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 122
Relebogile Mokhuoane
Soccer player
Lennox Bacela
South African football player
Rocco van Rooyen
South African olympic athlete
Le Pustra
Actor
Nadia Nakai
Musical artist
Niq Mhlongo
South African journalist
Herbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
South African writer
Aletta Norval
Jerrold Kessel
Israeli journalist
jamal reiners
Footballer
Welcome Ncita
Professional boxer
Byron Taylor
Actor
Maboke Phineas Matlakala
Football player
Jonathan Danilowitz
Pogiso Sanoka
Soccer player
Bernard Ngoepe
South African judge
Sibusiso Duma
South African serial killer
Bulelani Mabhayi
Gift Ngoepe
Baseball shortstop
Jan du Plessis
British businessman
Jack Baggott
Australian rules footballer
Tiyo Soga
Journalist
Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi
Dramatist
Barbara Bleiman
Author
Rebecca Moeti
Physician
Sampie Mastriet
South African rugby player
Gert Potgieter
South African tenor
Zibusiso Mkhwanazi
South African entrepreneur
Papi Khomane
South African footballer
Rudy Joubert
South African coach
Khayelihle Shozi
South African footballer
Matome Mabeba
Football player
Ayanda Nkosi
Footballer
Sipho Moeti
Football player
Bheki Maliba
Football player
Terenzo Bozzone
Gaffie du Toit
Jan F. E. Celliers
Poet
Mark Dubowitz
CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Nomgcobo Jiba
Advocate
Cathy O'Dowd
South African rock climber
Jack Mogale
Johannes Mashiane
South African serial killer
Portable Bodycode
South African composer
Robbi Robb
Musical artist
Barbarah Wilshire
British actress
Wandisile Letlabika
South African football player
