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 104
Piet van Wyk de Vries
South African songwriter
Oliver Bekker
South African professional golfer
Mark Tovey
South African footballer
Braam van Straaten
Lappies Labuschagné
Rugby union flanker
Piet van Zyl
Rugby union scrum half
Willie Engelbrecht
Rugby union player
Uli Schmidt
South African footballer
Philip Burger
Rugby union player
Johann de Lange
Poet
Simon Harmer
South African cricketer
Paul Mashatile
Deputy President of South Africa
Irmgard Bensusan
Olympic athlete
Mary Benson
Hostess
Caroline Wöstmann
Runner
Stephan Myburgh
Dutch-South African cricketer
Darren Fichardt
South African professional golfer
Tian Schoeman
South African rugby union player
Benhard Janse van Rensburg
Rugby union player
Tjaart van der Walt
South African professional golfer
Edwin Hewitt
Rugby union player
David B. A. Epstein
Mathematician
Minnette Vári
South African artist
Danie Botha
Singer
Lionel Ngakane
South African filmmaker
Julian Bahula
Drummer
Tucker Vorster
South African tennis player
Andries Strauss
Former rugby union player
Claudette Schreuders
South African sculptor
Erin Burger
South African netball player
Eugène Marais
South African naturalist
Gary van Aswegen
South African former rugby union player
Graeme van Buuren
South African cricketer
Greig Tonks
Obie Oberholzer
South African photographer
Claudia Greenstone
Actor
Emile Erasmus
South African sprinter
Emile Woolf
Author
Alexander LipmannKessel
Surgeon
Gerald Dreyer
Boxer
Gerhard De Beer
American football offensive tackle
Alwien Tulner
Actress
Izette Griesel
Johann Myburgh
South African cricketer
JP Eloff
Player
Justin Phillips
Player
Lamiez Holworthy
