While serving a 12-year sentence at Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre, Mpho Bojwa Maponya didn’t just count the days — he made the days count.Through pain, reflection, and purpose, he transformed his life behind bars and penned Bojwa: A Graduate from the UNIVERSITY of Life — a memoir written in confinement but fueled by liberation of the soul. Mpho Bojwa Maponya joins us now to talk about purpose, prison, and the pen that saved him.

While serving a 12-year sentence at Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre, Mpho Bojwa Maponya didn&rsquo;t just count the days &mdash; he made the days count.Through pain, reflection, and purpose, he transformed his life behind bars and penned&nbsp;Bojwa: A Graduate from the UNIVERSITY of Life&nbsp;&mdash; a memoir written in confinement but fueled by liberation of the soul.&nbsp;Mpho Bojwa Maponya joins us now to talk about purpose, prison, and the pen that saved him.

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