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 63
Joly Garbi
Greek actress
Penuell Maduna
Former Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy of South Africa
Raisibe Ntozakhe
Cricketer
Cameron Platter
Artist
Kimberley Gundle
British artist
gideon shimoni
Author
David Dyzenhaus
Philosopher
W. Maxwell Cowan
Neuroscientist
Graeme Codrington
Author
Tima Reece
Musical artist
Sérgio Marakis
Footballer
Jonathan B. Berk
Author
Victor Gomes
South African referee
Shawn Lipman
South African rugby union player
Philippa Hobbs
South African art historian
Mzikayise Mashaba
South African footballer
Roger Da Costa
South African football player
Marques Ackerman
South African cricketer
Ryan Rickelton
South African cricketer
Ronni Kahn
Social entrepreneur
Cathy Henkel
South African filmmaker
Kagiso Rapulana
South African cricketer
Clarence Munyai
South African olympic athlete
Mervyn Susser
South African epidemiologist
Maud Sumner
South African artist
Simon Walker
Director general of the Institute of Directors
Langa Mavuso
Singer
Neville Gabie
Author
Henry Benson, Baron Benson
British accountant
Mark Arber
Footballer
Ryan Rae
Soccer player
Jeremiah Kingsley Mamabolo
Peter Lambert
British rower
Paddy Driver
South African racing driver
Steven Friedman
South African columnist
Heidi Holland
Journalist
Joel Pollak
South African-American commentator
Tony Dean Smith
Screenwriter
Yaël Farber
South African director
Cyril Vincent
South African cricketer
Brandon Glover
Dutch-South African cricketer
ghaleb cachalia
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Andile Dlamini
South African goalkeeper
Arthur Bosua
Soccer player
Nathan Mayor
Musical artist
William Holford, Baron Holford
British architect
Gillian Sanders
South African triathlete
