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 31
Frans van Wyk
Grace Legote
Dries Swanepoel
South African rugby union player
Corlea Botha
Musical artist
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
South African professional golfer
Irene Van Wyk
Musical artist
Sibusiso Mbonani
Soccer player
Bongani Bongo
South African Politician
Rassie Erasmus
South African rugby union coach
Andries Ferreira
South African rugby union player
Elandré
South African singer
Rayda Jacobs
South African writer
Nasty C
South African rapper
Harriet Manamela
South African actress
Howza
South African rapper
Z. K. Matthews
Political leader
Zachariah Keodirelang Matthews
Academic
George Boinamo
South African Politician
Abram Onkgopotse Tiro
South African activist
Ebrahim Patel
Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa
Basil Coetzee
South African musician
Taliep Petersen
South African singer
Alex La Guma
South African novelist
Faldela Williams
South African cooks
Mervyn Africa
British musician
Phuti Mahanyele
Chief Executive Officer of the Shanduka Group
Yvonne Chaka Chaka
South African singer
Xolani Mlambo
Football player
Tshepo Gumede
South African footballer
Mojalefa Thebe
Songwriter
Njabulo Blom
South African soccer player
Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu
South African lawyer
Sol Plaatje
South African journalist
Koos de la Rey
Military officer
Miriam Tlali
South African novelist
Baruch Hirson
South African author
Joe Modise
Former Minister of Defence and Military Veterans of South Africa
Steve Mokone
South African footballer
Hennie Aucamp
Poet
Daniel Bekker
South African boxer
Pieter Hendriks
South African rugby union player
Ingrid Jonker
South African poet
Dirk DeVilliers
South African filmmaker
Bartho Smit
South African author
Moses Ngwenya
South African singer
Pilisiwe Twala-Tau
Bongani Zungu
South African soccer player
