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 93
Rhyno Smith
Rugby union player
Callie Visagie
Rugby union hooker
F. S. Malan
Former Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy of South Africa
Franco van der Merwe
Rugby union lock
Loftus Marais
South African poet
Dawie van der Walt
South African professional golfer
Kurt-Lee Arendse
South African rugby union player
Peter van der Merwe
South African cricketer
Ronald A. Edwards
South African military personnel
Sean-Marco Vorster
South African actor
Imaad Fortuin
South African cricketer
Hilton Lobberts
South African rugby union player
Elgar Watts
South African rugby union player
Roberto Kyle
South African actor
Canan Moodie
South African rugby union player
Hottie Louw
South African former rugby union player
Sarel Cilliers
Lee-Anne Pace
South African professional golfer
Pieter Stemmet
South African rugby union player
Wendy Philander
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Kobus de Kock
South African rugby union player
Tinus Linee
South African rugby union player
Wium Basson
Rugby union player
Clint Brink
Actor
Wayne Julies
Rugby union player
Rabian Engelbrecht
South African cricketer
Elroy Gelant
South African olympic athlete
Gaston M. N'Guerekata
Central African politician
Martin Ziguélé
Former Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
Ange-Félix Patassé
Former President of the Central African Republic
SP Marais
South African rugby union player
Jack Parow
South African rapper
Jeanne Goosen
South African journalist
Ernie Pieterse
Motorsports racing driver
Stompie Seipei
Ace Magashule
Former Free State Premier
Tokelo Rantie
South African soccer player
Robbie Petzer
Rugby union player
Gigi Pule
Tokelo Rantie's wife
Tumelo Nhlapo
South African soccer player
P. W. Botha
Former State President of South Africa
Kwenzo Blose
Rugby union player
Siya Masuku
Rugby union player
Herbert Hayton Castens
South African cricketer
Khanya Mkangisa
South African actress
Hendrik Witbooi
Namaqua chief
Dale Steyn
South African cricketer
