| FULL NAMES: |
Mzuvukile Maqetuka |
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| Date of birth: |
28 January 1952 |
| Place of birth: |
Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa |
| Languages spoken: |
Xhosa, English, Afrikaans |
| Marital status: |
Married |
| Extramural activities: |
Bookworm, enjoy collecting and reading book. I am also an Author of five published books, currently working on the sixth one. |
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Educational background:
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BA (Hons) Contemporary Media Studies, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom - 1994
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Certificate in Strategic Studies, University of Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province, Republic of South Africa, 1994-95
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Certificate in News Agency Journalism, Julius Fucick School of Journalism, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1983
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Work experience:
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Deputy-Director General, National Intelligence Agency, South African government, 1994-1997
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Head, Government Relations, Simeka TWS-Communications, a private sector organisation, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa, 1997-1999
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Deputy-Director General, South African Secret Services, South African government, 1999-2001
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Coordinator for Intelligence at the National Intelligence Coordinating Committee (NICOC), South African government, 2001-2004
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Director-General at the Department of Home Affairs, South African government, 2004-2006
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Ambassador Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria and accredited to the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), 2008-2012
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Non-Executive Director at the board of directors of SACOIL Ltd, a private sector company listed in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, 2012-2017
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Non-Executive Director at the board of directors of the Eastern Cape Development Agency (ECDC), a State Owned Enterprise, Eastern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa, 2017-2019
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Non-Executive Director at the board of directors of the Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA), 2019-2020
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Ambassador Extraordinaire and Plenipotentiary to the Russia Federation and accredited to the Republic of Belarus, 2021
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