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 4
Frances Baard
South African trade unionist
Christiaan Barnard
South African surgeon
Patricia de Lille
Minister of Tourism of South Africa
Marius Barnard
South African surgeon
Grey Villet
Gert Vlok Nel
South African poet
Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg
Political figure
Amrain IsmailEssop
South African actress
Lourens Muller
South African Politician
Percy Twentyman-Jones
South African jurist
Elizabeth Maria Molteno
Peace activist
Cromwell Everson
Composer
Lionel Cooper
South African mathematician
Athol Trollip
Former Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
Bill Ainslie
South African artist
Ken McEwan
Former cricketer
Hendrick Ekstein
Footballer
Pinky Kekana
Edna Molewa
South African Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs
Frank Dutton
Joe Kaminer
South African rugby union player
pinky sharon kekana
Deputy Minister in the Presidency of South Africa
Krynauw Otto
South African rugby union player
Kim Engelbrecht
South African actress
Vernon Philander
South African cricketer
Josh Strauss
South African rugby union player
Dewaldt Duvenage
Rugby union scrum half
Francois van Wyk
South African rugby union player
Ernst van Rhyn
Rugby union player
Zanne Stapelberg
South African musician
Jan Frylinck
South African-Namibian cricketer
Reniel Hugo
South African rugby union player
Werner Greeff
South African rugby union player
Jayde Julius
South African cyclist
Con de Lange
Cricketer
Chad Solomon
Carlü Sadie
Rugby union player
Reuben Johannes
Jacques Engelbrecht
South African rugby union player
Marianne Kriel
Backstroke swimmer
Alexis Pritchard
Olympic athlete
Erik van Rooyen
South African professional golfer
B. E. Van Wyk
Botanist
Duncan Saal
Rugby union player
Enver Brandt
Rugby union player
Jacques Naude
Rugby union player
Hennie Bosman
South African stunt-man