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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Stefans Grové
South African composer
Theo Gerdener
South African Politician
Rudolph Hiemstra
South African general
Stephen Melville
M. R. Terry-Lloyd
South African naval officer
Sefako Makgatho
South African Politician
Daniel Bekker
South African boxer
Anton van Wouw
Dutch sculptor
Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu
Ghanaian Politician
Barry Trengove
Actor
Janet McCallum
Matthew Frew
Senior officer
Clive Derby-Lewis
Mike Holt
South African professional boxer
Lieb Bester
South African actor
Hannes Brewis
South African rugby union player
Coert Steynberg
South African Sculptor
Sir Patrick Duncan
Former Governor-General of the Union of South Africa
Irmin Henkel
Artist
Mabel Jansen
South African writer
Lucas Cornelius Steyn
Former Chief Justice of South Africa
John Caister Bennett
South African amateur astronomer
Cythna Letty
South African artist
Steve Biko
South African activist
Félix Antunes
Portuguese footballer
Pierneef
South African artist
Luki Botha
Motorsports racing driver
Theuns Jordaan
South African singer-songwriter
Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo
Johan Claassen
South African rugby union player
Peter Heine
Author
Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal
Thomas Jantjies
Military officer
Andrew Masondo
South African mathematician
J. W. B. Gunning
Dutch physician
Wilton Mkwayi
Kaiser Matanzima
Political leader
Margaret Singana
South African musician
George Matanzima
Former Prime Minister of Transkei
Clarence Makwetu
South African activist
Nothusile Bhulehluth
Nelson Mandela's sister
Napoléon, Prince Imperial
Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial
Hip Hop Pantsula
South African rapper
Lesego Motsepe
South African actress
Don Leonard
South African film actor
Willie Toweel
Boxer
