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If you have a dog as a pet

and you don't feed it,

the moment someone else gives it food, you'll no longer own it.

If someone with money shows up

while you're starving

and tells you there's money for poaching over there, you'll go.

She puts on a ring, but that ring wasn't bought by her man.

He says, "I love you, but you're wearing a ring that I did not buy."

But he said, "You cannot just buy yourself a ring."

I think a ring is a nice thing, but the man should buy it for you.

- Yes, he has to put it on your finger. - Who is she trying to impress?

We sure can talk!

- A seven-kilometer patrol is a lot. - A seven-kilometer patrol is too much.

When we chat time flies by quickly.

- There is a hole! An animal did that. - Yes, it was an animal.

You can see the fur.

You see?

We've fixed it. There you go.

Elephants!

But it's a small one.

- I hope it doesn't give us trouble. - It looks like a little one.

It could come up here if it sees us.

But it's still there.

It's not moving.

- It's just being disrespectful. - It's a teenager. They behave like this.

Maybe it has started mating.

Let's go.

You and I always have bad luck. We always come across elephants.

I learned about the Black Mambas through the internet.

I searched for independent women and what they can do for a living.

These women looked so strong to me,

wearing the uniforms, protecting animals

and doing a job only men normally do.

Can you please come and put out the fire, Naledi?

- I need some water. - Take the water.

My mom showed me how important it is

for women to earn their own money.

My mum works at the mine, like most people in my hometown of Phalaborwa.

But I don't want to be like them.

I want to go my own way.

When I told my family that I got a job as a Black Mamba

they really were not happy about it.

They were afraid for my safety.

We walk seven kilometers early in the morning.

We come across elephants and other animals.

We go around the entire reserve

and keep a lookout for any signs of poachers breaking in.

When you see light you report it, a cut in the fence, you report it.

If we see tracks that don't belong to us,

we report it.

So what would you do if you came across rhino poachers?

We've been trained to ensure we see them before they see us.

That is why we always look out for any suspicious signs

and we report them.

But I've never faced rhino poachers.

I have not seen you in a while.

You know I don't have time.

You're ruining our friendship.

You're never around.

But at least we talk, my friend.

Talking and seeing each other are two different things.

I understand.

Yes, let's grab an ice cream or a sundae.

And then we can bond.

Is that Thatho?

I'm not sure.

Since when can Kevin play soccer?

He's just a hijacker.

I feel sorry for the bushmeat poachers.

They used to work,

but they've lost their jobs and are now into bad things.

They get into the reserve to kill for food

so that they can give it to their children.

It hurts that they can't take care of their children.

They take care of them by stealing from the reserve and that is wrong.

There is nothing we can do. Covid-19 has really disrupted things.

People have lost everything, they're suffering

and they have no food at home.

This is where they made their food last night.

It seems like an elephant was hiding here. Can you see?

Let's go over there.

- Should we have a look? - Yes, let's have a look.

There are elephant tracks everywhere.

I've got a snare! Here.

Look at where they've put the snare. We usually don't check here.

Okay, remove that snare so that we can leave this area.

Yes, let's go.

Had the elephant touched this, its leg would have been caught.

So, if its leg got caught, what would have happened?

If its leg got caught, it would try to move.

But the snare's strong. The elephant wouldn't be able to free itself.

Or it would try to pull down the tree that the snare is tied to.

If the tree fell, it'd still move around with this thing.

The elephant would be aggressive because it'd be in pain.

It would be very dangerous. There would be chaos.

As a Mamba, I've been working in the wild for almost seven years,

but I was not trained to be a tour guide.

That's my dream.

I cannot afford the guide course.

With the money I earn I need to support my family.

My father passed away when I was very young.

So now, because I work as a Black Mamba,

I took on my father's role

and became the role model in the family.

As a child I did not know

anything at all about animals.

We were only told that they are dangerous,

that they kill.

We received false information,

but there was nothing we could do.

So, I grew up being afraid of animals

because they are deadly.

I never thought that one day I would work amongst animals

that are considered deadly.

