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 47
David Fourie
Singer
Tumi Morake
South African comedian
Matshepo Maleme
South African actress
Sandra Botha
South African Politician
Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge
Gabonese Politician
Alphonse Massamba-Débat
Former President of the Republic of the Congo
Pambou-Tchicaya Tchico
Congolese singer-songwriter
Jean-François Ntoutoume Emane
Gabonese Politician
Ahmed Ould Bouceif
Mauritanian Political leader
Abiola Félix Iroko
Beninese historian
Solly Malatsi
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Lebogang Ramalepe
South African soccer player
Caster Semenya
South African runner
Mokete Mogaila
Football player
Cassius Mailula
Soccer player
Patrice Motsepe
President of the Confederation of African Football
Warren Masemola
South African actor
Aaron Phangiso
South African cricketer
Lucky Lekgwathi
South African footballer
Mamokgethi Phakeng
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town
King Ndlovu
Soccer player
Yvonne Mokgoro
Justice
Isaac Schapera
Anthropologist
Patricia Lewis
South African singer
Sonja Herholdt
South African singer-songwriter
Mbuyiseni Ndlozi
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Wiaan Mulder
South African cricketer
Moruti Mthalane
South African former professional boxer
Johnny du Plooy
South African boxer
Thomas Oosthuizen
South African boxer
Tshidiso Patjie
Football player
Eudy Simelane
South African footballer
Jean Symes
Cricketer
Schalk Bezhuidenhout
Film actor
Marguerite Poland
South African writer
Jean-Pierre Brits
Thembsie Matu
South African actress
Lihle Dhlomo
South African actress
Mthandazo Gatya
Musical artist
Tumelo Bodibe
South African cricketer
Onthatile Zulu
Olympic athlete
Thabo Malema
Actor
Natalie Becker
South African actress
CJ Stander
South African rugby union player
Duhan van der Merwe
South African rugby union player
Meryl Cassie
Actress
Branco du Preez
South African rugby union player
