Thembekile Kimi Makwetu
Thembekile Kimi Makwetu | |
|---|---|
| Auditor-General of South Africa | |
| In office 1 December 2013 โ 11 November 2020 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Preceded by | Terence Nombembe |
| Succeeded by | Tsakani Maluleke (designate) |
| Deputy Auditor-General | |
| In office 2007 โ 1 December 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Died | 11 November 2020 |
Thembekile Kimi Makwetu (died 11 November 2020) was a South African Chartered accountant. He served as the Auditor-General of South Africa between 2013 and 2020.
Education
Makwetu was born in Cape Town, South Africa on 7 January 1966. Matriculated in 1984 from St Johns College in Umtata. In 1989, he graduated with a degree in Social Sciences from the University of Cape Town. After receiving a BCompt Honours degree from the University of Natal in 1997, he qualified as a chartered accountant.[1]
Career
He took a job with
Auditor-General
On 1 December 2013, South African President Jacob Zuma appointed Makwetu Auditor-General of South Africa for a seven-year term.[3] In February 2014 Makwetu drew attention to what he described as "wasteful and irregular" government spending.[4] A later report from Makwetu in November 2015 said there had been a "slight improvement".[5]
Death
Makwetu died from lung cancer on 11 November 2020. His term as Auditor-General was set to expire on 30 November. He will be replaced by his deputy, Tsakani Maluleke.[6]
See also
- Comptroller and Auditor General
References
- ^ "Auditor General > About > The Auditor-General". www.agsa.co.za. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "Kimi Makwetu: an advocate of oversight". Business Day Live. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Zuma appoints new auditor general". The M&G Online. 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Government bodies wasted R2bn last year, says AG". The M&G Online. 5 February 2014.
- ^ Nicolaides, Gia (25 November 2015). "R25bn of irregular expenditure by govt departments". Eyewitness News.
- ^ Matiwane, Zimasa (11 November 2020). "Auditor-general Kimi Makwetu dies after two-year battle against cancer". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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