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 17
Richard Rive
South African writer
Armand Aucamp
Actor
Yvonne Bryceland
South African actress
Eldred Tabachnik
Barrister
Mario Booysen
South African soccer player
Asavela Mbekile
South African footballer
Zubayr Hamza
South African cricketer
Dane Paterson
South African cricketer
Beuran Hendricks
South African cricketer
JohnHubert Meyer
Dan Kriel
South African rugby player
Dane Piedt
South African former cricketer
Wensley Pithey
South African character actor
Alfonso Thomas
South African cricketer
Finuala Dowling
South African poet
Franklin Cale
Football player
Fadlu Davids
South African football coach
Wayne Arendse
Football defender
Sally Farmiloe
Actress
Petrus Hauman
Gavin Hunt
South African former football player
Nasief Morris
South African former football player
David Kannemeyer
South African soccer player
Thando Mngomeni
South African football player
Lyle Lakay
South African soccer player
Laurence Lerner
British-South African literary critic
Robin Rhode
South African artist
Vido Jelashe
South African singer
Leon Bosch
Double bassist
Terence Bridgett
Actor
Serge F. Kovaleski
American reporter
Alexandra Fuller
Squash player
David Juritz
Musician
Fraser Waters
Darren Keet
South African soccer player
Piet Norval
Former tennis player
Michael Comay
Israeli diplomat
Adrian Leftwich
Shadley van Schalkwyk
South African cricketer
Luvuyo Memela
Soccer player
Elaine Wickham
Film producer
George Linde
South African cricketer
Jerome Pathon
American football wide receiver
Morris Goldberg
South African saxophonist
Shabnim Ismail
South African cricketer
Berni Searle
Artist
Karen Press
South African poet
