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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Roselee Goldberg
Art historian
Thamsanqa Mkhize
South African footballer
Carina Horn
TwoBoys Gumede
South African footballer
Nat Nakasa
South African journalist
Siyanda Xulu
South African soccer player
Phumlani Ntshangase
Football player
Himarsha Venkatsamy
South African model
Keanu Baccus
Australian footballer
Nick Schonert
South African rugby union player
Tanith Maxwell
Runner
Brad Wheal
Cricketer
Dudley Nourse
South African cricketer
Preston Mommsen
South African-Scottish cricketer
Zakhele Mbhele
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Ricardo Goss
South African soccer player
Liam Wright
Australian rugby union player
Chloe Tryon
South African cricketer
Andrie Steyn
South African cricketer
Nobesuthu Mbadu
South African singer
Herbie Taylor
South African cricketer
Raymond Suttner
South African journalist
Fawzia Peer
Mimi Coertse
South African soprano
Francois Kleinhans
Craig Burden
Rugby player
Jim Neversink
South African musician
Prince Nxumalo
South African soccer player
Tweezy
Record producer
Troyden Prinsloo
Freestyle swimmer
Murray Stewart
Olympic athlete
Dillon Sheppard
South African football coach
Bheki Mseleku
Jazz musician
Brausch Niemann
Former motorsports racing driver
Liesl Jobson
South African poet
Kader Asmal
Former Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of South Africa
Sam Ramsamy
South African athlete
Dean Macpherson
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Corbin Bosch
South African cricketer
Mkhuleko Hlengwa
South African Politician
Monique Gladding
Olympic athlete
Jeremy Cronin
Former South African Deputy Minister of Public Works
Zanda Zakuza
South African singer
Taine Paton
South African field hockey player
Lloyd Madsen
South African field hockey player
Darren Simpson
Radio presenter
Sandile Zuke
Football player
