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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Owen Da Gama
South African footballer
DJ Cleo
South African music producer
Moses Sithole
South African serial killer
David Tlale
South African fashion designer
Sol Phenduka
South African radio personality
Lesiba Ngoepe
South African cricketer
Mahlatse Makudubela
Football player
Boohle
South African singer-songwriter
Naledi Chirwa
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
DJ Clock
South African DJ
De Mthuda
Record producer
De Mthuda & Njelic
South African record producer
Jurie Els
South African singer
Ruben Kruger
South African rugby union player
André Brink
South African novelist
Xolile Tshabalala
South African actor
Ben Foord
South African boxer
Mosebenzi Zwane
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
thembi mtshali-jones
South African actress
Zackie Achmat
South African activist
T. T. Cloete
Poet
Alba Bouwer
South African journalist
Rayno Benjamin
Rugby union flanker
Lizaad Williams
South African cricketer
Rossouw de Klerk
South African rugby player
Stedman Gans
Rugby union player
M. De Jongh
South African writer
Victor Hogan
Olympic athlete
Axene Chaberski-Loubser Musician
South African singer
Anna-Mart van der Merwe
South African actress
Thandi Modise
Minister of Defence and Military Veterans of South Africa
Fabian McCarthy
South African association football player
Jacques Blignaut
TV actor
Ruth Mompati
Penny Siopis
Colin Bundy
Historian
Jaap Marais
Author
Ruan Smith
Rugby player
Bernard Mitton
South African tennis player
Jamba Ulengo
South African rugby union player
Sally du Randt Musician
Opera singer
Lindiwe Hendricks
South African Politician
Ruan Combrinck
South African rugby union player
Bob Holness
Radio presenter
Robert Marawa
South African television personality
Armandt Koster
South African rugby union player
Heino Schmitt
TV actor
