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 131
Mduduzi Shabalala
Football player
Andile Ncobo
South African association football referee
Ruhan Straeuli
Rugby union player
Sipho Jembula
Soccer player
Tristen Strydom
Professional golfer
Rewan Kruger
Rugby union player
Elma Postma
South African actress
Claudia Nielsen
Swiss Politician
Brett Gorvy
British art dealer
Themba Chauke
Soccer player
Lucky Dlepu
Rugby union player
Janet Balaskas
Author
Jonathan Pienaar
South African actor
Felo Le Tee
DJ
Sinoxolo Cesane
Soccer player
Munier Hartzenberg
Rugby union player
Irene Grootboom
South African activist
Ettiene Smit
South African strongman
Samuel Sidyno
South African serial killer
Sacha Mngomezulu
Rugby union player
Ingrid Woolard
Economist
Rethabile Ramaphakela
Actress
Sergio Moreira
Rugby union player
Sammy Mofokeng
South African cricketer
Deon Slabbert
Rugby union player
Marlene Lehnberg
Donald Mokondelela
Soccer player
Bongokuhle Hlongwane
South African soccer player
Oliver Kraas
South African olympic athlete
Dean Boxall
Keith Joubert
South African artist
Gabriela Salgado
South African soccer player
Yvonne Winer
Writer
Roger Goode
South African DJ
Andries du Plessi
Author
Siphamandla Themba Mtolo
Soccer player
David A Muller
Researcher
Andrew Buckland
American film editor
Phumzile Zuma
Jacob Zuma's daughter
Adèle Naudé Santos
Architect
Dick Cruikshanks
South African actor and director
Raphie Kaplinsky
Economist
Lucinda Gane
British actress
Petruska Clarkson
Author
George Steer
British journalist
Gavyn Farr Arthur
Former Lord Mayor of London
Sir David Graaff, 3rd Baronet
South African businessman ‧ De Villiers Graaff's son