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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Riaan Schoeman
South African swimmer
Rudolf Buitendach
South African film director
Fanie de Villiers
Cricketer
Irene van Dyk
Senyaka
South African rapper
Refentse Morake
Singer
Juan van Deventer
Tertius Bosch
South African cricketer
Morné Nagel
Rusty Theron
South African cricketer
Garreth McLellan
South African mixed martial artist
Shaun Sowerby
Rugby union player
Stephan de Wit
South African rugby player
Karabo Poppy
South African illustrator
Hendrik Buhrmann
South African golfer
Johan le Roux
Rugby union player
Jo-Anne Reyneke
South African actress
Gawie Visagie
Rugby union player
Joan Swart
South African psychologist
Migael Pretorius
South African cricketer
Amina Cachalia
South African Politician
Thabo Moloi
South African footballer
Michelle Weber
South African swimmer
Corra Dirksen
Willie Ludick
South African boxer
Albert Morkel
Mbongeni Ngema
South African writer
Mafika Gwala
South African poet
Bianca Buitendag
South African olympic athlete
Mannetjies Roux
South African rugby union player
Deon Davids
Sandile Dikeni
South African poet
Petrus Hugo
Lucas Cornelius Steyn
Former Chief Justice of South Africa
Theuns Stofberg
Rugby union player
Nhlanhla Shabalala
South African former football player
Sanah Mollo
South African footballer
Hempies du Toit
Rugby union player
Sir David Graaff, 1st Baronet
South African magnate and politician
Jacobus Arnoldus Graaff
South African businessman
David Dukas
Actor
Fanie van der Merwe
Athlete
Roy Heiner
Sailor
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
South African bicycler
Walter Venter
Jean Deysel
Rugby union player
Rassie Pieterse
South African field hockey player
