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described his performance as middling, saying that he "seems to have quietly taken his time coming to terms with the enormous challenges facing his department". During his years in the position, Kotsoane received significant public attention because of the department's role in the highly
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Sexwale and faced dismissal. In early November 2009, Kotsoane announced that he had agreed to leave the department; he said that he would likely be transferred to the
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