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 48
Megan Alatini
New Zealand-South African singer
Monique Cassie
Marais Erasmus
South African cricketer
Colin Ackermann
Dutch-South African cricketer
Marco Wentzel
Rugby player
Ruben de Haas
Rugby union player
Zane Kirchner
South African rugby player
David Bedingham
South African cricketer
Simon Bruinders
South African author
Heinrich Bruiners
South African golfer
Johan Heunis
South African athlete
Bevin Fortuin
South African rugby union player
Karlo Aspeling
South African rugby union player
NJ Oosthuizen
Rugby union player
Hendrik Gerber
South African former rugby union player
Eduard Zandberg
Rugby union player
Andrew Burrow
Tennis player
Christo Lamprecht
South African professional golfer
Janneman Stander
South African rugby union player ‧ CJ Stander's brother
Kai-Uwe von Hassel
Former Federal Minister of Defence of Germany
Sydney Brenner
South African biologist
Malcolm Marx
South African rugby union player
Arlene Dickinson
South African-Canadian businesswoman
Ken Gampu
South African actor
Helen Suzman
Former Member of the South African House of Assembly
Albert Johanneson
South African footballer
Hestrie Cloete
South African olympic athlete
Tobie Cronje
André Nel
South African cricketer
Jan van der Watt
Pierre Issa
South African footballer
Bobby Locke
Baseball player
Ted Grant
South African militant
John Gainsford
South African rugby union player
Durant Sihlali
South African artist
Trevor Denman
South African-American sports commentator
Walter Kubheka
South African football player
Chris Stals
Former Governor of the South African Reserve Bank
Doug Serrurier
Racing driver
André Watson
Rugby union player
Peter Hill-Norton
Andre Thysse
South African boxer
Essop Patel
Author
Quintin McMillan
South African cricketer
Bertha Gxowa
Gert Peens
Rugby union player
Hugh Saunders
Commander
