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Joel Netshitenzhe (b. ) is head of the policy and coordination advisory unit in the presidency. He previously served as head of South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
's Government Communication and Information Systems
Government Communication and Information Systems

The Government Communication and Information Systems is a South African government-owned corporation that is primarily charged with managing public communication of government actions and policy....
 (GCIS) from 1998 to 2006.

As a key political strategist for South African President Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mbeki

Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is a South African politician who served almost two terms as the second democratically elected President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008....
, Netshitenzhe is considered one of the country's most powerful political players. As head of the GCIS, his role is effectively to head up the president's policy unit.

Netshitenzhe was at one stage considered as a possible contender in the country's forthcoming presidential elections
President of South Africa

The President of the Republic of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under South Africa's Constitution of South Africa. From 1961 to 1994, the head of state was called the State President of South Africa....
 due to his close working relationship with Mbeki.






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Joel Netshitenzhe (b. ) is head of the policy and coordination advisory unit in the presidency. He previously served as head of South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
's Government Communication and Information Systems
Government Communication and Information Systems

The Government Communication and Information Systems is a South African government-owned corporation that is primarily charged with managing public communication of government actions and policy....
 (GCIS) from 1998 to 2006.

As a key political strategist for South African President Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mbeki

Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is a South African politician who served almost two terms as the second democratically elected President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008....
, Netshitenzhe is considered one of the country's most powerful political players. As head of the GCIS, his role is effectively to head up the president's policy unit.

Netshitenzhe was at one stage considered as a possible contender in the country's forthcoming presidential elections
President of South Africa

The President of the Republic of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under South Africa's Constitution of South Africa. From 1961 to 1994, the head of state was called the State President of South Africa....
 due to his close working relationship with Mbeki. However, after Mbeki rival Jacob Zuma
Jacob Zuma

Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is a South African politician. He is the President of the African National Congress , the governing political party, and was Deputy President of South Africa from 1999 to 2005....
 assumed the presidency of the ruling African National Congress
African National Congress

The African National Congress has been South Africa's governing party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in May 1994....
 in December 2007, Netshitenzhe's prospects looked to have diminished significantly. He has, however, retained his place on the party's influential National Executive Committee
National Executive Committee (African National Congress)

The ANC National Executive Committee is the chief executive organ of the South African political party, the African National Congress. It is elected at every National Conference of the African National Congress; the executive committee, in turn, elects a National Working Committee for day-to-day decision-making responsibilities....
.