Kimi makwetu
Parliamentarians pay tribute to late Kimi Makwetu
Late Auditor General Kimi Makwetu died on 11 November after battling lung cancer for two years. He was 54 years’ old.
Tsakani Maluleke is appointed for a non-renewable term of seven years.
Makwetu passed away last week after battling stage four lung cancer.
Professor Mills Soko tells us more about auditor-general Kimi Makwetu.
Makwetu died in hospital on Wednesday at the age of 54.
Makwetu died in hospital on Wednesday afternoon after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in June 2018.
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu launched six of the guides during a webinar on Wednesday.
Makwetu joined the likes of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Tuesday to address the National Council of Province (NCOP)’s local government week virtual session.
Kimi Makwetu on Friday briefed Parliament’s standing committee on the Auditor-General about the management of COVID-19 initiatives.
David Mabuza has been fielding questions in the National Council of Provinces, his first appearance in Parliament after a lengthy bout of ill-health.
Nxesi has on Wednesday afternoon unpacked findings relating to the UIF COVID-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief (TER) Scheme.
Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu released a report on Wednesday on the real-time auditing that his office was requested by President Cyril Ramaphosa to do in order to track how funds were being spent.
Parliament on Thursday concluded interviews for six candidates to find a replacement for Kimi Makwetu, whose non-renewable term ends in November.
The committee this week concluded shortlisting candidates to replace Kimi Makwetu.
A parliamentary ad hoc committee on the appointment of the Auditor General met on Tuesday to consider the names, as well as the selection process.
Irregular expenditure among the country's municipalities has increased to R32 billion in the 2018/19 financial year.
Service delivery was also affected in these municipalities, with the Makwetu adding that cost-containment measures and recovery plans were introduced in the hope of recovering from the 'huge financial loss'.
The organisation said it would encourage treasury to implement Section 216 of the Constitution to withhold equitable share to address financial misconduct.
This has been attributed to departures from prescribed regulations a problem that has hogged municipal finances for some time.