Nkateko!

Slow down.

What is this?

These are wild dogs.

They make sounds like...

- They move at night. - Look at this!

What is this?

- Is it a frog? - Mm-hmm.

I wish I could spend more time with my children,

but as a Black Mamba

every month I'm gone for work

for 21 days at a time.

What is this?

- It's food. - No way!

This is not edible!

This here?

It cannot be eaten.

I don't have a choice.

I need this job.

My boyfriend is unemployed, like most people in our community.

I'm sorry, I just wanted to grab something to eat.

HESC hired Black Mambas for security reasons,

to protect animals that are kept here.

We are going to enter here at Esme's.

- You mean Esme? - Yes. Esme is over there.

- Where is she? - She is over there!

Oh, yes! There she is! She's moving.

She just might come after us.

We fight with the white people

because they use our things.

Because we can say this:

everything in Africa belongs to us black people.

The people who founded those parks weren't thinking about black people.

They protect rhinos and elephants, but they don't care if we eat or not.

They are only concerned with preventing me from killing the animals,

while I'm not preventing them from hunting them.

It is frustrating.

I've worked here for seven years and don't know much about the bush.

It hurts to be in the wild and not to know what type of tree you're looking at.

If I want to be a tour guide,

I have to know all these things.

Kruger National Park is very near our community,

but the community must benefit more.

Even if they have vacancies,

they often give them to people from outside instead.

If more people had jobs here

the number of poaching incidents would go down.

Are they visible there?

Sammy, go away! Sammy, stop!

No, Sammy!

Come on!

He's messing up the tracks. I need to take pictures and send them.

Sammy wasn't supposed to be here. He has no use here.

It's nothing. I'm not doing much there. It is not what I aim for.

I still want to achieve more. My life doesn't end there.

Pity I don't have the funds to send you back to school. This job doesn't suit you.

I want you to be something in life. You shouldn't work as a ranger.

You have a future. You're still young and don't even have a child.

You can still make it in life.

You know we don't search white people, right?

They don't get searched, we just write them down.

That dog is troublesome when it's hungry. That dog.

Mm-hmm.

That's why he had the dog's womb removed. It cost 1,500 rand to get rid of it.

- All for a dog, you guys! - They think of them as children.

- He sees them as people. - Yes!

They're afraid to have children and keep dogs.

It will never turn into a person!

To them they're like children.

That's the sound of frogs.

Bull frogs.

We're working nonstop!

- They really should change the strategy. - Ever seen a person work this way?

21 day without a day off?

We could work a double shift one week and have the weekend off.

- Still not fair. - Not fair enough.

At least working seven days.

Seven days day shift, seven days night shift, seven days off.

Not working 21 days nonstop. That's three weeks, gone.

I'm tired of fighting.

I came here to work, so let's work.

Face wash and Ponds moisturizer. That's all I want.

- Do you know what I lack? - What?

- I lack competency with numbers. - Yes, numbers.

As long as you answer confidently when making your announcement.

They usually don't assume you've answered wrong.

- If I say Delta... Delta one... - They'll see you're lying.

I'm telling you.

This grass is so tall. Would you spot a lion if it were here?

We should have a gun with us.

- Imagine it, walking here without a gun. - We are walking around empty-handed.

- Am I looking at an elephant or what? - Elephants.

She saw it.

Precisely.

- Do we wait for them to pass or what? - Let's give them space and see.

- I don't see them anymore. - They went over there. Next to the tree.

- It has a calf, damn it! - Yes, it's not alone.

She's going to lose it. Guys, where are we?

- Alpha... Bravo... - Bravo. Bravo something.

Let's report them.

She copies when I call, but not when I talk. Let me go over there.

- Where are the elephants? - What?

- Where are the elephants? - I'm searching for a network.

- I won't get too close. - There is no network over there.

Sister Lerato should send her a text.

We are leaving.

I was back there.

Look! It's the one with a calf.

This job is not what I expected it to be.

I just walk back and forth along the fence every day.

I miss my family and my friends,

and I can't see the value in the job I'm doing.

