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White farmer savages Mnangagwa over lost farm
Figtree farmer, David Connolly who lost his farm to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's top aide Ray Ndhlukula, has made an amazing rant against the Zanu-PF strongman by accusing him of not being sincere i...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 12:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Former soldier to represent Zimbabwe in UK
Deputy chief secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Christian Katsande has been redeployed to serve as Zimbabwean ambassador to London by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, NewsDay reported....Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dispossessed Zimbabwean farmers launch new international legal initiative ahead of SADC Summit of Heads of State
Dispossessed Zimbabwean commercial farmers have launched a new international legal initiative to seek justice and compensation for the loss of their farms and livelihoods, and to stop the ongoing farm...Published: 21 Aug 2017 at 06:05hrs | | by Agencies
White farmer battles Mugabe's top aide
A white commercial farmer in Matabeleland South in southern Zimbabwe is battling to have President Robert Mugabe's top aide leave a prime property, in what critics view as a "last minute" scramble...Published: 11 Mar 2017 at 07:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Farmer 'David Connolly' vows to fight Mugabe ally to the end
BULAWAYO - David Connolly was born in Bulawayo - in the then Southern Rhodesia in 1960 - and was educated at Milton - one of the first government schools set up by the British South Africa Company aro...Published: 03 Feb 2017 at 14:31hrs | 2 | by The Citizen Bulletin
Thank you Byo24
Editor! As a human rights defender and activist I wish to congratulate the editor @ Byo24 and the entire staff for giving the people of Zimbabwe in and abroad what is happening in all co...Published: 23 Jan 2017 at 11:56hrs | | by Evan Matola
Would-be thief bashed by Alick Macheso's bouncers
A 38 year old Centenary farmer was bashed by Alick Macheso's bouncers before being surrendered to police for trying to break in his BMW X5 vehicle at 007 hide out Glendale, Mashonaland Central yesterd...Published: 31 Dec 2016 at 09:39hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole
White farmer drags Chihuri to court
Centenary farmer, Phillip Rankin has filed an application at the High Court seeking to have Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri found in contempt of court for allegedly refusing to remov...Published: 02 Jun 2016 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Queen Elizabeth's mother visited disputed top Mugabe's aide farm
COLOGNE- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, visited the disputed lucrative Centenary Farm in Figtree, owned by white Zimbabwean commercial farmer, Dave Connolly, which has now been seized and officiall...Published: 04 May 2016 at 07:43hrs | 5 | by Itai Mushekwe
White farmer loses farm to Mugabe aide
White farmer David Connolly, who has been involved in a protracted legal battle with a top aide of President Robert Mugabe, faces eviction from his Centenary Farm in Figtree after a High Court judge y...Published: 29 Apr 2016 at 15:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
David Connolly ordered to vacate Centenary Farm
A HIGH Court judge yesterday ordered prominent Matabeleland South commercial white farmer David Connolly to vacate Centenary Farm and blasted the Deputy Minister of Agriculture Paddy Zhanda for allege...Published: 29 Apr 2016 at 06:55hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Britain rejects Mugabe aide
The British government has reportedly rejected President Robert Mugabe's choice of ambassador designate, Ray Ndhlukula for undisclosed reasons. Ndhlukula currently a deputy chief secretary to ...Published: 06 Apr 2016 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Last herds of pedigree Hereford and Senepol cattle under threat
As the drought in Zimbabwe bites deep and reports of cattle deaths escalate, the country's last two herds of irreplaceable pedigree Hereford and Senepol cattle are under severe threat - not directly f...Published: 22 Jan 2016 at 09:44hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
White farmers petition Mugabe
A GROUP of white commercial farmers in Matabeleland South province have petitioned President Robert Mugabe to stop his aide, Ray Ndhlukula from invading Centenary Farm, saying rare breeds of cattle we...Published: 22 Jan 2016 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe aide case struck off roll
Deputy chief secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet Ray Ndhlukula's contempt of court case has been struck off the roll.Supreme Court judges, sitting in Bulawayo last week, remov...Published: 06 Dec 2015 at 12:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's aide cost me $500 000 defending farm - Connolly
