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
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Thembi Kgatlana
South African soccer player
Prince Bulo Musician
Musical artist
Makhehlene Makhaula
Soccer player
Dean Greyling
Rugby player
Lucky Baloyi
South African soccer player
Nan Munro
Actress
Rassie Jansen van Vuuren
South African rugby union player
Louie Ramsay
British actress
Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff
South African statesman
Willie Bester
South African artist
Candice Swanepoel
South African model
Elizabeth Klarer
Sun-El Musician
South African DJ
Charles 'Pop' Fraser
Kwazi Mshengu
South African Politician
Christopher Pappas
Mayor of the uMngeni Local Municipality
Bernard Le Roux
South African rugby union player
Stephan Dippenaar
Rugby player
Johan Charl Walters
Military personnel
Lesetja Kganyago
Governor of the South African Reserve Bank
Louis Oosthuizen
South African professional golfer
Stefan Terblanche
South African former rugby union player
Johann Muller
Rugby player
Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor
Fighter
Dulcie Howes
South African ballet dancer
Lucas Mangope
Political leader
Mvume Dandala
South African minister
Mbuyiseli Madlanga
Judge
Noxolo Maqashalala
Actress
Dorothea Bleek
German-South African anthropologist
Melt van Schoor
Cricketer
Simon Grindrod
Politician
Mlondi Dlamini
South African football player
Govan Mbeki
Former Deputy President of Senate of South Africa
Euphonik
South African DJ
Ray Phiri
South African jazz musician
Rebecca Malope
South African singer
Lindiwe Zulu
Minister of Social Development of South Africa
Sipho Makabane
Musical artist
Ronald Lamola
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services of South Africa
Sipho Makhabane
Record producer
Bongiwe Msomi
South African netball player
Derrick Ndzimande
South African musician
Thriston Lawrence
Golfer
Dr. Duda
Musician
Hungani Ndlovu
South African actor
Brighton Ngoma
South African actor