I want to achieve more.

Come here. What are you eating?

- I'm eating meat. - Eating meat?

Did you miss me?

Where is the baby? Where is the nanny?

Oh, my little one!

You can't see your mommy?

You can't see your mommy?

You don't remember me?

Here is mommy. Do you see mommy?

She is changing on me.

- Where is my father? - Your father?

- Yes. - He's at home. Where you stay.

He's at your home.

Mommy? Where did you go?

Yes, I went to work, I just got back.

I want to come with you.

Yes, I'll take you with me... All right?

Yes.

Okay, that won't be a problem. Let me call him.

Hello?

Hey, are you now relaxed?

It is so hot, so what do you say?

Will we survive though? Don't you want to drink today?

All right then. Let's have a couple of beers later.

I didn't plan on getting pregnant a second time.

So fast. It created many problems for me.

Some of the Mambas said, ''She's got another baby

while the other one is still small.

How will she manage with her boyfriend being unemployed?"

You want to drink with Mbuqa-Mbuqa?

He does not drink alcohol, but I will call Valecia and uncle Power.

- How much do you have there? - 150 rand.

150?

That means that I won't have money to buy cigarettes tomorrow.

But you will make a plan.

How many bottles should I buy?

You actually need to go and buy those things yourself.

Okay, that's not a problem.

I had to accept my situation so that I could get paid

and can take care of my children.

Even if I sometimes can't do everything for them,

I by all means try to do what I can

so that they'll remember me one day.

As a mother who was able to take care of them

when they were still young.

Hurry up!

I was fortunate enough to be chosen to go to school.

To further my career.

It is what I've always wanted, to become a guide.

It's what I've always spoken about, day and night.

I was fortunate enough to get this opportunity, to go and learn.

I'm leaving on Wednesday the tenth. So I'm not here because I'm off work.

I'm here to tell you I've got this chance.

I'm going to improve my work situation.

From the level I am at to the next level.

Even if my contract ends,

I'll still be able to apply for something else and move forward.

Go, my child, and get educated, but I have a lot of questions.

If my child goes to school,

when the month ends

who will buy me maize meal?

Are you still going to earn money or not when you go to school?

That's what I asked.

But I did not get a response.

They'll cut money because I'll no longer drive, be a sergeant or do media.

When you return will your salary go up or not?

I don't know, I don't have those details.

- So the only benefit is the qualification? - And a certificate!

It'll help because if the contract ends I can still work as a guide.

Both of my brothers have never worked before.

So when I started working, it was hard.

Even now I'm not able to enjoy the salary that I earn.

I have sacrificed a lot of things for my mother and siblings.

It's a huge burden. Most of my wishes are on hold.

Right now, I need to give my brother a registration fee

and I need to take a loan so he can continue with his studies.

If not, I'd fail him because his dream is to complete his studies.

I need to look for a loan so that I'm able to pay his tuition fees.

So I am the only one who is providing and it's very hard on me.

That's it. I'll have to go back to school.

Like, even if I stay here in Phalaborwa,

you know here most people are focused on the mines and shops.

- We work in Kruger. If not, what do we do? - Or at the clinic.

There are a lot of things that we can do otherwise.

We just don't think we can. It's influenced by this place, as you see.

It's just a village and is still developing.

Yes, and we all picture ourselves at the mines.

Our parents work at the mines,

and so we tell ourselves we want to work at the mines too.

It's boring.

You white people don't love animals more than we do.

God gave them to us knowing that we can coexist.

White people claim that they love animals. They love money!

That's where things go wrong. A lot of things get ruined.

The white people only care about our things and not us.

They should understand that we are part of this world.

Like the animals that they love, they should also love us.

- It's a doll. - It's not a doll. What's his name again?

- Him? - Yes, I told you it is Paul Kruger.

- Who? - Tall Kruger.

It's Paul Kruger.

Kool Kruger!

- It's whites. - Yeah, all whites.

- What's this? - Impalas.

Look over there. Do you see it?

- It's a donkey! - It's not a donkey, it's a zebra!