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 142
Alice Krige
South African actress
Christoffel Wiese
South African businessman
Cobus Wiese
Rugby union player
Dawid Minnaar
South African actor
Sylvia Lucas
Delegate to the South African National Council of Provinces
Henry Immelman
South African rugby union player
Jasper Wiese
Rugby union player
Ruben Cloete
Football defender
Andreas Liebenberg
South African commander
Gerhard Johannes Beukes
Author
Shaleen Surtie-Richards
South African television actress
Gerhardus Liebenberg
South African cricketer
Wilmaure Louw
South African rugby union player
Bees Roux
Evardi Boshoff
Rugby union player
King Mthimkhulu II
Bhungane II's son
Michel Djotodia
Former President of the Central African Republic
Michael Masutha
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Diaan Lawrenson
Actress
Akker van der Merwe
Rugby player
Katia Guerreiro
South African-Portuguese singer
Thabo Rakhale
South African soccer player
Junita KloppersLourens
South African Politician
Lloyd Greeff
Rugby union player
Eric Szwarczynski
South African-Dutch cricketer
Konstandino Kalarytis
Editor
Marco Jansen van Vuren
South African rugby union player
Lebohang Lesako
Soccer player
Ray Jennings
South African cricketer
Marko Janse van Rensburg
Rugby union player
Tiaan Botes
Rugby union player
Jaco van Schalkwyk
South African rugby union player
Leandra Smeda
South African soccer player
Itumeleng Khune
South African soccer player
Lucky Khune
Itumeleng Khune's brother
J. B. Marks
South African Politician
Eugène N. Terre Blanche
Melt Sieberhagen
South African actor
Eugène Terre'Blanche
South African police officer
Wopko Jensma
South African poet
Francois Pienaar
South African rugby union player
Morne Morkel
South African former cricketer
Franco Marais
South African rugby player
Henri Schoeman
Olympic athlete
Leon Schuster
South African filmmaker
Adelaide Tambo
Political figure
Morné du Plessis
South African rugby union player
