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 109
Gert Thys
Long-distance runner
Chederick van Wyk
South African olympic athlete
Louw Verwey
Actor
JC Janse van Rensburg
Rugby union prop
Johan Claassen
South African rugby union player
Rethabile Khumalo
South African singer
Kaiser Matanzima
Political leader
George Matanzima
Former Prime Minister of Transkei
Sikhumbuzo Notshe
South African rugby union player
Makhaya Ntini
South African cricketer
Hlumelo Biko
South African businessman ‧ Steve Biko's son
Cecil Aronowitz
British violist
Gcobani Bobo
South African author
Andile Yenana
South African pianist
Bjorn Basson
South African rugby union player
Nic Groom
South African rugby union player
Aphelele Fassi
South African rugby union player
Ayabulela Gqamane
South African cricketer
Victoria Mxenge
Charles Coghlan
Former Member of the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly
Bandise Maku
South African rugby union player
Jaden Hendrikse
Rugby union player
Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu
South African author
Jordan Hendrikse
Rugby union player
Dolf Rieser
Painter
Griffiths Mxenge
Lawyer
Monde Zondeki
South African cricketer
Busi Sizani
Film producer
Siviwe Gwarube
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Buster Farrer
South African cricketer
Ayavuya Myoli
South African cricketer
Andile Jho
South African rugby union player
Adriana Marais
South African theoretical physicist
Angelique Taai
South African former cricketer
Noel Kirsten
South African cricketer
Jonguxolo Sandile
Noloyiso Sandile's son
Rayne Kruger
South African author
Tony Greig
Cricketer
Roelof Smit
South African rugby union player
Justin Kemp
South African cricketer
Mongezi Feza
Pat Matshikiza
South African pianist
S'bura Sithole
South African rugby player
Simphiwe Matanzima
Rudi Second
South African cricketer
Bert Vogler
South African cricketer
rocco jansen
South African rugby union player
