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 110
JC Astle
South African rugby union player
Bobs Cogill Haworth
South African painter
Andisa Ntsila
Rugby union player
Rabz Maxwane
South African rugby union player
Pat Spence
South African tennis player
Olwethu
Musician
Charles Winslow
Tennis player
Ian Greig
Cricketer ‧ Tony Greig's brother
Robbi Kempson
Rugby union player
Linky Boshoff
Tennis player
Bongani Ndodana-Breen
South African composer
Dave Callaghan
South African cricketer
Shane Eagle
South African rapper
Jean Spies
Charles Elwes
British rower
Neil Sandilands
South African actor
David Goldblatt
British sports writer
Dolly Rathebe
South African musician
Dwaine Pretorius
South African cricketer
Pieter Mulder
Former Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa
Edward Manqele
Football forward
Patrick Ntsoelengoe
South African football player
Thapelo Morena
South African soccer player
Tertius Kruger
South African rugby union player
Banks Setlhodi
South African association football player
Hannes Franklin
South African rugby union player
Jacques Julius
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Karabo Tshepe
Soccer player
Joe Seremane
South African Politician
Ben Motshwari
Soccer player
Corné Mulder
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Sihle Dlamini
Actor
Andrew Masondo
South African mathematician
Rowan Gouws
Rugby union player
Lalela Mswane
Model
Lindokuhle Mkhwanazi
South African association football player
Ebenezer Ntlali
Clergy
Harold Kitson
Tennis player
Bruce McKenzie
Kenyan Politician
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
South African jurist
Albert Hoffa
German surgeon
Jan Smuts
Former Prime Minister of South Africa
D. F. Malan
Former Prime Minister of South Africa
Bernadette Jagger
Politician
Cecil Moss
South African physician
Johannes Meintjes
South African artist
Rudy Paige
South African rugby union player
