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8 episodes in this season

Savanna Homecoming

60 min

Desert Odyssey

60 min

Voices of the Forest

60 min

Mountains of Faith

60 min

Love in the Sahel

60 min

Restless Waters

60 min

Leopards of Zanzibar

60 min

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Africa

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Season 1 · Episode 8 · Oct 28, 2001

Gold and diamonds have given South Africa fantastic wealth. They also contributed to the rise of apartheid. Now with official discrimination discarded, the opportunities for black South Africans have exploded. And Xoliswa Vanda stands ready to take advantage of them. This 26-year-old is the first black female master blaster in a Johannesburg gold mine. She has now set her sights on a higher goal: becoming a mine manager. But even as Xoliswa works toward her goal, other miners are not faring so well. Putswa Tekane is one of many who cross the border from neighboring Lesotho to work in South Africa's mines. But as South Africa's mining industry stagnates, more and more of these migrant workers are being laid-off. Will South Africa's gold mines reward Xoliswa and Putswa? Or will they be forced to find other opportunities in the new South Africa?

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Africa

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Southern Treasures

Season 1 · Episode 8 · Oct 28, 2001

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