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 39
Billy Jacobson
South African jockey
Felix Coetzee
South African jockey
Njabulo Madlala
Himla Soodyall
South African geneticist
Vivienne Bolton
Lex Mpati
South African judge
Nadine Voindrouh
South African singer
TDK Macassette
Dancer
Bryce Easton
South African professional golfer
Rajesh Gopie
South African actor
Ryan Botha
Footballer
Blxckie
South African rapper
Gary Muller
South African tennis player
Nhlakanipho Ntuli
South African footballer
Phelelani Mpangase
South African association football player
Abe Geldenhuys
South African model
Darrel Bristow-Bovey
Writer
Anton Harber
Journalist
Sid Atkinson
South African olympic athlete
Thomas Shardelow
South African cyclist
Alison Sheard
South African golfer
Warren Abery
South African golfer
Nama Xaba
Rugby union player
Hugh Leslie
Former Member of the Australian Parliament
Mike Macaulay
South African cricketer
Berneen Cereska
Lithuanian television presenter
Kajal Bagwandeen
South African actress
Ross Haylett-Petty
Australian rugby union player
Howard Kerzner
South African businessman
Ahmed Amla
South African former cricketer
Steve Meyer
South African rugby union player
Sana'a Shaik
Film actor
Leona Theron
Judge
Brown Lindiwe Mkhize
Singer
Kirti Menon
Wanda Zuma
South African actor
Thembinkosi Mthembu
South African actor
Nqoba Mxoli
South African rugby union player
Michael Askill
Percussionist
Tyron Henderson
South African cricketer
Shabbir Banoobhai
South African poet
Leeanda Reddy
South African actress
Makoti Khawula
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Surendran Reddy
South African composer
Nondumiso Tembe
Film actor
Wilfred Stein
Author
Ntuthuko Mchunu
Rugby union player
