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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Musical artist
Mondli Cele
South African association football player
Paul Geraghty
Author
Anant Singh
Film producer
Chris Alcock
Rugby union flanker
Dane Haylett-Petty
Rugby union fullback
Doug McGuigan
Scottish-South African professional golfer
Philip Buys
Olympic athlete
Precious Mthembu
Precious McKenzie
Raoul Hyman
South African race car driver
Renée Schuurman
South African tennis player
Richard Snell
Cricketer
Roland de Marigny
Rugby union player
Rory Duncan
South African rugby union player
Roy Campbell
South African poet
Saleem Badat
South African sociologist
Salim Abdool Karim
South African physician
Sean Roberts
South African goalkeeper
Shaun Davies
Former rugby union player
Brent Haygarth
Tennis player
Simon Sabela
Actor
Jean-Luc du Preez
South African rugby union player
Andrew Govender
South African actor
Nicola Breytenbach
Actress
Ossie Dawson
South African cricketer
Siyabonga Dube
Football player
Thabo Molefe
Football player
Tim Couzens
South African literary historian
Warren Britz
Rugby union player
Waylon Murray
Rugby union player
Wayne Madsen
Cricketer
Russell Boast
Casting director
Trevor Gumbi
Comedian
Brandon Parusnath
Football player
Nkosinathi Sibisi
Football player
Travis Logie
Surfer
Kate Otten
South African architect
Sphephelo Sithole
Football player
Farryl Purkiss
South African singer-songwriter
Vivian Reddy
Business person
Eric Dalton
South African cricketer
Nduduzo Sibiya
Soccer player
Nkosingiphile Gumede
South African soccer player
Merrick Bremner
South African professional golfer
Des Horne
South African footballer
Dylan Nel
Rugby union player