 During this time Watson befriended and made many connections with African National Congress (ANC) members who would go on to serve in the post-apartheid government of South Africa.In the mid-1990s following the end of apartheid, Watson's company Bosasa began providing services to state prisons.It received its first large contract from government in 2004 when the Department of Correctional Services awarded it a contract to provide catering services to the prison system.