The Auditor-General can not continue to depend on third service providers, to carry out its core function. What we have now is the fox that is guarding the henhouse. Giving the Auditor-General powers to make recommendations on matters that the National Prosecuting Unit, NPA must prosecute on, was one step towards reconfiguring the role of auditing in government, but these powers can only be effective if the Auditor-General is fully independent and well funded.