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 died in Africa (First 49 people) - Page 1
Johannes Mashiane
South African serial killer
Ashley Kriel
Edward van der Merwe
South African cricketer
Zithulele Sinqe
Abel Goumba
Former Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
Prince Thibaut, Count of La Marche
Biographer
Timothée Malendoma
Former Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
Former President of the Central African Republic
Jean-Luc Mandaba
William Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick
Aircraft pilot
George Alfred Lawrence Hearne
South African cricketer
Bennie Osler
International lawyer
George Weideman
South African poet
Boy Louw
Rugby union player
Charles Jacobus Theron
Charlize Theron's father
Rolland Beaumont
South African cricketer
Tulsa Pittaway
Musician
Adam Kok II
Adam Kok III's father
Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi
Dramatist
Daniel Jacobus Erasmus
South African Political figure
Richard Henyekane
South African football player
Sinethemba Jantjie
Football player
Michael Melle
South African cricketer
Elisabeth Domitien
Former Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
Bram Fischer
South African lawyer
Esther Brand
South African olympic athlete
cr swart
Former State President of South Africa
Martinus Theunis Steyn
Former State President of the Orange Free State
Colin Fraser Steyn
Lawyer
A. P. Mda
South African lawyer
Karel Schoeman
South African novelist
Pieter Jeremias Blignaut
South African legislator
Kobie Coetsee
South African lawyer
Jacobus Johannes Venter
Former State President of the Orange Free State
Ntsu Mokhehle
Politician
Al Debbo
South African comedian
Lucas Maree
Singer
Abram Raselemane
Football player
Daniel du Toit
South African astronomer
D. F. Malherbe
Novelist
Johannes Brand
Lawyer
Tinus de Jongh
Painter
Frans Claerhout
Painter
Winkie Direko
Former Free State Premier
David Beresford Pratt
South African businessman
Ewie Cronje
South African cricketer
Lindsay Tuckett
South African cricketer