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 80
Gcina Mhlophe
South African activist
Jethren Barr
Football player
Judy Dlamini
Businesswoman
Xoli M
Musical artist
Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and People with Disabilities of South Africa
Ayanda Thabethe
Actress
Shadrack Ngema
South African actor
Dinganeka Senzangakhona
Prince
Xolly Mncwango
Musical artist
Simo Mogwaza
Actor
Shauwn Mkhize
Thomas Gumede
Actor
Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge
South African Politician
Misuzulu Zulu
Anelisa Phewa
South African actor
Amy du Plessis
Rugby union player
Thobani Nzuza
South African playwright
Nomcebo
Musical artist
Gwen Ngwenya
Former Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
linda sikhakhane omagugu
Musical artist
ayanda sikade omagugu
Musical artist
Ngizwe Mchunu
South African radio personality
Omagugu
Musical artist
Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven
South African poet
Linda Rode
Author
Hein Willemse
South African literary critic
Pumeza Matshikiza
South African operatic soprano
Kaya Malotana
South African former rugby union player
Alwyn Schlebusch
South African Politician
William Schreiner
Former Prime Minister of the Cape Colony
Georg Meiring
Lehlohonolo Majoro
South African footballer
Lefa Tsutsulupa
South African soccer player
Kobie Coetsee
South African lawyer
Nico Diederichs
Member of Parliament
Jurie van Vuuren
South African rugby player
André Joubert
South African rugby union player
Joseph Shabalala
Music director
Menzi Ngubane
South African actor
Sibongiseni Shabalala
South African singer
Thulani Shabalala
Singer
Thamsanqa Shabalala
South African singer
Jockey Shabalala
Singer ‧ Joseph Shabalala's brother
Msizi Shabalala
Joseph Shabalala's son
Albert Mazibuko
South African tenor
Fred Zeilinga
South African rugby union player
Thulani Malinga
South African professional boxer
