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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Jamie Webber
Soccer player
Vuyani Pambo
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Gloria Bosman
South African singer
Motlatsi Mafatshe
South African actor
Paballo Mavundla
Actor
Sandy Mokoena
South African actor
Thabo Bester
Eric Miyeni
Actor
Ms Cosmo
DJ
Myron Shongwe
South African football player
Oscar Rachabane
Musical artist
Tshanda
South African musician
Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi
South African soprano
Khulu Skenjana
South African actor
Amalia Uys
South African actress
Esther Brand
South African olympic athlete
Zak van Niekerk
Musical artist
Peter Karmis
South African golfer
Johan Stemmet
Presenter
Wessel Jooste
Rugby union player
Daniel du Toit
South African astronomer
Cecil Oerson
Football player
David Bailie
South African actor
Nadine Gordimer
South African writer
Berend Botha
Rugby union player
Brett Kebble
Jacques Rudolph
South African cricketer
Frew McMillan
Tennis player
Tony Schiena
South African actor
Quintin Krog
Film director
Penelope Heyns
South African former swimmer
Siphiwe Mkhonza
Football player
Jacques Janse van Rensburg
South African cyclist
Holly Huddleston
New Zealand cricketer
Jaco Taute
Rugby union fullback
Peter Klatzow
South African composer
Roger Bushell
Rowen Fernández
South African footballer
Francois Uys
Rugby union lock
Pitika Ntuli
South African sculptor
Claude Dry
South African rugby union player
Quentin Krog
Film director
Christo Steyn
South African tennis player
Riaan Smit
Rugby union fly-half
Athenkosi Mcaba
Soccer player
Sean Jamison
South African cricketer
Anton Hartman
South African conductor
