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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Alan Khan
Radio personality
Zakariya Paruk
South African cricketer
Tanya Levin
Writer
Makhosonke Bhengu
South African footballer
Gwen Griffiths
Colin Wesley
South African cricketer
Vernon Kirby
South African tennis player
Candice Lill
South African cyclist
Noxolo Mathula
Actress
Wiseman Mncube
Actor
Friedel de Wet
South African cricketer
Pat Trimborn
South African cricketer
Gareth Blanckenberg
South African sailor
Rourke van der Spuy
Professional golfer
Robin Francis
Swimmer
Warren Kennedy
Jockey
David W. Brokensha
South African anthropologist
Gareth Ormshaw
Footballer
Phillip Tobias
South African paleoanthropologist
Elaine Epstein
Film producer
Gail Dendy
Author
Anthony Paule
Guitarist
Lynn Freed
Writer
Gowan Jones
Olympic athlete
Sibusiso Sibeko
Soccer player
Nicholas Haysom
Lawyer
Jack Devnarain
South African actor
Pregs Govender
South African human rights activist
Mike Wingfield
Researcher
Mark Burmester
Zimbabwean cricketer
Spha Mdlalose
Musical artist
Irvin Buhlalu
South African boxer
David Ames
Australian academic
Mandla Langa
South African poet
Natalie Fulton
Len Tuckett
South African cricketer
Jean Middleton
Minki van der Westhuizen
South African model
Beer Adriaanse
Actor
Ramey Short
Japie Louw
South African rugby union player
Tshilidzi Marwala
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg
Hannah Botha
South African TV actress
Paula Hardy
Author
Peter Burt
Businessman
Bina Williamson
Musician
Rory Kockott
South African rugby union player
