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
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Austin Stevens
South African naturalist
Bok van Blerk
South African singer-songwriter
Casper de Vries
South African actor
Annette Van Zyl
South African tennis player
Kagiso Lediga
South African comedian
Sandra Vaughn
Actress
Relebogile Mabotja
Actress
Quinn Roux
Rugby union player
Charl du Toit
Athlete
Kallie Knoetze
South African boxer
DJ Mujava
South African DJ
Duanne Olivier
South African cricketer
Gail Kelly
South African businesswoman
Gerald Kyd
Actor
Frederik van Zyl Slabbert
South African businessman
Dane van Niekerk
South African cricketer
Lillian Ngoyi
South African Politician
Ido Drent
South African actor
Willie du Plessis
South African rugby union player
Adam Tas
South African singer
Gérard Korsten
Austrian conductor
Retief Burger
Musical artist
Marda Vanne
South African actress
Dikgang Moseneke
Acting Chief Justice of South Africa
James Selfe
South African Politician
Edwin Cameron
Judge
Natasha Mazzone
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Kotaro Matsushima
Japanese rugby union player
Johan Roux
South African rugby union player
Hennie Jacobs
South African actor
Ivan Vladislavic
South African author
Rassie van der Dussen
South African cricketer
Neil Wagner
Baseball pitcher
Bennett Mnguni
South African footballer
Johann Kriegler
Justice
Ismail Mahomed
Former Chief Justice of South Africa
Themba Mnguni
South African football player
Anel Alexander
Actress
Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef
South African artist
Rudolf Straeuli
Pierre Coetzer
Boxer
Christiaan Roets
Louis Meintjes
South African cyclist
Mignon du Preez
South African cricketer
Danru Ferns
Christi Viljoen
Cricketer
Deon Fourie
Rugby union hooker
