#ANCParliament Appointment process of Auditor General We note parliament’s Ad hoc committee’s unanimous recommendation of Deputy Auditor-General Thembekile Kimi Makwetla for appointment as the next Auditor-General. The National Assembly will afternoon consider the recommendation and make a decision. As the ANC, we support his appointment to this crucial position in one of the critical organisations of our constitutional democracy. His appointment will ensure continuity, having closely worked with the outgoing Auditor-General Terence Nombembe for many years. Makwetu has served in the position of Deputy AG for six years, where he amongst others enhanced and created the office’s good stakeholder relationships; managed the New York-based team that audited the United Nations - a project that got the AG’s office international recognition for the sterling work done; and contributed immensely to the skills and talent building in the AG’s office through the Trainee Accountants’ training scheme. Before joining the AG’s office, Makwetu held senior management positions at various companies, including Deloitte & Touche (as director for forensics division), Liberty Life (as division director for finance), and Metropolitan Health (as senior manager for finance and administration). He is former vice chairman for SA Institute of Chartered Accountants; member of the Institute of Directors and board member for Accounting Standards Board. We are confident that under his leadership, the AG’s office will continue to excellently perform its statutory task of auditing the public sector to deliver on its mandate to taxpayers in a manner that is transparent, credible and independent. We wish him and his team well. We also thank the outgoing Auditor General for his outstanding service to South Africa and wish him well ahead of his retirement from office in November.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:23:43 +0000
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