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 98
Dorothy Bernard
American actress
David Bulbring
South African rugby player
Masasa Mbangeni
Film actor
Elrio van Heerden
South African footballer
Cedric Frolick
Politician
Dianne Kohler Barnard
South African Politician
Tladi Bokako
South African cricketer
Louis Tancred
South African cricketer
Richard Cock
South African musician
Dewald Potgieter
South African rugby player
Calvin Vlaanderen
Ditheko Mototo
Football player
Haroon Lorgat
South African businessman
Clinton Panther
South African field hockey player
Thinus Delport
Wayde Jooste
Football player
BasheeruDeen Walters
South African cricketer
Kyle Buckingham
Daniël du Plessis
Warrick Sony
South African composer
Malibongwe Maketa
South African cricketer
Roelf Meyer
South African Politician
Danny Jordaan
Former Member of the Parliament of South Africa
Jacques de Coning
Musical artist
Giant Mtyanda
Rugby union lock
Justin Dill
South African cricketer
Lupumlo Mguca
Mandisi Dyantyis
Actor
Mark Rushmere
South African cricketer
Garnett Kruger
South African cricketer
Raynard Tissink
Rudi Coetzee
South African rugby union player
Schalk Oelofse
South African rugby union player
Shaun George
South African cricket umpire
Ezra Ngcukana
Saxophonist
Titch Moore
South African professional golfer
Cedric Messina
British television producer
Ryan Nell
South African rugby player
Ziphozakhe Zokufa
South African model
Alan Watson, Baron Watson of Richmond
Politician
Brian Jerling
South African umpire
Erich de Jager
Rugby union player
Luthando Shosha
South African television presenter
Heide Seyerling
South African athlete
Cecil McMaster
South African athlete
Alfred D. Nokwe
Actor
Ntombethongo
Musical artist