Chief among these is Health Minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, the chief theoretician behind Mbeki’s AIDS denialist policies. 
Mmoja wao akiwa ni Waziri wa Afya, Dkt Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, aliyekuwa mwananadharia mkubwa katika hoja ya Mbeki ya sera za kukana uwepo wa UKIMWI.