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‘No More Land For Green Fuel, Billy Rautenbach Owes Villagers A Lot’- Minister Nandi Chimene

Posted on October 26, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

CHISUMBANJE: Government is not going to dish out more land to Green Fuel project until the owner Billy Rautenbach full-fills some pledges he made to the local people, a minister has said. Provincial Affairs minister for Manicaland, Mandi Chimene, said this on Friday when she toured the ethanol plant alongside some members of the Provincial Joint Operation Command (JOC). Local villagers are accusing Green Fuel of confiscating their land without compensation as well failing to…

Mandatory Unleaded Petrol Blending Ratio Up From 10-15 Percent In Zimbabwe

Posted on July 4, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

Government has increased the mandatory blending ratio of unleaded petrol from 10 percent ethanol to 15 percent with immediate effect following significant improvement in supplies of ethanol from Green Fuel. The move is likely to see a decrease in the pump price of the blend which is currently pegged between $1,46 and $1,53 per litre, depending on location. Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Samuel Undenge announced the new ratios in a Government Gazette published…

Fired workers accuse Green Fuel management ‘ Chisumbanje Ethanol Plant’ of racism

Posted on July 3, 2015 by newzimbabwevision

THE white management at Green Fuel, popularly known as Chisumbanje Ethanol Plant, has been labelled ‘racist’ by workers who said they were fired without any salaries and benefits. At a press conference held Thursday in Harare, dismissed drivers accused the management of instilling fear in workers and overworking them without salaries and benefits. The 25 drivers said it was hell working for the company. “I was a truck driver with Green Fuel since June, 2013…