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 53
Malcolm Klassen
South African professional boxer
Thabiso Makhubela
South African radio personality
Matthews Temane
Theo Baloyi
South African entrepreneur
Zwelinzima Vavi
Johannes Viljoen
South African olympic athlete
Lionel Opie
Researcher
Amanda Dlamini
South African soccer player
Chanelle Scheepers
South African tennis player
Lina Spies
Poet
Danie Coetzee
Neil Schietekat
South African golfer
Thabang Molaba
South African actor
Mmanthatisi
Oswald Smith-Bingham
Cricketer
Pieter Verhoef
South African theologian
Carel du Preez
Dricus Du Plessis
South African mixed martial artist
Gio Aplon
South African rugby union player
Josiah Tshangana Gumede
South African Politician
Gayton McKenzie
President of the Patriotic Alliance
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena
South African athlete
Johanna Brandt
South African spy
Jannie du Toit
Singer
Theodore Jantjies
South African actor
Thandani Ntshumayelo
Football midfielder
Coert Steynberg
South African Sculptor
Petrus du Plessis
Nosimo Balindlela
South African Politician
Zakes Mda
South African novelist
Ashby Peter Solomzi Mda
South African teacher
Sid James
Actor
Phillippa Yaa de Villiers
South African writer
Megan Coleman
Sim Tshabalala
Chief Executive of Standard Bank
Senzo Mchunu
South African Politician
Barbara Knutson
Author
Velenkosini Hlabisa
Former Mayor of the Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality
Phepsi Buthelezi
Rugby union player
Dozi
Singer
Sanele Zondo
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Donald Woods
South African journalist
Michael Manzini
Football player
Salty du Rand
South African rugby union player
Amanda Coetzer
South African tennis player
Heinrich Füls
Former rugby union player
Ricky Januarie
Rugby union player
