Thembekile Kimi Makwetu

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.

Thembekile Kimi Makwetu
Auditor-General of South Africa
In office
1 December 2013 – 11 November 2020
PresidentJacob Zuma
Preceded byTerence Nombembe
Succeeded byTsakani Maluleke (designate)
Deputy Auditor-General
In office
2007 – 1 December 2013
Personal details
BornCape Town, South Africa
Died(2020-11-11)11 November 2020

Education

Makwetu was born in Cape Town, South Africa on the 7th of 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 Standard Bank, and would go on to work at Nampak. He completed his articles of clerkship at Deloitte. He later went on to work for Metropolitan Life in Western Cape and for Liberty Life in Gauteng, before becoming a director in Deloitte's forensic unit. In 2007, he joined the Auditor-General's office as Deputy Auditor-General under Terence Nombembe.[2][3]

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

References
  1. "Auditor General > About > The Auditor-General". www.agsa.co.za. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. "Kimi Makwetu: an advocate of oversight". Business Day Live. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. "Zuma appoints new auditor general". The M&G Online. 1 December 2013.
  4. "Government bodies wasted R2bn last year, says AG". The M&G Online. 5 February 2014.
  5. Nicolaides, Gia (25 November 2015). "R25bn of irregular expenditure by govt departments". Eyewitness News.
  6. 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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