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 67
Peter Goldblatt
Botanist
Tanja Mairhofer
Austrian author
Tatjana Schoenmaker
South African swimmer
Tayler Scott
Baseball pitcher
Tebogo Ditshego
Executive
Tessa Wheeler
Archaeologist
Tito Lupini
South African rugby union player
Matthew Rabinowitz
Engineer
Tracey Lambrechs
New Zealand weightlifter
Tristan Blewett
Rugby union player
Wandisile Simelane
South African rugby union player
Warren Bishop
South African football player
Zanele Vimbela
Joshua Silva
Portuguese football player
Callan O'Keeffe
Michael Sutherland
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Tinarie Van Wyk-Loots
Actress
Dierdré A. Snijman
South African botanist
Tshilidzi Nephawe
South African basketball player
Luca Bellisomo
South African soccer player
Hugo Biermann
Senior officer
Richard Johnstone
Novelist
Bruce Kerr
Actor
Micaela Bouter
Dooley Briscoe
South African cricketer
Kent Main
South African cyclist
Paul Winslow
South African cricketer
Sarah Calburn
South African architect
Grant Roelofsen
South African cricketer
Keri-anne Payne
British swimmer
Joseph Weiner
Biologist
Justin Walters
Professional golfer
Ida Patlanski
Actress
Doug Rudham
South African footballer
Stefan Helgesson
Author
Christopher-Lee Dos Santos
South African film director
Bernard J. Gersh
Cardiologist
Ralph Lazar
Artist
Leo Kuper
South African sociologist
Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube
South African television actor
Bradley Barnes
South African cricketer
Mich d'Avray
Footballer
Wallie Coetsee
South African professional golfer
Leigh Voigt
Visual artist
Gavin Nebbeling
South African footballer
Josh Kempen
Musical artist
Robert Kruger
South African rugby player