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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Sello Sebotsane
Actor
Embrose Papier
South African rugby union player
ZP Theart
South African singer
Wicus Van Der Merwe
Musical artist
Sybrand Engelbrecht
South African cricketer
Tolla van der Merwe
Actor
Jimmy Blanckenberg
South African cricketer
Cecil Kenneth Baker
South African artist
Pierre Basson
Florence Martin
Physicist
Thanduyise Khuboni
South African footballer
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Former Deputy President of South Africa
DJ Lag
South African DJ
Aryeh Louis Pincus
Israeli-South African advocate
Dumani Mandela
Author
Piet Cronjé
General
Nerine Desmond
South African artist
Braam Steyn
South African rugby union player
Deon Stegmann
South African rugby union player
Joshua Stander
Neville Alexander
Proponent
Eugene van Staden
Rugby union player
Paul Schoeman
South African rugby union player
Riaan Swanepoel
South African rugby union player
Abe Bailey
South African tycoon and politician
Hotep Idris Galeta
South African pianist
Hanli Prinsloo
South African writer
Sydney Maree
Runner
Mandla Msibi
South African Politician
DJ Zinhle
South African DJ
DJ Zinhle and Jozi Chave
Musical artist
Rykie van Reenen
Journalist
Wendy Luhabe
South African entrepreneur
Kabomo
Musical artist
Jabu Mahlangu
South African football player
Junior Sibande
South African football player
Junior Khanye
South African association football player
Pollen Ndlanya
South African footballer
Sibusiso Mxoyana
KING STUNNA
Musical artist
Tsiki Ntsabeleng
South African soccer player
Gaba Cannal
DJ
Wayne Matle
South African association football player
Mthunzi Mvubu
Musical artist
Gerrit Badenhorst
Powerlifter
PJ Vermeulen
South African rugby union player
P. K. Le Roux
South African Politician
