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 72
Katharine Bubbear
Actress
Rulani Mokwena
Football manager
Shannon Esra
South African actress
sir sydney kentridge
South African lawyer
Garrick Higgo
South African professional golfer
Yusuf Abdulla
South African cricketer
Graham Hume
South African cricketer
Christoffel Golden Jr.
Cliff Durandt
South African footballer
Sandi Schultz
Actress
Clinton Hill
Olympic athlete
Luli Callinicos
South African historian
Pumelela Matshikwe
Cricketer
Neil Erasmus
Sydney Mavundla
Jazz trumpeter
Tumi Sekhukhune
South African cricketer
Jade Howard
South African-Zambian swimmer
Etienne van Heerden
South African author
B.J. Banda
Football player
Keith Diepraam
South African tennis player
Justin Downey
Rugby union flanker
Stacey Fru
South African writer
Coolboy Ngamole
South African runner
Lyall Watson
South African botanist
Dale Deeb
South African former cricketer
Billy Masetlha
South African ambassador
Byron Talbot
Former tennis player
Graham Newcater
South African composer
Andrew Parkinson
Michael Parkinson's son
Sasha Pietersim
South African-American actress and singer-songwriter
Tammy Wessels
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Thuli Zuma
South African actress ‧ Jacob Zuma's daughter
Dudley Clarke
British military officer
Cecil Barber
Gordon Schachat
South African businessman
Yvonne Severn
American actress
Robert Baden-Powell, 3rd Baron Baden-Powell
Peter Baden-Powell, 2nd Baron Baden-Powell's son
Hugh Beaver
English-South African civil engineer
Brandon Brady
Actor
De Klerk
Former State President of South Africa
Yasien Mohamed
Author
Nasiru Sule Garo
Zenande Mfenyana
South African model
Nomvula Mokonyane
Former Premier of Gauteng
Pitso Mosimane
South African former football player
Theo Kgosinkwe
Singer
Imran Garda
South African journalist
