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 11
Molefi Ntseki
Football coach
Tshegofatso Mabasa
Soccer player
Marie-Noëlle Koyara
Hanro Liebenberg
South African rugby union player
Andriëtte Norman
Singer
Wiaan Liebenberg
South African former rugby union player
Ruan Botha
South African rugby union player
Francois van Coke
South African musician
Jan Ellis
Oscar Ntwagae
Soccer player
Desiré Wilson
Former race car driver
John Briscoe
Environmental engineer
Jacques Nieuwenhuis
Rugby union player
Lieb Bester
South African actor
Armand Erasmus
South African cricketer
Kagisho Dikgacoi
South African footballer
Linda Motlhalo
Football player
Kobus van Dyk
Anthony Volmink
South African rugby union player
Piet Uys
David Barends
Naas Botha
South African former rugby union player
Ahmed Timol
Darius Botha
Rugby union player
Habib Habibou
Central African football player
Oskido
South African musician
Katlego Mphela
South African soccer player
Corrie Sanders
South African professional boxer
Wimpie van der Walt
South African rugby player
Andries Putter
South African military personnel
J. P. Mostert
South African rugby union player
Meyer Fortes
South African anthropologist
Brian Dames
Executive
Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
Lechesa Tsenoli
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
Marjorie Clark
South African olympic athlete
Gerard Bhengu
Artist
Gordon Forbes
South African tennis player
Johan Goosen
South African rugby union player
Karin Hougaard
Lyricist
Dawie de Villiers
Minister
Hendre Fourie
South African footballer
Wentzel van Huyssteen
Philosopher
Herman Albrecht
South African-British trooper
Luxolo Adams
South African olympic athlete
Louisa Bolus
South African botanist
Edwin Goldmann
Surgeon
