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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Joanna van de Winkel
South African bicycler
Nkanyiso Madonsela
Soccer player
Clement Robertson
Soldier
Peabo Lembethe
South African olympic athlete
Matthew Guise-Brown
South African olympic athlete
Kwanele Hlongwane
Soccer player
Jean Cook
South African rugby union player
Jabulani Ncobeni
South African soccer player
Doreen Thobekile Musician
Musical artist
Dumisani Ngwenya
South African footballer
Joe Cox
American former American football player
Jeremy Thomson
Former rugby union player
Leigh-Anne Williams
Radio presenter
Moosajee Bhamjee
Former Teachta Dála of Ireland
Khwezi
South African music producer
Doreen Thobekile
Singer
Lance Woolridge
South African motorsports racing driver
Kobus Moolman
South African poet
Blayde Capell
South African cricketer
Valerie Violet French
J. Clyde Mitchell
British sociologist and anthropologist
Charles Packe
English cricketer
Paul Randles
South African cricketer
Heather Ford
South African Researcher
Andries Treurnicht
South African Politician
Sheila Cussons
Poet
Shaun Abrahams
Lawyer
Peter de Klerk
Motorsports racing driver
Carol Tshabalala
Broadcaster
Jacques Kallis
South African cricket coach
Craig Bartholomew
Philosopher
Darian Townsend
Swimmer
Thabani Mthembu
South African football player
Dylan Richardson
Rugby union player
Geordin Hill-Lewis
South African member of Parliament
Samkelo Mvimbi
South African olympic athlete
Athenkosi Dlala
Soccer player
William Plomer
British-South African author
Riah Phiyega
South African police officer
Victor Matfield
South African rugby union player
Retief Goosen
South African professional golfer
John Smit
South African rugby union player
Ross Devenish
South African film director
Clement Maosa
South African actor
Lydia Mokgokoloshi
South African actress
Eric Macheru
South African actor
Lebogang Moloto
South African soccer player
