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 82
Tsakani Mhinga
South African singer
Manche Masemola
South African martyr
Mpowele Swathe
South African Politician
Aubrey Modiba
South African soccer player
Penny Penny
Noria Mabasa
Artist
Paseka Mako
Football player
Seun Ledwaba
Football player
Lerato Lamola
Soccer player
Thabiso Kutumela
South African footballer
Thabo Makgoba
Archbishop of Cape Town
Matome Mathiane
Soccer player
Thendo Mukumela
Football player
Candy Tsamandebele
Musical artist
Collins Chabane
Former Minister in the Presidency of South Africa
Eazy
South African musician
Steve Kekana
South African singer
Phathutshedzo Nange
Soccer player
Shudufhadzo Musida
Model
Benedict Daswa
Ranga Chivaviro
Soccer player
Selaelo Selota
Musical artist
Jafta Mamabolo
South African actor
Maropene Ramokgopa
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Danie Craven
Author
David Dacko
Former President of the Central African Republic
Elisabeth Domitien
Former Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
W. P. Nel
South African rugby union player
WP Nel
Rugby union player
Mark Villiger
Judge
Jacques Smalle
South African Politician
Shamima Shaikh
Journalist
Ecca Vandal
Singer
Curtis Nkondo
South African Politician
Amos Masondo
Mpho Mbiyozo
South African rugby union player
Dizu Plaatjies
Musician
Stella Sigcau
Former Prime Minister of Transkei
Siphokazi
Musical artist
Kwagga Smith
South African rugby union player
Schalk Willem Burger
South African military leader
Thabang Makwetla
Former South African Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans
Willie Smit
Conrad Stoltz
Olympic athlete
Hugh Lewin
Writer
Rudolph Hiemstra
South African general
Mogau Tshehla
South African footballer
