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 106
Ronnie Cooke
South African rugby union player
Oti Mabuse
South African dancer
Ella Rappich
Swedish actress
Jan-Henning Campher
Rugby union player
Eduan van der Walt
Rugby union player
Marius Coetzer
Rugby union lock
Jacques Momberg
South African rugby union player
J. N. Findlay
South African philosopher
Ellis Ferreira
Tennis player
Gary Botha
Former rugby union player
Jennifer Fry
South African badminton player
Andre Marinus de Ruyter
Executive
Jacques-Louis Potgieter
South African rugby union player
AJ le Roux
South African rugby union player
Danie Venter
South African boxer
Marné Coetzee
South African rugby union player
Hendrick Mokganyetsi
Olympic athlete
Marco Labuschagné
Rugby union player
Desvonde Botes
South African professional golfer
Johnny Hubbard
South African footballer
Gillian Breslin
TV writer
Devin Oosthuizen
South African rugby union player
Kegs Chauke
English-South African footballer
Ruben Schoeman
Player
Shayne Bolton
Rugby union player
Carina Nel
South African actress
Louis Moolman
Rugby union player
Jarryd Coetsee
Filmmaker
Walter Henry James Musk
Elrigh Louw
Rugby union player
Huberte Rupert
Anton Rupert's wife
Kylee Vincent
Steve Hofmeyr
South African singer
Carel Boshoff IV
South African Politician
Kaz McFadden
South African actor
Wilmar Arnoldi
Rugby union player
Reinhardt Fortuin
Rugby union player
Billy Downer
South African advocate
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio
South African bicycler
Heerden Herman
South African Olympic swimmer
Irma Joubert
South African author
Elaine
Fictional character
Natalie Steward
British Olympic swimmer
Mpho Phalatse
Mayor of Johannesburg
Dawie Steyn
Rugby union prop
Fanie Olivier
Author
Dean Foxcroft
Cricketer
