Who is an Auditor General?
The Auditor-General of South Africa has a constitutional mandate and, as the supreme audit institution (SAI) of South Africa, it exists to strengthen our country’s democracy by enabling oversight, accountability, and governance in the public sector. through auditing, thereby building public confidence.
Auditor General South Africa Contact Details
The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) conducts regular audits of national and provincial government departments and identified public entities, municipalities, and municipal entities (its clients or auditees). Furthermore, AGSA conducts discretionary audits, such as performance audits, special audits, and investigations.
Its audit reports are made public and are tabled in Parliament, provincial legislatures, and municipal councils. In addition to these audit-specific reports, AGSA publishes general reports each year, in which it analyses the outcomes of the audits at national, provincial, and municipal levels.
Through its audit activities, AGSA plays an important role in enabling accountability and thus promoting sound financial governance practices in South Africa.
It does this by providing independent assurance to the various legislatures on whether entities that use public funds have managed their financial affairs in line with sound financial principles, has complied with the relevant legal framework, and have provided credible information on the achievement of their financial and performance objectives.
In this way, the elected representatives of the South African people are able to hold the executive and accounting authorities, officials, and public entities accountable. Ultimately, AGSA’s work empowers citizens to hold the custodians of public resources accountable.
AGSA is accountable to the National Assembly, to which it reports annually on its activities and the performance of its functions by tabling the main accountability instruments, namely its strategic plan and budget and its annual report.
The Standing Committee on the Auditor-General (SCoAG), established in terms of the Constitution and the PAA, oversees AGSA’s performance on behalf of the National Assembly.
Contact Details
| Postal | PO Box 446, Pretoria, 0001 |
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| Physical | 4 Daventry Street, Lynnwood Bridge Office Park, Lynnwood Manor |
| Tel | 012 426 8000 |
| Fax | 012 426 8257 |
| Web | www.agsa.co.za/default.aspx |
What is the email address of Auditor General South Africa?
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Who is the auditor general for South Africa?
Ms Tsakani Maluleke
The Auditor-General | AGSA
Ms. Tsakani Maluleke is South Africa’s auditor-general, the first woman to hold this position in the supreme audit institution’s 109-year history. She was also the first female deputy auditor-general.
Where is the Auditor General of South Africa?
Auditor-General South Africa, 300 Middel Street, Brooklyn, PRETORIA.
What is the role of the auditor general in South Africa?
“The auditor-general of South Africa has a constitutional mandate and, as the Supreme Audit Institution (SAi) of South Africa, exists to strengthen our country’s democracy by enabling oversight, accountability, and governance in the public sector through auditing, thereby building public confidence.”