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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Candice Neethling
South African cyclist
Siemon Allen
Artist
Baby Queen
South African singer
Ben Compton
Cricketer
David Nainkin
Tennis player
Izak Van Heerden
Leigh-Ann Naidoo
South African beach volleyball player
Brian Baronet
Boxer
Michelle Claire Edwards
South African badminton player
Dion George
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Nondumiso Shangase
South African cricketer
Bruce Johnstone
South African motorsports racing driver
Michael Rindel
Cricketer
Brandon Lauton
Soccer player
Robert B. Hargraves
American geologist
Kandyse McClure
South African-Canadian actress
Ntokozo Sikhakhane
South African football player
Zakhele Qwabe
South African cricketer
Ruben Trumpelmann
Cricketer
Michael Poppmeier
Rugby union player
Andile Gumbi
South African actor
Holly Rey
Musical artist
Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim
Former South African Deputy Ministers of International Relations and Cooperation
mbongeni gumede
Soccer player
Zena Stein
South African epidemiologist
Indira Naidoo-Harris
Former Ontario Minister of Education
Bradley Roberts
Rugby union player
Leonard Slatter
Aviator
Kyle Tonetti
Former rugby union player
Wade Paton
South African field hockey player
Bertrand de Speville
Former Solicitor General of Hong Kong
Shaun Adendorff
South African rugby union player
Trevor Wadley
South African electrical engineer
Greg Rawlinson
New Zealand rugby union player
Two-Boys Gumede
South African soccer player
Angel Campey
South African comedian
Na'eem Jeenah
Dylan Unsworth
Baseball player
Louis Maqhubela
South African artist
Lee-Ann Olwage
Photographer
George Weightman-Smith
T. Alan Hatton
Researcher
Lindsay Tuckett
South African cricketer
Andrew Aitken
South African former rugby union player
Luke Schlemmer
South African cricketer
Neill Roberts
Football player
BJ Botha
South African former rugby union player
