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 75
Albert Gerald Lewis
South African fighter pilot
Biddy Anderson
South African cricketer
Jbe' Kruger
South African professional golfer
Ruben Ramolefi
South African olympic athlete
Errol Harris
Philosopher
Xen Balaskas
South African cricketer
Lambert Jackson Woodburne
South African submariner
Boan Venter
Rugby union player
William Ling
South African cricketer
Wilna Snyman
Actress
John-Lee Augustyn
South African bicycler
Proverb
Rapper
Randolph Vigne
AJ Jacobs
Rugby union
Desmond Lardner-Burke
Politician
Bianca Le Grange
Singer
Loots Bosman
South African cricketer
Dorian Haarhoff
Namibian writer
Rosemary Weir
Author
Willem Doman
Former Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Denis Bowen
Artist
F. T. Prince
British poet
Tina Joemat-Pettersson
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Tina Joemat-Peterson
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Colleen Higgs
South African writer
Michael Erlank
South African cricketer
Bronwyn Katz
Sculptor
Louis Stricker
South African cricketer
William Shalders
Cricketer
Charl Timotheus
Screenwriter
Kagiso Mohale
South African cricketer
Georgina Howell
British journalist
Gert Smal
South African rugby union player
Thebe Magugu
Fashion designer
Karen Muir
South African swimmer
Robert Barnett Finlayson
Military officer
Davey Cope
South African rugby union player
Julien Lezard
South African tennis player
Zandile Msutwana
Actress
Lukhanyo Am
Melville Edelstein
Ayanda Mabulu
South African artist
James Percy FitzPatrick
South African author
Zoli Marki
Actress
Desmond Tutu
South African bishop
Marilyn Ramos
South African designer
Phil Masinga
South African footballer
