19 The initial board members were confirmed by Dominic Mubayiwa, the CEO of the ZMDC, as follows: Mbada Board Chairman: • Robert Mhlanga [President Mugabe’s former helicopter pilot and a cousin of Mines Minister Obert Mpofu. Made a fortune in the DRC in the late 1990s when Zimbabwean troops were sent in by President Mugabe]. ZMDC representatives: • Sithengisiso Mpofu [sister-in-law to Minister of Mines, Obert Mpofu] • Dingiswayo Ndlovu [personal assistant to the minister] • Chrystesona Kanjoma • One vacancy Grandwell Representatives: • Paolo Kasasola • Chad Smart • David Kassel • Two vacancies Canadile Board Chairman: • Cougan Matanhire ZMDC Representatives: 78 • Dominic Mubayiwa [Chief Executive Officer, ZMDC] • Alvin Ncube • Beauty Moyo • Mrs G. Chikwava78 The Zimbabwean, ‘The Chiadzwa gang: Shady individuals and fugitives’, 25 June 2010: http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/news/32076/the-chiadzwa-gang-shady-individuals-and-fugitives.html 78 The Zimbabwean, ‘The Chiadzwa gang: Shady individuals and fugitives’, 25 June 2010: