Tsholofelo Moagi has recently joined Rhulani's Field Guide team. This giant man knows Madikwe like the back of his hand. Where does Tsholofelo come from? What does he like about his new job, what are his dreams? Get to know our fourth ranger a bit better.

Unhurried we travel through the wonderful landscape. When you sit next to this giant of a man who conducts the game drive, you are quickly surrounded by a peculiar calm. One can feel: the African bush flows through his veins, and the animals are at his heart. “There is an elephant.” He points into the distance. Did he really see it with his little eyes? Or did he just feel that there is one?

Tsholofelo Moagi, the giant man, grew up very close to the Madikwe Game Reserve, in a village called Mmatau. He has a second name, Frederic, which is easier to pronounce, but he says, "everyone calls me Tsholo, or, more simply, Mr. T".

Normally we would immediately go closer to this elephant and take a picture. Not so with Mr. T. Be patient. We sit here and look. Around us, all this special silence. Somehow we feel, the elephant will come to us. Tsholo explains in a deep voice that the bull is in musth and therefore uncontrollable. It does not worry us. We know, Mr. T. has everything under control.

Tsholo first came to Madikwe in 2001. He worked at the entrance gate for three years before being hired by a lodge as a barman. At the time, he also started training as a field guide, to obtain FGASA level 2. Finally, he was able to start working in his favorite job as a ranger. Every day with the same passion. He knows the reserve as his own pocket.

We look tensely in the direction of the elephant, which is actually getting closer and closer. What impressive, long, white tusks! Tsholo tells us that he once worked in nearby Pilansberg. But not for long. "Madikwe feels like home," says Mr. T, who looks similar to his namesake, the wrestler. But our Mr. T has a little less hair and can not hurt a fly.

In 2015, he started in Madikwe as a freelancer. He did not want an employment contract, although he had many offers. “I wanted freedom in day planning and not ask anyone for permission”, he says. But then he was asked by Rhulani. "I've seen everything in Madikwe but Rhulani was a totally different thing, The staff here is working together very friendly, and we are often joking together, which makes things easier". Finally, Tsholo accepted the job offer. "My heart is here, Rhulani is my home away from home."

The elephant is standing now in front of us, in full size. Totally relaxed, We are safe, we think, and this bull is not unpredictable, as Tsholo warned us. Calmly we take pictures. Tsholo is alert, has his hand on the start button of the car. "When I'm free, I go home, look after my kattle. I also run my own transportation company, offer transfers,” he says. In the village where he lives is also his family: mother, brother, sister and twin sister. "They all do different jobs". Mr. T has a wife, a 13 year old daughter and an 11 year old son. "I've paid Lobola already," he says proudly. Lobola is an age-old tradition where a man pays the family of his fiance for her hand in marriage. But he still needs to save enough money to organize a proper wedding ceremony.

The elephant touches the car plate with its long tusk, causing it to jingle. Mr. T knocks on the car door: "Hey, hey!". The bull flaps its ears. In no time, Mr. T starts the engine and speeds away. Calmly he informs us: "An elephant can run 60 km per hour". Aha. Our car will drive at least 65km per hour, I hope. The impressive mammal runs after us trompeting. Finally he gives up. Our pulse normalizes again.

What does Tsholo wish for the future? "My dresam is to become an entrepreneur, a successful man in life," he says. "I want to have three cars for my transfer company".

Our game drive continues comfortably through the beautiful savanna of Madikwe. Hopefully our ranger will be able to fulfill his wish, I think. “Tsholofelo" is a name in Setswana language and means "hope".