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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Solomon kaDinuzulu
Jackie Botten
South African cricketer
Joe Mafela
South African actor
Frances Baard
South African trade unionist
Sheikh Yusuf
Indonesian biographer
Stuart Leary
South African cricketer
Andries Pretorius
Former Prime Minister of Natalia Republic
Andrew Wauchope
Military commander
Sekgoma II
Khama III's son
Edgar Mountain
British middle-distance runner
J. L. B. Smith
South African ichthyologist
Selmar Schonland
Botanist
Joas Magolego
Football player
Mpura
South African rapper
Shamima Shaikh
Journalist
Ray Phiri
South African jazz musician
Samora Machel
Former President of Mozambique
Gulamo Khan
Journalist
Bhekumuzi Luthuli
Musician
Noloyiso Sandile
Zola Skweyiya
Former South African High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
Jeanne Goosen
South African journalist
Brett Kebble
John Matshikiza
South African actor
Bartho Smit
South African author
Bettie Cilliers-Barnard
South African artist
Kebby Maphatsoe
Military veteran
Arthur Lennox Ochse
South African cricketer
Peter Revson
American race car driver
Tom Pryce
British racing driver
Albert Coates
English conductor
Basil Coetzee
South African musician
Alfred Atkinson
Armed force officer
Johannes Meintjes
South African artist
Jans Rautenbach
South African screenwriter
Dalene Matthee
South African author
Karen Muir
South African swimmer
George Pemba
South African painter
Lucas Mangope
Political leader
Wilhelm Bleek
Political scientist
Mafika Gwala
South African poet
Botha Sigcau
South African Politician
Cecil Rhodes
Former Prime Minister of the Cape Colony
Mike Bernardo
South African kickboxer
Lambert Jackson Woodburne
South African submariner
Henry Lukin
Military commander
Abe Bailey
South African tycoon and politician
