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 101
Ruan Ackermann
Willem Alberts
Rugby union player
Jason Jenkins
South African rugby union player
Nigel Tetley
Stanley Unwin
Comedian
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South African bicycler
Cameron van der Burgh
South African swimmer
Liesl Ahlers
South African film actor
Sylvaine Strike
South African actress
Gérard Rudolf
South African film actor
Johan de Nysschen
Executive
Murad Velshi
Former Member of Provincial Parliament of Ontario
Liezl Carstens
Actress
Eddie Barlow
South African cricketer
Steve Wegerle
Soccer player
Michael Levitt
Biophysicist
Pieter Conradie
Magnus Malan
Former Minister of Defence and Military Veterans of South Africa
Markus Jooste
CEO of Steinhoff International
Gareth Cliff
South African radio personality
Manie Jackson
Musical artist
Vusi Mahlasela
South African singer-songwriter
Michael Neser
Australian cricketer
Dirkie Chamberlain
Field hockey player
Phat Joe
South African TV personality
Theunis de Bruyn
South African cricketer
Heinrich Klaasen
South African cricketer
John W. de Gruchy
Neil Tovey
South African coach
Juan Schoeman
South African rugby union player
Stephan Lewies
South African rugby player
Jean Droste
Ivan van Zyl
South African rugby union player
Nico Janse van Rensburg
South African rugby player
Paul Willemse
South African rugby union player
Len Massyn
Rugby union player
Lourens Erasmus
South African rugby union player
Kgosi Ntlhe
South African soccer player
Robert Calvert
South African writer
Cherise Taylor
Karin Mey Melis
South African-Turkish athlete
Roland Schoeman
South African swimmer
Louis Hendrik Potgieter
Singer
John Niemeyer Findlay
South African philosopher
Reine Swart
South African director
Maggie Benedict
South African actress
Melanie Verwoerd
Former South African Ambassador to Ireland
