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 108
Duné Coetzee
South African swimmer
Tinus de Beer
South African rugby union player
Mathew Pillans
South African cricketer
Sheryl James
Olympic athlete
Naveen Daries
South African olympic athlete
Robert Simpson-Anderson
South African commanding officer
Zander Blom
Visual artist
Alistair Davis
Olympic athlete
Alf Ackerman
South African football player
Johan van Heerden
Romanian rugby union player
Franco Naudé
South African rugby union player
Ilse van Staden
South African rugby union player
Christel van den Bergh
Actor
Willie Kahts
Rugby union player
Siyasanga Papu
Actress
Friedle Olivier
South African rugby union player
Kimberley Le Court
Mauritian cyclist
Harold Strachan
South African writer
Philippe Boissevain
Dutch cricketer
Donovan Ferreira
Cricketer
Pierneef
South African artist
Japie Motale
South African football player
Joshua van Heerden
Cricketer
Luki Botha
Motorsports racing driver
Focalistic
South African rapper
Victor Mahlangu
South African cricketer
Jackie Moggridge
Pilot
Marise Kruger
South African tennis player
Mark Edelson
Maryland State Delegate
Jay Anstey
South African actress
Garth Clark
Critic
Gertrud Theiler
South African entomologist
Kopano Matlwa
South African writer
Helene Muller
South African former swimmer
Riaan Manser
Explorer
Cameron Saaiman
Karin Schimke
South African writer
Kyle Verreynne
South African cricketer
Yvonne Pope Sintes
South African aviator
Ross Braude
Rugby union player
simoné pretorius
South African film actor
Gabi Motuba
Vocalist
Bruce Copley
Musician
Margaret Casson
Architect ‧ Hugh Casson's wife
Murdah Bongz
South African DJ and record producer
Wynand Boshoff
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Arthur Hezlet
Submariner