Africa
Whenever documentary filmmakers at Discovery Channel and the BBC unite for a project, stellar television seems to follow. The breakthrough natural history series "Life" stemmed from this collaboration in 2009, and "Africa" follows suit in stunning fashion. It's narrated by actor Forest Whitaker, who takes viewers on a journey through the vast and diverse continent. Four years in the making, during which more than 2,000 hours of video were shot, the program consists of six hourlong episodes that feature an array of never-before-filmed species, animal behaviors and previously unknown places. Cameras uncover the extreme dangers of the Kalahari, the dense forests and snow-capped peaks of the Savannah, the dynamic Congo rainforest, the ever-changing climate of the Cape and the massive and parched Sahara. A seventh episode, hosted by British naturalist David Attenborough, details changes Africa is undergoing and the challenges faced by a future generation of animals. … MORE
People born in Africa (First 49 people) - Page 10
Jamie Uys
South African film director
Vusumzi Make
South African civil rights activist
Gavin Buckley
Mayor of Annapolis
Jans Rautenbach
South African screenwriter
Conrad Jantjes
Rugby union player
Gerrie Coetzee
South African professional boxer
Richard Goldstone
South African former judge
Molly Lamont
Film actress
Ian Neilson
Former Acting Mayor of Cape Town
Edward McGill Alexander
South African officer
Charles van Onselen
Historian
Thapelo Tshilo
South African footballer
MacDonald Mukansi
South African football player
Marilyn Agliotti
Field hockey player
Stewart Wilken
Robbie Venter
South African businessman
Gavin Lane
Football player
Glenda Gray
South African physician
Hennie Otto
South African professional golfer
Arthur Riley
South African footballer
Danie van Tonder
South African professional golfer
Bradley Dial
South African cricketer
Daniel van Tonder
South African professional golfer
Morné Mellett
South African rugby player
Norman Gordon
South African cricketer
Vanessa Carreira
Model
Angelique Rockas
Actress
Lawrence Peu
South African long-distance runner
Berry Nieuwenhuys
South African footballer
Le Roux Roets
Rugby union player
Robert Resha
South African journalist
Breyten Breytenbach
South African writer
Pearl Jansen
Singer
Simphiwe Nongqayi
South African boxer
AlexandreFerdinand Nguendet
Former Acting President of the Central African Republic
Abel Kouvouama
French anthropologist
Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet
Former Acting President of the Central African Republic
Michel Gbezera-Bria
Former Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
Petra Müller
Charl Marais
South African former rugby union player
Gerda Steyn
South African athlete
Danie Krige
South African statistician
Ben Kruger
South African actor
Wessel Roux
South African rugby union player
Oleseng Shuping
South African gospel singer
Masabata Klaas
South African cricketer
Moeketsi Sekola
South African football player
