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 23
Wendy Hartmann
Author
Zephany Nurse
Allahudien Paleker
Cricket umpire
Tyren Arendse
South African football player
Brigitte Cuypers
Tennis player
Milnay Louw
Siamon Gordon
British pathologist
Edgar Pieterse
South African sociologist
Craig Matthews
South African cricketer
Carey Schonegevel
Film director
Charles Groves Wright Anderson
Former Member of the Australian House of Representatives
JJ Gagiano
South African rugby union player
Bill Nasson
Author
Alex Bell
Scottish-South African footballer
Robert Hamerton-Kelly
Author
Shu-Aib Walters
South African association football player
Luke Stringer
South African rugby union player
Glen Syndercombe
Naval officer
Conrad Kemp
Actor
Ricardo Skippers
Football player
James Tennant Molteno
Former Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
Vincent Barkly Molteno
Navy officer
Denys Morkel
South African cricketer
Darren Adonis
Rugby union player
Wayne Berson
Chief Executive Officer of BDO USA, LLP
Johan van Zyl
Executive
Romano Scott
South African football player
Bainbridge Copnall
British sculptor
Peter Steyn
Author
David Lewis-Williams
South African archaeologist
Isaac Marks
Psychiatrist
Andrew Feinstein
South African Politician
Nadia Davids
South African writer
Robert Schneider
Musician
Lesley-Ann Brandt
South African actress
Onosizo Ngcala
Harry Lawrence
South African Politician
Brian Abrahams
Vocalist
Albert Horne
Chorus master
Craig Bianchi
Football player
Michael R. Hayden
Professor
Russell Herman
South African guitarist
Gilbert Matthews
Drummer
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
Lisa Swerling
South African-British artist
Sirgio Kammies
Football player
Clive Wilkinson
Architect
