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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Maurits Pasques de Chavonnes
Former Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony
Ryk Tulbagh
Former Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony
Sholom Schwartzbard
Poet
Kader Asmal
Former Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of South Africa
Jakes Gerwel
Former Secretary of the Cabinet, Government of National Unity of Republic of South Africa
Jan Pickard
Rugby union player
Jacobus Wilhelmus Sauer
Politician
Sidney Frank Waterson
South African diplomat
C. Louis Leipoldt
South African poet
Henry Allan Fagan
Former Chief Justice of South Africa
Neville Alexander
Proponent
George Weldon
English conductor
Alex van Heerden
Jazz musician
Clem Tholet
Singer
Anton Fransch
F. S. Malan
Former Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy of South Africa
Faldela Williams
South African cooks
I. D. du Plessis
Writer
Jean Welz
South African artist
Nico Carstens
South African musician
Nico Diederichs
Member of Parliament
Nicolaas Havenga
Former Minister of Finance of South Africa
Carl Hugo Hahn
Missionary
Eben Dönges (Theophilus Dönges)
South African Politician
Eric Louw
Former Minister of Finance of South Africa
Frank Hearne
English cricketer
Frank Lord
English footballer
graham moffat
Scottish actor
Jim Fouché
Farmer
John Fairbairn
Educator
Sir John Maxwell
General
Franziskus Hennemann
Miron Winslow
American dictionary compiler
Patrick Cullinan
South African poet
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Film actor
Pranas Domšaitis
Painter
Rachel Simons
Political figure
Ronald Harrison
South African artist
Sam Tingle
Racing driver
Sid O'Linn
South African footballer
Hamilton Goold-Adams
Irish soldier
Karl Bremer
Doctor
Stephen Watson
South African poet
Mary Maytham Kidd
South African artist
Tom Naudé
Politician
Victor d'Arcy
Olympic athlete
Kelly Seymour
South African cricketer
