Technical Affairs Manager : David Matyanga Chamber of Mines Zimbabwe

He has over 20 years experience in mining chemicals supply. Currently he is the Business Manager- Mining for Acol Chemical Holdings Pvt Ltd

A registered professional mining engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa with specialisation in mine planning. He graduated with a BSc Hons in Mining Engineering from the University of Zimbabwe in 2002 and has published papers on mine planning and slope steeping through the SAIMM. He has 20 years work experience in the mining industry ranging from chrome, platinum, diamonds and gold in both production and mine planning. Alfred has previously worked as a Planning Engineer and Principal Mining Engineer for Gem Diamonds where he worked with the world renowned McKinsey during the company business transformation where he led the implementation of steeper pit slopes and mining contract re-negotiation achieving sustainable savings of over US$15 million per annum. In line with observations from leading rock mechanics experts from SRK and Itasca, the Letšeng Mine pit slopes are arguably among the best in world. Alfred worked as the Mining Manager for Letšeng Diamond Mine where he managed

Responsible for Finance and fund raising projects. He has 21 years mining experience. He is currently Mine Manager at Zimplats , Ngwarati mine. He holds a Masters in Business Management from the University of Gloustershire, a Diploma in mining from The Zimbabwe School of mines.

Council Member Responsible for Technical visits . 17 years mining experience in large openpit iron ore, platinum and coal mines. A member of the Board of Examiners for the Full Blasting Licences. An ardent golfer. A holder of BSc Hon Mining Engineering from UZ (2006) and currently persuing MBA with Solusi University.