Axed prisons boss Silas Motlalekgosi invited us into his home last week. Earlier this month, Motlalekgosi was retired as head of the Botswana Prisons Service (BPS), made to leave a position he held since 2009 when he was appointed by the then President, Ian Khama. A former Botswana Defence Force (BDF) officer, this is Motlalekgosi’s story; it is a tale he plans to document in a tell-all autobiography soon. Let’s journey back to 2009 and your appointment to the top post in the Botswana Prisons Service. It was very interesting when I entered the prison service, quite a dramatic entry and as I speak to you now, a dramatic exit as well.