing Lerato's ear and the two start a shoving match where the woman ends up being pushed to a wall.

"No one deserves to be hit," viewer Emma Otanga wrote on a comment page.