The Wild

Dinaledi Lodge prepares for a banquet to celebrate the concession agreement but everyone's world is thrown into crisis when Tiro threatens to sell the land. Bernie has to leave her comfort zone to save the Morula Berry Cake from being a failure .

Tiro's decision to sell the land comes under pressure from both Itumeleng and his own family, and causes ructions amongst the van Reenen's. Lelo is fully expecting Modise to propose, but at the critical moment, nature gets in the way.

Bernie ventures into the bush with Karel and makes a meaningful connection. Khumo's dodgy lifestyle impacts on his family and Diksie takes a stand. Itumeleng makes a deal with Tiro to guarantee that he signs the concession agreement.

The initial spark between Tiro & Lelo grows into an increasing fascination with each other - a fascination which raises eyebrows amongst the guests at the banquet and causes Itumeleng to overreact and get into a fight with Tiro.

The pressure is building on Tristan to ease off on his investigation of the illegal hunting. Under interrogation from Zoe Lelo admits she couldn't say "Yes," to Modise's proposal because she met someone else.

Lelo tries to convince herself that Modise is really the man for her. Isaac undergoes an initiation for stepping on Jack's toes & finds no love from his fellow ranger. Itumeleng is stunned when his father collapses in his arms.

Tiro arrives at the Chic Young Designer Awards and Zoe has to run interference. When his guests get out of control, Isaac breaks the ranger code but holds onto his personal code. Bernie steps into the danger zone when she finds the rhino horn.

Isaac takes on orientation and impresses everyone except Jack. Lelo decides that she wants to marry Modise, but that changes when she gets an unexpected visitor. Tristan liberates himself from the pressure of having to find who killed the rhino.

A hunting party arrives and Jack is tempted to offer them an illegal kill, Modise wants an answer from Lelo. Tristan increases the pressure on Jack while Amber plans a surprise birthday party for Kate.

Kate is drawn into the hunt by Jack, much to Tristan's annoyance, and Jack shifts his focus, to Kate. Tiro can't get Lelo out of his mind, until Marang drops a bomb in his lap.

Jack fears that Bernie could be in real danger from Itumeleng. Jack begins to insinuate his way between Tristan & Kate, which infuriates Tristan. Itumeleng tells Khumo to discipline his wife, Diksie, but things don't go according to plan.

Jack cannot help himself: he offers the hunters an illegal bull. Bernie discovers what Itumeleng wants, & realizes she wants the same. Lelo has made up her mind & tells Modise her decision. After Kate's birthday party, Jack makes his intentions clear.

Lelo barely has time to catch her breath after getting engaged when Itumeleng begins planning the wedding. Sarah warns Kate against telling Tristan about Jack's kiss. When Jack tries to get rid of the rhino horn he finds himself in a bad situation.

Jack negotiates his way out of a dangerous situation while Kate gets an unexpected offer from Itumeleng. Modise and Lelo stand up for themselves but can't help offending those who want to play a part in their wedding.

Tristan reveals to Kate the promise of a new dream that she doesn't completely share. Lelo turns Modise around on their marriage plans.. Tristan realises the threat of rhino poaching is a long way from over.

With pressure mounting on the engaged couple, Lelo admits that she hasn't been open with her family about Modise and then lies to herself about Tiro. Isaac gets pulled into Giovanna's seductive cobweb & finds her impossible to resist.

Diksie, seeing more sparks between Itumeleng and Bernie, believes there's a hot attraction between them. In the midst of Tristan's passion for his white lion project Kate reveals her real fears to Sarah.

The lack of privacy at the lodge corners Itumeleng into telling Bernie they can't be together, but Bernie has other ideas. After taking out his frustration on the camera trap, Jack uses it as a gauntlet to lay down another challenge to Tristan.

Head ranger Jack stays one step ahead of nemesis Tristan, while Lelo debates whether to attend Tiro's dinner party and the White Lion Project hits a few road bumps because of Karel's cold feet.

Tension mounts for the Lebone family as the night of Tiro's party arrives & Tiro has to deal with seeing Lelo on Modise's arm as his fiance. Isaac discovers that Jack & Giovanna's encounter was more innocent than Jack makes out.

Tristan has to tell Karel he has to be excluded from the white lion project. After avoiding the issue with Marang, Tiro tries to make contact with Lelo. Marang brings someone new into the house while Bernie & Itumeleng continue their hot affair.

Tristan tells Karel he has to be excluded from the white lion project, and gets an unexpected response. Tiro makes contact with Lelo and tells her he is not giving up on her. Bernie is furious with Itumeleng for breaking their deal

With an important event being hosted at the lodge - and a difficult critic - people are tense. When Nick leaves the lodge in the lurch, Bernie has an opportunity to step in and shine. Meanwhile Kate is encouraged in her quest for independence by Karel.

Marang shares the secret of her divorce with Hope. Kate realises that balancing her newly revived career with her marriage to Tristan is going to be far from easy, and Bernie fights to claim the top spot in the lodge's kitchen.

Karel and Tristan form an uneasy alliance, but Kate is feeling increasingly offended by Tristan's lack of understanding. Itumeleng tells Bernie they have to cool their relationship in order to make Bernie's promotion plausible.