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 85
Thabo Mbeki
Former President of South Africa
Babalo Madikizela
South African urban planner
Faf de Klerk
South African rugby player
Duane Vermeulen
South African rugby union player
Heyneke Meyer
Coach
Pierre Schoeman
Rugby union player
Gerbrandt Grobler
South African rugby union player
Werner Kok
South African rugby union player
Lucas Thwala
Football defender
Cliff Drysdale
South African former tennis player
Afrotraction
South African musician
DJ Sdunkero
Musical artist
West Nkosi
South African music producer
Pieter Malan
South African cricketer
Janneman Malan
South African cricketer
Marnitz Boshoff
South African rugby union player
andre malan
South African cricketer
Enocent Mkhabela
South African football player
Daniel Maartens
Rugby union player
Gustav Basson
South African cyclist
Marnus van der Merwe
Rugby union player
Renske Stoltz
Jaco Ahlers
South African professional golfer
Anton Haig
South African professional golfer
Stefan Watermeyer
South African rugby player
Chris Barnard
South African author
Nicholas Nkuna
South African actor
Thabo Mabuza
South African rugby union player
Tertuis Simmers
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Human Settlements
Beth Diane Armstrong
South African Sculptor
Pedrie Wannenburg
South African rugby union player
Emile van Heerden
Rugby union player
Schoeman
Rugby union player
Vincent Mduduzi Zungu
Makazole Mapimpi
South African rugby union player
Zolani Tete
South African professional boxer
Hlomla Dandala
South African actor
Tats Nkonzo
South African singer
Vuyani Bungu
South African former professional boxer
Simpiwe Vetyeka
South African boxer
Noxolo Kiviet
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Nkosinathi Joyi
South African boxer
Zolani Marali
South African boxer
Ali Funeka
South African boxer
Nomafrench Mbombo
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Health
Tulani Mbenge
South African boxer
Vusi Kunene
South African actor