Matabeleland South commercial farmer David Connolly claims to have spent more than $500 000 in legal expenses defending his farm from being grabbed by President Robert Mugabe's deputy chief secretary,...Published: 17 Nov 2015 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff Reported
Outsiders getting Matabeleland farms
MDC secretary-general and former National Healing Integration and Reconciliation co-minister Moses Mzila-Ndlovu has expressed concern at the manner in which farms were being allocated in Matabeleland,...Published: 07 Nov 2015 at 07:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Centenary farm British invader backs down
The tug of war between Centenary farmer Philip Rankin and Zimbabwean born British citizen Sylvester Nyatsuro, who is allegedly trying to wrestle an over 100 hectare farm in Mashonaland Central, ap...Published: 23 Oct 2015 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Farmer vows to push Mugabe aide out
David Connolly a commercial farmer from Matabeleland South has vowed to continue piling pressure on President Robert Mugabe's aide Ray Ndhlukula to force him out of his Centenary Farm in Figtree. ...Published: 13 Aug 2015 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ongoing Centenary farm court case saga, test of new Zimbabwe constitution
The ongoing harassment via Zimbabwe's highly compromised court system of commercial farmer David Conolly, the owner of Centenary farm in the Figtree district of Matabeleland South province, is impacti...Published: 22 Jul 2015 at 11:12hrs | | by Ben Freeth
White farmers and the whole country alike, under siege from Mugabe's Office
This week one of the few remaining white commercial farmers in Zimbabwe, David Connolly (DC), owner of Centenary Farm, about 30km from Bulawayo was tracked down. Itai Mushekwe (IM), discusses with him...Published: 10 May 2015 at 09:20hrs | 1 | by Itai Mushekwe
White farmer arrested as Mugabe aide turns tables
Zimbabwe police on Friday arrested a white farmer David Connolly from Matabeleland South, a week after the Bulawayo High Court ruled that a senior official in President Robert Mugabe's office was in c...Published: 21 Mar 2015 at 09:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's top aide sentenced to 90 days in jail
Ray Ndhlukula, one of President Robert Mugabe's top aides, has been sentenced to 90 days in prison for defying a court order barring him from evicting Figtree farmer David Connolly from his Centenary...Published: 17 Mar 2015 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland farm crisis could fuel violent conflicts
Zanu-PF is in a catch-22 situation in Matabeleland South over the intensification of farm seizures at its stronghold as party faithful vehemently resisting the take-over of prime land by President Rob...Published: 15 Mar 2015 at 09:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Latest Matabeleland farm grabs affect widows' livelihoods
The latest wave of farm grabs in Matabeleland South has an adverse effect on the livelihoods of widows who some of them have been employed in the farms and some have been running thriving sustainable ...Published: 27 Jan 2015 at 22:56hrs | | by Widows Empowerment Trust
Farmer fails to crop as Mugabe aide remains defiant
EVICTED Figtree farmer David Connolly has failed to crop this farming season as one of President Robert Mugabe's top aides, Ray Ndhlukula, has stayed put at his farm, barring him from setting foot at ...Published: 12 Jan 2015 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Update on illegal farm invasions and contempt of court
Update regarding the illegal invasion and continued contempt of court by Dr Ray Ndhlukula (Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet) on Centenary farm; Dr Benedict Moyo (Chair...Published: 15 Dec 2014 at 15:29hrs | 5 | by Dave Conolly, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Mugabe aide continues to defy court
ONE of President Robert Mugabe's closest aides, Ray Ndhlukula, continued to defy a High Court order barring him from evicting Figtree farmer David Connolly after he reportedly moved in his cattle at t...Published: 04 Dec 2014 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police complicit in the Breakdown in the Rule of the Law
Police complicit in the Breakdown in the Rule of the Law22 September 2014 Zimbabwe Republic Police Complicit in the Breakdown in the Rule of the Law on Centenary A farm in the Matter Betwe...Published: 01 Oct 2014 at 08:00hrs | | by David Conolly
Bona Mugabe 'seizes' white farmer's land
President Robert Mugabe's daughter, Bona, has reportedly grabbed a farm owned by a white commercial farmer in Goromonzi district, Mashonaland East province.The farmer has been ordered to...Published: 25 Sep 2014 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Police complicit in the breakdown in the rule of the law' - David Conolly
