MBEKELWENI: James Magagula of Mbekelweni, an ex-armed robbery convict has utilized the farming skills he acquired at Matsapha Maximum Prison to venture into professional farming.
Speaking to this Swaziland News during an interview, Magagula said, he spent fifteen(15) years inside prison after being convicted for string of armed robberies, however, his life changed for the better while in prison.
“I have turned my life around.I do farming now and I run a kitchen with a valid license.I want to be remembered as a responsible man who loves his child not a criminal who terrorized his people. Anyone can turn their life around.You just have to make up your mind.I'm happy to influence my community in a positive way,” said the farmer.
Released ex-armed robbery convict James Magagula now a farmer after acquiring skills at Matsapha Maximum Prison, wants to be remembered as a responsible citizen.