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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Hubert du Plessis
South African composer
Arnold van Wyk
South African musical composer
Neville Lewis
South African artist
John Costas
Military personnel
Richard Stuttaford
South African businessman
John X. Merriman
Paul Sauer
South African Politician
Huberte Rupert
Anton Rupert's wife
W. E. G. Louw
Poet
D. F. Malan
Former Prime Minister of South Africa
Piet Koornhof
South African Politician
Paul Roos
Australian coach
Tjol Lategan
Rugby union player
Christof Heyns
South African legal professional
Nerine Desmond
South African artist
Ivan Semwanga
Ugandan socialite
Bennett Masinga
South African footballer
Felix du Plessis
Rugby union player
Gerrit Viljoen
Gertrud Theiler
South African entomologist
Nelie Smith
Maggie Laubser
South African painter
Eric Sturgess
South African tennis player
Brenda Fassie
South African singer-songwriter
Maria Elizabeth Rothmann
Writer
Francisco de Almeida
Portuguese soldier
Wolraad Woltemade
Dairy farmer
Robert Cockrell
Rugby union player
Kenelm Lister-Kaye
Cricketer
James Moroka
Medical doctor
Alf Hall
South African cricketer
Ken Oosterbroek
South African photojournalist
Ingrid Jonker
South African poet
Gerald Morkel
Political figure
David Webster
Football player
Christo Coetzee
South African artist
James Percy FitzPatrick
South African author
Mzukisi Sikali
South African boxer
Keith Oxlee
South African rugby union player
Ossie Dawson
South African cricketer
Gita Ramjee
South African scientist
Harold Kitson
Tennis player
Grantley Goulding
British olympic athlete
Victoria Mxenge
Griffiths Mxenge
Lawyer
Samuel Meyiwa
Senzo Meyiwa's father
Adam Kok III
South African Politician
