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 78
A. K. Chesterton
Journalist
Hanno Dirksen
Shireen Sapiro
South African swimmer
Chris Massyn
Rugby union player
Mannie Heymans
Namibian cyclist
Sipho Sepamla
South African poet
Quintin Geldenhuys
Rugby union player
Basil van Rooyen
Racing driver
Divan Serfontein
Rugby union player
Hélder Macedo
Portuguese writer
Jacobus Kloppers
Composer
Leon Louw
South African author
Phil Mostert
South African rugby union player
Ryno Liebenberg
South African boxer
Theunis van Schalkwyk
Boxer
Reginald Otto
South African commander
Guy Routh
Economist
Heimar Williams
South African rugby player
JC Oberholzer
South African rugby union player
Lucien van der Walt
South African author
Reinhard Nothnagel
Rugby union player
Percival Rubens
Film director
Cindy Swanepoel
South African actress
Lynette Burger
South African cyclist
Lohan Jacobs
South African rugby union player
Nandre Burger
South African cricketer
Cameron Holenstein
Rugby union player
Trevor Blokdyk
South African motorcycle racer
Arthur Kenneth Chesterton
British journalist
Herman Charles Bosman
Short story writer
Hester Heese
South African writer
David Bosch
Theologian
Howard Unwin Moffat
Politician
Mamello Makhabane
South African soccer player
Joe Nina
Singer
Nelson Dladla
South African former soccer player
Phuthuma Nhleko
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of MTN Group
Zaza
Musical artist
Andries Maseko
Football player
Zaza Mokhethi
Musical artist
Masoja Msiza
South African actor
Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
South African novelist
Maraza
Musical artist
John Hlophe
Former Judge President of the Western Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa
Mandla Masango
South African footballer
HLE
South African gospel singer
Thabani Zuke
Football player
