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The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) is an office established by the 1996 Constitution of South Africa and is one of the Chapter nine institutions intended to support democracy, although its history dates back at least 100 years. [1] Tsakani Maluleke took over as Auditor-General on 1 December 2020. [2]
Terence Mncedisi Nombembe (born 30 September 1961 in Qumbu, Eastern Cape) is a qualified Chartered accountant who served as Auditor General of South Africa from 2006 to 2013. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] During his tenure as Auditor General, Nombembe gained a reputation for integrity.
Its key areas of work include primary sector industries (in SA, mainly agriculture, viticulture and farming of livestock), [19] marine aquaculture, and Biosecurity. [ 20 ] The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) is the state government's principal research institute, and forms part of PIRSA.
the Auditor-General; the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) an Independent Authority to Regulate Broadcasting. [1] Though chapter nine calls for a broadcast regulator it does not specifically mandate the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). [2] Interpretations vary on whether ICASA is a Chapter 9 institution or not.
On 1 December 2013, South African President Jacob Zuma appointed Makwetu Auditor-General of South Africa for a seven-year term. [3] In February 2014 Makwetu drew attention to what he described as "wasteful and irregular" government spending. [4] A later report from Makwetu in November 2015 said there had been a "slight improvement". [5]
An auditor general, also known in some countries as a comptroller general or comptroller and auditor general, is a senior civil servant charged with improving government accountability by auditing and reporting on the government's operations.
The Commission on Audit is a creation of the 1973 constitution. It was preceded by the Office of the Auditor in 1899, renamed as the Bureau of the Insular Auditor in 1900, then to the Bureau of Audits in 1905. The 1935 constitution created the General Auditing Office (GAO), and was led by the Auditor General.
The Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks is the head of the UK Intellectual Property Office or Patent Office. The Comptroller and Auditor General is head of the National Audit Office, and is the successor of the former Comptroller General of the Exchequer and the former Commissioners of Audit.