Latest articles on Kimi Makwetu

Khaya Sithole: The decline and fall of the South African auditing profession

Opinion Khaya Sithole - 14 Nov 2020

Its reputation is not being helped at all by the crisis at its independent regulatory body

Kimi Makwetu’s legacy: Auditing as a social and moral contract

Opinion Khaya Sithole - 12 Nov 2020

As a seasoned professional in the field of auditing, Kimi Makwetu’s characterisation of his trade as more than just a profession was reflective of the alchemy between his sense of public duty and the commitment to professionalism

Q&A Sessions: Kimi Makwetu on when you hear the money ‘crying out for help’

Coronavirus Athandiwe Saba - 7 Oct 2020

The smoke signal comes from irregular expenditure and over the past seven years, there has been about R1.65-billion of it. Auditor general Kimi Makwetu tells Athandiwe Saba that this is when the squandered money cries for help

Auditor general flags Ithala Bank’s digital deal

Business Thando Maeko - 30 Aug 2020

The Prudential Authority has given Ithala Bank until June 2021 to submit its application for a banking licence in terms of the Banking Act

Editorial: Municipal disgrace shames us

Editorial Editorial - 2 Jul 2020

We will probably hear premiers, a minister or even the president saying they “condemn in the strongest terms” what is happening in municipalities

AG’s report reveals the municipalities where money goes to waste

National M&G Data Desk - 2 Jul 2020

Municipalities are in complete disarray, with many of them flagged by the auditor-general for deliberate lack of accountability and tolerance for transgressions by political and administrative leadership while billions are squandered.

Audit Act introduces steps to prevent wasteful, unethical ‘loss’ of public money

Analysis Kimi Makwetu - 10 Mar 2020

The lack of accountability and consequences for deviant behaviour by government officials allowed the misuse of taxpayers’ money

We fail children living with disabilities

Article Vanessa Japtha - 6 Mar 2020

Despite commendable work and persistent battles, not enough is being done for these learners

Municipalities need youthful leaders

Analysis Sello Ivan Phahle - 21 Feb 2020

Midvaal mayor Bongani Baloyi shows the value of competent young leaders who prioritise accountability and challenge the status quo

Council officials must explain wastage or pay up

Article Thando Maeko - 8 Feb 2020

The last full municipal audit, for 2017-2018, showed that unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure at municipalities has reached R122-billion

Impossible choices in QwaQwa: What it takes to get water

Article Bongekile Macupe - 7 Feb 2020

A broken municipality and a four-year crisis forces residents to consider desperate choices, such as trading sex for water

How the auditor general plans to get some billions lost to corruption

Article Athandiwe Saba - 28 Nov 2019

Irregular expenditure is increasing, but the Auditor General is using more of its powers to get the money back

Urgent measures needed to address the poor state of municipalities

Article Paul Kariuki - 10 Jul 2019

Local government officials must work together with citizens to ensure communities participate in decision-making that affects them

Billions lost in disorganised municipalities

Article Sabelo Skiti - 26 Jun 2019

The AG has called for more leadership from municipalities and local government, as his office prepares to get more power to force accountability

Financial state of municipalities has worsened — AG

Article Mashadi Kekana - 26 Jun 2019

Although irregular expenditure has decreased slightly in municipalities, most of them were unable to achieve a clean audit

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Latest articles on Kimi Makwetu

Khaya Sithole: The decline and fall of the South African auditing profession

Kimi Makwetu’s legacy: Auditing as a social and moral contract

Q&A Sessions: Kimi Makwetu on when you hear the money ‘crying out for help’

Auditor general flags Ithala Bank’s digital deal

Editorial: Municipal disgrace shames us

AG’s report reveals the municipalities where money goes to waste

Audit Act introduces steps to prevent wasteful, unethical ‘loss’ of public money

We fail children living with disabilities

Municipalities need youthful leaders

Council officials must explain wastage or pay up

Impossible choices in QwaQwa: What it takes to get water

How the auditor general plans to get some billions lost to corruption

Urgent measures needed to address the poor state of municipalities

Billions lost in disorganised municipalities

Financial state of municipalities has worsened — AG

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