The Group of Twenty (popularly known as G20) is an international forum of both developing and developed countries that seeks to find solutions to global economic and financial issues. The supreme audit institution (SAI) of the country holding the G20 presidency chairs the SAI20 engagement group. Therefore, when South Africa assumed the presidency of G20 for 2025, the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) assumed the chair of the SAI20 2025 from 1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025.
The formation, which plays a pivotal role in promoting global transparency and accountability, is chaired by the auditor-general of South Africa for the 2025 calendar year. SAI20 emerged in response to the critical need for heightened oversight and accountability during the extraordinary disbursement of public funds to combat the covid-19 pandemic. The importance of balancing pandemic response efforts with achieving sustainable development goals reinforced the necessity for transparency in public financial management across nations and the formation of SAI20. Some of the key milestones achieved while South Africa served as chair include hosting the following engagements:
- Technical Meeting (5-6 February 2025): Directors of member supreme audit institutions (SAIs) came together for in-depth discussions on the critical themes for 2025. Through these deliberations SAIs aligned based on their shared insight and on best practices to reinforce their roles in shaping public policy and driving positive change in governance for economic growth.
- Draft Declaration Discussion Meeting (5-6 March 2025): The Draft Declaration Discussion meeting is at a director-level and follows the SAI20 Technical Meeting. This engagement considered the diverse contexts, challenges and recommendations from participating countries to shape the final declaration.
- Senior Officials Meeting (15-16 April 2025): The senior officials meeting's primary objective was to establish a clear path to advance the SAI20 Communique, which delineated the collective posture of the member SAIs and their contributions to the broader G20 agenda.
- SAI20 Summit (24-25 June 2025): The SAI20 Summit is a gathering of heads of supreme audit institutions (SAIs) from member countries that considered the outcomes of the earlier SAI20 Technical Meeting, Draft Declaration Meeting, SAI20 Senior Officials Meeting and agreed on the final SAI20 Communique.
The 2025 SAI20 presidency focused on two critical themes:
- Unlocking and leveraging public infrastructure funding for equality, sustainable growth, and bringing improvement to the lives of citizens.
- Collaborative and integrative efforts for a future-ready workforce – bridging the skills gap in sustainable economic growth.
The Auditor-General South Africa is proud to have supported the auditor-general as she chaired SAI20 in 2025.
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Day 1 of the SAI20 Summit
Day 2 of the SAI20 Summit
Day 3 of the SAI20 Summit
SAI SA’s Jan Van Schalkwyk reflects on draft declaration meeting
Day 2 of SAI20 Technical Meeting
AGSA SAI PRESIDENCY 2025
SAI20 is a G20 engagement group
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- Day 3: Cultural Experience - 26 June 2025
- Day 2: Plenary - 25 June 2025
- Day 1: Gala Dinner - 24 June 2025
- Day 1: Plenary - 24 June 2025
- Cocktail Function - 23 June 2025
