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Makwetu died in hospital Wednesday at the age of 54.
Auditor General Kimi Makwetu. Image: @ AuditorGen_SA / Twitter
JOHANNESBURG – Condolences are reaching out to the family of outgoing Auditor General Kimi Makwetu, with many describing him as an honest and dedicated man.
Makwetu died in hospital Wednesday at the age of 54.
He had been suffering from lung cancer.
Former President Jacob Zuma appointed him to the position in 2013 after serving as Deputy Auditor General.
He planned to leave office at the end of the month.
Born in Cape Town, Kimi Makwetu started his career at Standard Bank and later worked at Nampak.
He completed his articles at Deloitte, where he rose to senior management before joining Liberty and Metropolitan Life in Cape Town.
He was later appointed Deputy Auditor General.
Makwetu was known for his decisive and constructive criticism of the government for irregular spending.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said the finance and auditing fraternity would never be the same again: “It worked very well with the committee, Scopa and Parliament. He worked very hard to get government funding to be properly audited and I’m sure we will miss him in the financial world, in the auditing world. “
Former Treasury Director General Lungisa Fuzile said Makwetu was an incredible man: “If we had only a couple dozen people of the caliber of Auditor General Kimi Makwetu, then this country would go back to normal very quickly.”
Makwetu’s death comes shortly after he was appointed to the United Nations independent audit advisory committee.
The Auditor General’s Office said the Makwetu family would soon share details of the funeral.
Makwetu leaves behind his family and three children.
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