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 83
Bucy Radebe
Musical artist
Michelle Mosalakae
South African actress
Kirvan Fortuin
Peace Mabe
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa
Cassper Nyovest
South African rapper
Hip Hop Pantsula
South African rapper
Terry Pheto
South African actress
Barry Roux
Advocate
Fifi Cooper
South African musician
Tuks Senganga
South African rapper
Bonang Matheba
South African television presenter
Vuyo Dabula
South African actor
Mandla Gaduka
Actor
Fistaz Mixwell
South African DJ
Stephen Mokoka
South African long-distance runner
Richard Bands
Keenan Leigh Phillips
South African football player
IIndman
Artist
Malebogo Modise
South African football player
Marius Gabriel
Novelist
Shalate Sekhabi
South African actress
Pansy Tlakula
Advocate
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
South African Politician
Thokozani Langa
Musician
Sfiso Buthelezi
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon
Cyprian Bhekuzulu
Selaelo Rasebotja
Football player
Thozamile Taki
South African serial killer
Luvhengo Mungomeni
South African former soccer player
Rudzani Ramudzuli
Football player
Rosko Specman
South African rugby union player
Hennie le Roux
South African rugby union player
JJ Smuts
South African cricketer
Charles Mullins
Soldier
Alfred Richards
South African cricketer
Darren Lill
South African cyclist
Eusebius McKaiser
Basil Schonland
Developer
Mbulelo Budaza
South African cricketer
Kelly Smuts
South African cricketer
Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi
Former Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of Government of South Africa
Floyd Shivambu
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Walter Maponyane
South African football player
Musa Bilankulu
South African footballer
Cassius Baloyi
Professional boxer
