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Makwetu was officially appointed auditor general in December 2013 by former president Jacob Zuma for seven years.
Auditor General Kimi Makwetu. Image: @ AuditorGen_SA / Twitter
JOHANNESBURG – Former Auditor General Kimi Makwetu has passed away.
In a statement Wednesday, South Africa’s Auditor General confirmed that he died in hospital. He was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in June 2018.
“As the national audit office, we join the Makwetu family in mourning his death. We ask the public to keep the family in their thoughts and prayers as they come to terms with the passing, and to provide them with privacy and space to deal with his passing, “the statement said.
Makweti was officially appointed auditor general in December 2013 by former president Jacob Zuma for seven years.
He was due to leave office at the end of this month.
Makwetu was recently appointed to the United Nations Independent Audit Advisory Committee.
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