# Transport minister Sindisiwe Chikunga will officially welcome the International Maritime Organisation Audit Team to the country today. The team will be conducting a mandatory audit on a number of state entities, including the Transport Department’s implementing agency responsible for maritime administration, the South African Maritime Safety Authority. This will be followed by a preliminary audit outcome report, to be submitted at the end of the week. The department says South Africa is one of the two African States, Benin being the other, scheduled for audits before the end of the year.
Maritime Organisation Audit Team in SA to conduct a mandatory audit