Joel Netshitenzhe | |
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| Head of Government Communication and Information System | |
| In office 1998–2006 | |
| President | Nelson Mandela Thabo Mbeki |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Themba Maseko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1956 Sibasa, Northern Transvaal Union of South Africa |
| Citizenship | South African |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Alma mater | School of Oriental and African Studies |
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Joel Netshitenzhe (born 21 December 1956) is a South African politician and strategist, known for his policy and communications work for the African National Congress (ANC). He served as head of communications under President Nelson Mandela (1994); head of Government Communication and Information System (1998–2006); and head of the policy unit in the Presidency (2001–2009) under Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, though he was viewed as a particularly close ally of Mbeki's. A former anti-apartheid activist, Netshitenzhe was a member of the ANC National Executive Committee between 1991 and 2022, and he was a member of the ANC's delegation to the negotiations that ended apartheid.