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 7
Elize Cawood
South African actress
Linda Mvusi
Actress
Kepler Wessels
South African-Australian cricketer
Bram Fischer
South African lawyer
Robert Ebersohn
Rugby union player
Rilee Rossouw
South African cricketer
D. F. M. Strauss
South African philosopher
Heinrich Brüssow
South African rugby union player
philip snyman
Rugby union centre
Werner Swanepoel
Gysie Pienaar
Ruan Pienaar's father
Boom Prinsloo
South African rugby player
Zola Budd
South African middle-distance runner
Shaun Morgan
South African musician
Nicky Boje
South African former cricketer
Lani Groves
Musician
Hilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien's brother
Ryk Neethling
South African Olympic swimmer
Corine Du Toit
Film actress
Lauren Brant
Australian television personality
Brendan Peyper
South African singer-songwriter
Coenie de Villiers
South African singer
Jeanne Neilson
Actress
L. J. van Zyl
South African athlete
Sias Ebersohn
South African rugby player
Albert Hertzog
Politician
Frans Cronjé
Film producer
Colin Fraser Steyn
Lawyer
JeanMarie Neethling
Ryk Neethling's sister
Gerhard van den Heever
South African rugby union player
Thembinkosi Lorch
South African soccer player
Kgotso Moleko
South African soccer player
Vuyo Mere
South African soccer player
Buhle Mkhwanazi
South African soccer player
Dene Smuts
South African Politician
Golda Schultz
South African opera singer
Atilla Salih Yücer
Director
François van der Merwe
South African rugby union player
Niel Marais
South African rugby union player
Francois Venter
South African rugby union player
Sarel Pretorius
South African rugby player
Nelie Smith
Thabo Nthethe
Football defender
François Verster
South African film director
Niel Immelman
South African classical pianist
Pite van Biljon
South African cricketer
Patricia Kopane
Former Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
