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 129
Zwelethu Ndlovu
Football player
Brandon Valentyn
Rugby union player
Eduan Swart
Rugby union player
Dewald Maritz
Rugby union player
Malembe Mpofu
Rugby union player
Simon Raw
Rugby union player
Llewellyn Classen
Rugby union player
Kwanda Dimaza
Rugby union player
Ig Prinsloo
Rugby union player
Nkosinathi Mthiyane
Football player
Langelihle Ndlovu
Football player
Andries du Plessis
South African olympic athlete
Steven Cann
Welsh footballer
Louis van Schoor
Samuel Bongani Mfeka
Yael Cohen Braun
Scooter Braun's ex-wife
Mandy Yachad
South African cricketer
Sibusiso Nzima
South African runner
Carla Swart
South African cyclist
Keynan Knox
Rugby union player
Bongani Sam
South African soccer player
Mbhazima Rikhotso
Football player
Janko Swanepoel
Rugby union player
Lionel Bastos
Singer
Sylvester Stein
South African author
Lucky Mzizi
Soccer player
Angelo Kerspuy
Football player
Siphelele Zikalala
Football player
Ian Syster
South African long-distance runner
Worsie Visser
Singer
Euvin Naidoo
Gerhardus Pienaar
Manfred Gorvy
Clayton August
South African cricketer
Tara Erica Moore
Actress
Rodney Joffe
Craig Alan Jackson
Actor
Erich Cronjé
Rugby union player
Nick Wolmarans
South African boxer
Matthew van der Want
South African singer-songwriter
Wally Hayward
Olympic athlete
Werner Coetser
South African television presenter
Hanli Rolfes
South African television writer
Jane Dutton
South African broadcaster
Alan Kourie
South African cricketer
Phaswane Mpe
South African poet
Nhlakanipho Vusi Zuma
Jacob Zuma's son
