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

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, 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

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. After receiving a BCompt Honours degree from the

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in 1997, he qualified as a chartered accountant.

Career

He took a job with

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, and would go on to work at Nampak. He completed his

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. He later went on to work for

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and for Liberty Life in

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, 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.

Auditor-General

On 1 December 2013, South African President Jacob Zuma appointed Makwetu Auditor-General of South Africa for a seven-year term. In February 2014 Makwetu drew attention to what he described as "wasteful and irregular" government spending. A later report from Makwetu in November 2015 said there had been a "slight improvement".

Death

Makwetu died from

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on 11 November 2020. His term as Auditor-General was set to expire on 30 November. He will be replaced by his deputy,

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References

External links

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Website of the Auditor-General
South African accountants

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