COMMENT | He has always taken a straight and narrow path, maintaining a low profile after entering the corporate world four decades ago.

Despite helming companies and engaging in sports, he always played by the book - guiding and supporting from the sidelines while deliberately avoiding the headlines.

But for four months, beginning January, his name was dragged through the mud - mugshots splashed across news pages and new portals, accused of money laundering and corruption.

It started in March last year, when...