{"id":60574,"date":"2020-08-13T09:44:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T07:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/shortlisted-to-take-over-as-ag-20200811-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T11:45:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T09:45:29","slug":"shortlisted-to-take-over-as-ag-20200811-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/shortlisted-to-take-over-as-ag-20200811-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortlisted to take over as AG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Parliament has shortlisted eight candidates to be interviewed for the position to be left vacant by incumbent Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu in November. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Moses Gasela, employed as the CFO in the Office of the Premier in the Northern Cape, made the list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He previously worked in the Eastern Cape provincial Treasury and as finance director in the Justice Department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gasela holds chartered accountant qualifications from the UK and a PhD in finance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The candidates were shortlisted last Tuesday (4 August) from 71 applications received by the ad hoc committee on the appointment of the auditor-general on 17 July. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other candidates include Edmond Shoko-Lekhuleni, Michael Sass, Rachel Kalidass, Shabeer Khan, Tankiso Moloi, Zakariya Hoosain and Tsakani Maluleke. 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