A Guide to Understanding the NATIONAL PEACE & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION IN ZIMBABWE Commissioner Geoffrey Chada At the time of his appointment, Commissioner Chada was the Executive Director of the Scientic and Industrial Research and Development Centre (SIRDC). He is a historian by training and has previously been a Professor of African History at the University of Toronto. Commissioner Chada currently sits on the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) Board and is serving as the Chairperson of Domboshawa Theological College. From 1990 to 2001, Commissioner Chada was the Chief Executive and Executive Secretary of the Zimbabwe Mass Media Trust, the Holding Company of the Zimpapers 1980 Ltd, Hunyani Paper Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, Kingstons Ltd, ZIANA News Agency and the Community Newspapers Group. In 1994, he founded the National Initiative for Reconciliation, a Non-Governmental Organisation for peace building, dialogue and reconciliation. In 2011, he was a consultant for The Great Zimbabwe Scenarios Project, which sought to provide opportunities for Zimbabweans to engage in dialogue about the possible futures for the country. Commissioner Chada also presented three research papers on “Dialogue, Discussion, Openness and Peace-building as a Process of creating a New Future”, “Importance of a Shared Vision in National Healing, Reconciliation and Integration: Shalom for Zimbabwe and “Security Sector Reforms for Zimbabwe”. Commissioner Golden Chekenyere Commissioner Chekenyere has a PhD in Education and is an experienced development practitioner. He has done a signicant amount of consultancy work in international development in the past two decades when he worked in education and human capital development projects for USAID. He played an important role in high impact education and training programmes in Zimbabwe. 46