Tidi was born in Alexandra Township. He completed his primary school education at both San Marino and Maryvale College, & went on to complete high school at Wendywood High. After high school, Tidi then moved to the USA where he studied a BA in Psychology at Sullivan Community College. This was completed in 2004, where he moved back to South Africa to pursue love of wildlife.Achievements• "Running Wild"​ | A Hollywood movie starring Brook Shields, Martin Sheen & John Varty | 1995 • '​'Bush School'​'​ | A Children's TV Show that was created by John Varty & distributed by Disney | 1989 • Silver Lorie Advertising Award Winner | Play station Radio Ad | 2007 • National & Provincial colours for Karate, & numerous National & Provincial titles | 1993 - 2008 • Numerous adverts for different companies 1986 - 1995 • Venomous snake handling & identification, snake bite treatment & black mamba handling | 2000 - Present • Trvl Snake Park, MonteCasino bird gardens, Lorie Park Zoo, Johannesburg Zoo, Extreme bowling alley | 1994 - Present • Tiger Canyon | 2011 - Present • Photography | 2013 - PresentPhotographic WorkTidi started his wildlife photography & film making when he started his tenure at Tiger Canyons. While at Tigers he has been mentored by the likes of John Varty (World famous wild life film maker), Marcel Van Oosten (Award-winning wildlife & nature photographer) & the Van Bomell's(African tour guides, book publishers & photographers) Some of his work has been on displayed numerous wildlife websites, been published in People Magazine numerous times & he also has pieces for sale in an art gallerys.Tidi is also a Technical Genius! Having mastered IT solutions, Tidi also runs a successful IT company that focuses on support systems, database systems, Event Management Systems, sms systems, geo location systems, ITC products as well as FMGC brand systems for some of the leading FMCG companies it's in Southern Africa. This is also proceeded by the popular web development