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 46
Mhlengi Cele
Football player
Richard M. Cowling
South African biologist
Andrew Hudson
South African cricketer
Cetshwayoka Mpande
King of Zulu Kingdom
Winnie Ntshaba
South African actress
Dawn Thandeka King
TV actress
Mbongeni Mzimela
Footballer
Jessica Nkos
Henry Honiball
South African football player
Bandisa Ndlovu
Rugby union player
John Caister Bennett
South African amateur astronomer
Mark Bristow
President of Barrick Gold
Charmaine Weavers
South African high jumper
Johan Snyman
Fabia Eudokia
Heraclius' wife
Graham Beck
South African business magnate
John Van Eyssen
Actor
Hendrik Vermeulen
South African couturier
Nicolaas Havenga
Former Minister of Finance of South Africa
Elmar Steyn
South African writer
Frans Viljoen
South African rugby union player
Gerhard Olivier
South African rugby player
Swys de Bruin
Coach
Carl Wegner
South African rugby union player
Frank Herne
South African rugby union player
Michael van der Spuy
South African former rugby union player
Richard Stanley
South African filmmaker
Matthew Booth
Football defender
Mike Bernardo
South African kickboxer
Ndumiso Capa
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
JP du Preez
South African rugby player
Jeandré Rudolph
Rugby union player
Jorrie Muller
South African rugby union player
Njabulo Ngcobo
Soccer player
John Dugard
South African professor
Raymond Mhlaba
Former Premier of the Eastern Cape
Erroll Hulse
Author
Ollie le Roux
South African rugby union player
Donald Gray
South African actor
Oliver Zono
Thobani Mseleni
Film actor
Hleza Mofedi
South African football player
Jacob Cornelius Steyn
Writer
Zamajobe
Singer
Lungisani Ndlela
South African football player
Samuel Hlongwane
Deon Carstens
Rugby player
