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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Sibonelo Makhanya
South African cricketer
Kyle Simmonds
South African cricketer
Robert Frylinck
South African cricketer
Grant Baker
South African surfer
Mzamo Majola
South African rugby union player
Dean Muir
Kerron van Vuuren
Rugby union player
Sti Sithole
South African rugby union player
Mazisi Kunene
South African poet
Nick Compton
Cricketer
Thoko Didiza
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development of South Africa
Tayla Alexander
New Zealand singer
Katja Dedekind
Australian swimmer
Tellaman
South African singer-songwriter
Menzi Masuku
South African soccer player
Mira Calix
Artist
Mlungisi Ngubane
South African football player
Garth Mulroy
South African professional golfer
Phyllis Latour
South African spy
Zinhle Ngidi
Singer
Majozi
Singer
Alistair Hargreaves
Former rugby union player
Njabulo Manqana
South African football player
Alan Hatherly
Cyclist
Doron Toister
Cellist
Errol Stewart
South African cricketer
Frederick Charles Frank
British physicist
Gareth Roderick
South African cricketer
Gavin Rajah
South African designer
Andries Botha
Visual artist
Clinton Larsen
South African former football player
Daryn Smit
South African cricketer
David Masondo
Singer
Dennis East
South African songwriter
Derrick Spencer
South African football player
Eric Gould
Author
Gerald Stapleton
Officer
Glyn Jones
South African actor
Jeremy Gregory
Australian singer
Joanne Spracklen
Actress
Kate Rooney
Athlete
Keith Horne
Professional golfer
Lee Irvine
Former cricketer
Lindelani Mkhize
South African musician
Lindo Mfeka
South African soccer player
Lynn Arnold
Former Premier of South Australia
Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
South African Politician
