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 12
Thomas Madigage
South African football player
Maqoma
Warrior
Trevor Nyakane
South African rugby union player
Katlego Mashego
Football forward
David Nyathi
South African soccer player
Sam Nzima
South African photographer
Themba Godi
South African Politician
Jeff Maluleke
South African musician
Mzee
Musical artist
Dunstan Mlambo
Judge
Bongani Nyathi
Football player
Frank Chikane
South African writer
Bill Drummond
Scottish artist
Simphiwe Dana
South African singer-songwriter
Pat Pattle
Fighter pilot
David Makhura
Premier of Gauteng
Gwede Mantashe
Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy of South Africa
Phumza Maweni
Enoch Godongwana
Minister of Finance of South Africa
Ama Qamata
Actress
Ashwin Willemse
South African rugby union player
Marlene van Niekerk
South African poet
Mariette Rix
South African field hockey player
Nicolaas Scholtz
Tennis player
P.J. Philander
Author
Pieter-Steyn de Wet
South African rugby union player
S. George Philander
Professor of mathematics
Errol Tobias
South African rugby union player
JD Schickerling
South African rugby union player
Jacobus Gideon Nel Strauss
South African Politician
Rona Rupert
South African author
Arnold van Wyk
South African musical composer
JT Jackson
Rugby union player
George Daneel
Rugby union player
Sarah Baartman
Ben Ngubane
Politician
Cheryl Carolus
Former South African High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Euodia Samson
South African actress
Gillion Bosman
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Marlon Parker
Jan Steytler
South African Politician
Jane Maria Strachey
Writer
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
Mycologist
Charles W. H. Douglas
British officer
B. T. Finniss
Former Premier of South Australia
Charles Ebden
Former Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Ashley Dawson
Author
