By Xolisa Phillip
After two years as head of audit followed by another seven years as deputy auditor-general, Tsakani Maluleke was thoroughly prepared for the top job.
In a wide-ranging written interview, Maluleke, whose appointment as Auditor-General was confirmed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in late 2020, reflected on leading South Africa’s supreme audit institution in a dynamic and ever-changing environment.
Maluleke is not only the first woman to assume the role of Deputy Auditor-General in the institution’s history, she also became the first woman to lead it upon confirmation of her candidacy. Her seven-year, non-renewable term began on 1 December 2020.
Armed with a combined nine years in the Office of the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA), in 2020 the chartered accountant (CA) threw her hat in the ring to succeed the late Kimi Makwetu, trusting that the experience she had acquired as Head of Audit and Deputy Auditor-General would
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