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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Nomazizi Mtshotshisa
Cyril Ramaphosa's ex-wife
Mbulelo Botile
South African professional boxer
Zukisa Cheryl Faku
D. J. Opperman
Poet
Ernest George Jansen
Former Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
Geoff Appleford
Rugby union player
Victoria Chitepo
Zimbabwean Politician
Essex Leila Hilary French
Craig Joubert
South African referee
Nicky Graham
Musician
Tanit Phoenix
South African model
Glynis Barber
South African actress
Grant Swanby
Film actor
Bruce Grobbelaar
Zimbabwean former football player
Navi Pillay
Former President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Penelope Coelen
South African actress
Sol Kerzner
South African accountant
Tatum Keshwar
South African model
Ricky Fataar
South African musician
Pat Kavanagh
British literary agent
Hashim Amla
South African cricketer
Brad Barritt
South African rugby union player
Warren Whiteley
South African rugby player
Patrick Lambie
South African rugby union player
Stuart Berry
Adhir Kalyan
South African actor
Michael Matthews
South African writer
Chad le Clos
South African swimmer
Peter Grant
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Cyril Cusack
Stage actor
Candice Boucher
South African model
Jyoti Mistry
Film director
Trevor Goddard
English actor
Douglas Whyte
Former jockey
Brent Stirton
Photographer
Musetta Vander
South African actress
Chris Green
Australian cricketer
Fatima Meer
South African writer
Jay Naidoo
South African Politician
Christopher Hyman
Executive
Kerishnie Naicker
South African model
Minnie Dlamini
South African actress
Blondie Chaplin
Singer
Jason Roy
English cricketer
Billy Nair
South African Politician
Colin Munro
New Zealand-South African cricketer
Michael Rhodes
Rugby union flanker
