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Katlholo in embarrassing exit

Katlholo
Katlholo

Upon resumption of duty at the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) three years ago, Tymon Katlholo would be remembered for a strong vow he made publicly: “Nobody should tell us who to investigate, how to investigate, when to investigate and how to investigate.”

This was indeed a loaded statement that unfortunately, Katlholo never had a jiffy to break down so that he could be duly comprehended as that would somehow determine his future at the corruption busting agency.

But the tone of his message was simply that he was not going to allow anyone to dictate to him how to go about his work at the DCEC. The big question is, did he really succeed in that endeavour? A lot has, however, happened in his journey that found the man pitted against the Office of the President, which raises doubts about Katlholo’s success rate.

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