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 81
Bridglal Pachai
Author
Jacques le Roux
Opera singer
C. I. C. I.
Musical artist
David Terbrugge
South African cricketer
Ewald van der Westhuizen
South African rugby union player
Headman Shabalala
Frederick Arthur Whitaker
British civil engineer
Zakithi Nene
South African olympic athlete
Abednego Mazibuko
South African bass singer
Ndumiso Mdletshe
South African singer
Sphelele Dunywa
Singer
Hal Luscombe
Rugby union player
Babes Wodumo
South African choreographer
Cynthia Shange
Actress
Sizwe Nxasana
Executive
Brenda Fassie
South African singer-songwriter
Temba Bavuma
South African cricketer
Thabo Mngomeni
Football midfielder
McCoy Mrubata
South African saxophonist
Victor Ntoni
South African musician
Pumla GobodoMadikizela
Clinical psychologist
Nono Pongolo
South African cricketer
Malusi Siboto
South African cricketer
Pumla Gobodo- Madikizela
South African psychologist
Asanda Sishuba
South African footballer
Allan Lamb
South African-English cricketer
Athol Williams
South African poet
Mogau Motlhatswi
South African actress
Ramahlwe Mphahlele
Football defender
Piet Koornhof
South African Politician
Benjamin Tindall
Judge
Gigi Lamayne
Musical artist
Candice Morgan
Actress
Zethu Dlomo
South African actress
Sefako Makgatho
South African Politician
Schalk Erasmus
Rugby union player
Tokozile Xasa
Former Minister of Tourism of South Africa
Asive Langwe
Football player
Hendrik Roodt
Rugby union lock
Dieter Klein
German cricketer
Fanie du Plessis
Olympic athlete
Deon Helberg
South African rugby player
Franco Smith
South African former rugby union player
ferdi hartzenberg
Former Leader of the Opposition of the Republic of South Africa
Richard Maponya
South African entrepreneur
Khalo Matabane
Film director
Florence Masebe
South African actress
