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
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Gert Schalkwyk
South African footballer
Dino Ndlovu
South African soccer player
Jean Kleyn
South African rugby player
Daylon Claasen
South African footballer
Etienne Oosthuizen
Rugby union lock
Wiehahn Herbst
South African rugby union player
Davy Jacobs
Cricketer
Hendrick Schmidt
South African Politician
Danny Venter
South African soccer player
Neil Grove
South African mixed martial artist
Glenn Snyders
Swimmer
Bennett Masinga
South African footballer
Bobby de Wee
South African rugby union player
Dewald Nel
South African-Scottish cricketer
Eben Dönges (Theophilus Dönges)
South African Politician
Johan Cloete
South African cricket umpire
Lesego Senokwane
South African cricketer
Martin van Jaarsveld
South African cricketer
Peter Carlstein
South African cricketer
Tyrone Green
Rugby union player
Matt Proudfoot
Rugby union player
Marco Jansen
South African cricketer
Carel Greeff
South African rugby union player
Joe McGluwa
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Dewald Nel
South African-Scottish cricketer
Jacques Cronjé
Rugby union player
Stephan van der Walt
Rugby union player
Tazmin Brits
South African cricketer
Ayanda Jiya
South African singer-songwriter
Marno Redelinghuys
Rugby union player
Eben Dönges
Liezel Gouws
South African athlete
Mbulelo Wagaba
Footballer
Duan Jansen
South African cricketer
Warrick Gelant
South African rugby union player
Kurt Coleman
South African rugby union player
Rudi Koertzen
Cricket umpire
Alan Winde
Premier of the Western Cape
DeJay Terblanche
Davon Raubenheimer
Rugby union player
De-Jay Terblanche
Rugby union player
Thabo September
South African football player
Njongonkulu Ndungane
Bishop
ByLwansta
South African rapper
Khaya Majola
South African rugby player
Kelly Seymour
South African cricketer
Robert Dower
South African cricketer
