Tsakani Maluleke

Tsakani Maluleke (born 1975 or 1976) is a South African chartered accountant who has been the Auditor-General of South Africa since December 2020, the first woman to hold the office. She had previously served as the deputy auditor-general.

Early life and education Maluleke was born and grew up in the Soshanguve township, north of Pretoria. She has two sisters, Refilwe and Basani. She matriculated from the St Andrew's School for Girls, a private school in Senderwood, Johannesburg. Maluleke studied at the University of Cape Town, graduating from with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accountancy in 1996 and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Accounting in 1997.

Career Maluleke completed her articles at PwC. In 2001, she was a registered auditor and chartered accountant CA(SA). Maluleke worked as a transactor at Worldwide Capital between 2001 and 2002, when she became business finance manager at the Eastern Cape Development Corporation. From 2004 to 2010, she worked as a finance director at Izingwe Holdings.

Auditor-general of South Africa On 20 October 2020, the ad-hoc parliamentary committee on appointing the next auditor-general unanimously recommended Maluleke to replace Thembekile Kimi Makwetu, whose non-renewable term was nearly complete. On 27 October 2020, the National Assembly also unanimously resolved to recommend Maluleke for appointment as the next Auditor-General. President Cyril Ramaphosa officially appointed her on 20 November 2020 and she assumed office on 1 December 2020. She is the first woman to hold the role.

Personal life Maluleke's two sisters, Basani and Refilwe, are both businesswomen. Basani was the first black woman to serve as chief executive officer of a commercial bank in South Africa, when she was CEO of African Bank, while Refilwe holds a senior position at Discovery.

Maluleke has two children. She speaks every official language of South Africa, with the exception of the Venda language.