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
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Heidi Dalton
South African cyclist
Maroesjka Matthee
South African cyclist
Hanna Grobler
Actress ‧ Bok van Blerk's wife
Aura Lewis
Author
Laura Kurgan
Architect
Paul Kirsten
South African cricketer
Laurie Ackermann
Former justice
Harold Wolpe
Ebrahim Moosa
Professor
Robin Esrock
Travel writer
Derek Backman
Soccer player
Amanda Craig
British novelist
Dirk De Beer
Jenny Maakal
South African freestyle swimmer
Lehlohonolo Nonyane
South African football player
Isaac Nhlapo
Soccer player
MacBeth Mahlangu
South African soccer player
Abraham Manie Adelstein
South African statistician
Leigh Julius
Olympic athlete
James Madidilane
Former soccer player
James Masango
South African Politician
Manie van Dyk
South African Politician
Andre Chad Parenzee
Allan Greenberg
American architect
Bongani Mpandle
Goalkeeper
Olaleng Shaku
Soccer player
Ayanda Mtshali
Goalkeeper
Sandile Mthethwa
South African soccer player
Mosiatlhage Keoikantse Abednego
Football player
Tshepo Matsemela
Soccer player
Thabo Maphakisa
Soccer player
Joas Magolego
Football player
Georgia Papageorge
South African visual artist
W. E. G. Louw
Poet
C. M. van den Heever
Novelist
Gene Louw
Former Minister of Home Affairs of South Africa
Patrick Deane
Principal of Queen's University
Dylan Riley
Rugby union player
Jimmy Maketta
South African serial killer
William Papas
Cartoonist
Derek Gripper
Guitarist
Yael Cohen
Scooter Braun's ex-wife
Waseem Isaacs
South African soccer player
Katleho Ramaphakela
South African filmmaker
Raynor Parkinson
South African rugby union player
Kristoffer Johannsen
Danish footballer
Karin Van Der Laag
South African actress
