Mugabe appoints son-in-law as new boss of National Airline A son-in-law of President Robert Mugabe, Simba Chikore has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer of the Zimbabwean National airline. The thirty-nine-year-old Chikore is reported to have worked as a pilot. Critics of Mr. Mugabe's government are asking Air Zimbabwe to make public the list of applicants so that it can be proved that Chikore really was the best candidate. NEWS24