Zimbabwe Republic Police Complicit in the Breakdown in the Rule of the Law on Centenary A farm in the Matter Between David Conolly and Dr. R. C Ndhlukula, the Deputy C...Published: 23 Sep 2014 at 12:27hrs | 3 | by David Conolly
Dave Conolly's statement on further contempt of court by Dr Ray Ndhlukula
David Conolly, Centenary Farm, Zimbabwe15 September 2014Zimbabwe: further contempt of court by senior civil ser...Published: 23 Sep 2014 at 12:32hrs | 2 | by David Conolly
Figtree farmer David Connolly vows to defy Mugabe's aide
Figtree farmer David Connolly, who is being kicked out of his farm by President Robert Mugabe's close aide, Ray Ndhlukula has vowed to stay put.Connolly accuses Ndhlukula of wrongfully draggin...Published: 21 Sep 2014 at 11:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe aide chases away white farmer, takes crops
President Robert Mugabe's closest aide, Ray Ndhlukula, has defiantly chased Figtree farmer David Connolly out of his farm and taken over crops worth thousands of dollars, the Southern Eye reported....Published: 19 Sep 2014 at 05:11hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Stealing farms will not empower society or grow Zimbabwe economy
In the lawless world of Zimbabwean agriculture in 2014, all it takes for a man to steal someone's home, his livelihood and his crops is an "offer letter" - signed by the Minister of Agriculture, Mech...Published: 18 Sep 2014 at 11:27hrs | | by Ben Freeth
Mugabe's top aide exposed
ONE of President Robert Mugabe's top aides Ray Ndhlukula who is trying to grab a Figtree farm from a commercial farm reportedly owns two other farms in Matabeleland South, it has been revealed....Published: 17 Sep 2014 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Latest update on Farm invaded by Mugabe's aide
FIGTREE farmer David Connolly has vowed to stay put on his farm despite renewed efforts by deputy chief secretary to the president and Cabinet Ray Ndhlukula to push him out.Ndhlukula recently ...Published: 16 Sep 2014 at 16:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Further contempt of court by Mugabe's Ray Ndhlukula
At 11:45am on Thursday, 11 September 2014, two vehicles drove up the road to my homestead on Centenary Farm. They left 7 people on the lawn of my homestead and off loaded, amongst other things,...Published: 15 Sep 2014 at 22:15hrs | 2 | by David Conolly
Mugabe's top aide strikes
ABOUT 12 men, who claimed to be the "sons" of a top aide to President Robert Mugabe, yesterday descended on the disputed Centenary Farm in Figtree with their belongings, including food, saying they ha...Published: 12 Sep 2014 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's aide hits back
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's aide Ray Ndhlukula is resisting eviction from Centenary Farm in Figtree, Matabeleland South, arguing that the Zanu PF leader personally gave him the farm.Ndhlukula, ...Published: 02 Sep 2014 at 08:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC-T official lashes at Mugabe ally, backs ex-Zipra fighters
MDC-T Matabeleland South senior official Jerow Habvane has lashed out at President Robert Mugabe's deputy chief secretary Ray Ndhlukula for seeking to forcibly take over Centenary Farm in Figtree....Published: 21 Aug 2014 at 08:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporetr
Shame on Ray Ndhlukula
Over the past few weeks, Zimbabweans have awoken to the surprise take-over of David Connolly's farm by Ray Ndhlukula, a high ranking official in Robert Mugabe's government. The occupation has stun...Published: 19 Aug 2014 at 17:24hrs | 3 | by Mduduzi Dallas Gumbo
War vets protest farm seizure
Former Zipra fighters yesterday waded into the Figtree farm dispute pitting commercial farmer David Connolly and deputy chief secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet Ray Ndhlukula aft...Published: 19 Aug 2014 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Farmer petitions Sadc against Mugabe's aide
AS President Robert Mugabe prepares to host Sadc leaders tomorrow, concerned citizens are circulating an online petition calling on the regional leaders to stop the deputy chief secretary to the P...Published: 14 Aug 2014 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe aide wreaks havoc
SCORES of families are set to be evicted from Centenary Farm in Figtree today after it was reportedly seized by deputy chief secretary in the office of the President Ray Ndhlukula at the weekend....Published: 06 Aug 2014 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Top Mugabe aide defies court, occupies Figtree farm
Deputy presidential secretary, Dr Ray Ndhlukula, has taken over Centenary Farm in Figtree, Matebeleland South despite a High Court order barring him from doing so.Ndhlukula has been trying to ...Published: 04 Aug 2014 at 18:25hrs | 2 | by Nomalanga Moyo
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