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'Temba Mliswa an extortionist,' says Rautenbach
01 Apr 2014 at 07:06hrs | Views
Temba Mliswa
Conrad "Billy" Rautenbach yesterday branded Zanu-PF Mash West provincial chairman Temba Mliswa an "extortionist" who victimised him, culminating in the collapse of their relationship.
Mliswa - who is also Hurungwe West legislator - is scheduled to clarify his position on the nature of his dealings with Rautenbach at a Press conference in Harare today.
He accuses Rautenbach of using national resources to enrich himself at the State's expense.
Rautenbach, however, says Mliswa tried to fleece him.
Mliswa has said it was Rautenbach who approached him for assistance to secure the Hwange, Unki and Chisumbanje deals, culminating in his incessant letters of demand.
The dealings sucked in Didymus Mutasa, Deputy Lands Minister and Politburo member Tendai Savanhu and Basil Nyabadza.
Mutasa, on Sunday, said he was aware of a disagreement over the ethanol project but was not involved in any way; while Nyabadza said Mliswa had a penchant for starting "bush fires and I do not know which bush fire he has started now".
Mliswa wanted Rautenbach to pay him $100 million as his 10 percent shareholding in an Unki Mine concession, which he says Rautenbach improperly sold for $1 billion to British investors.
Mliswa said he had strong reason to believe that only a portion of that US$1 billion came into Zimbabwe, and was used to start-up operations at Chisumbanje.
Mliswa also alleges that Green Fuel recently failed to supply ethanol to the local market because Rautenbach had exported four million litres of the product to settle unrelated obligations outside Zimbabwe.
Mliswa - who is also Hurungwe West legislator - is scheduled to clarify his position on the nature of his dealings with Rautenbach at a Press conference in Harare today.
He accuses Rautenbach of using national resources to enrich himself at the State's expense.
Rautenbach, however, says Mliswa tried to fleece him.
Mliswa has said it was Rautenbach who approached him for assistance to secure the Hwange, Unki and Chisumbanje deals, culminating in his incessant letters of demand.
The dealings sucked in Didymus Mutasa, Deputy Lands Minister and Politburo member Tendai Savanhu and Basil Nyabadza.
Mutasa, on Sunday, said he was aware of a disagreement over the ethanol project but was not involved in any way; while Nyabadza said Mliswa had a penchant for starting "bush fires and I do not know which bush fire he has started now".
Mliswa wanted Rautenbach to pay him $100 million as his 10 percent shareholding in an Unki Mine concession, which he says Rautenbach improperly sold for $1 billion to British investors.
Mliswa said he had strong reason to believe that only a portion of that US$1 billion came into Zimbabwe, and was used to start-up operations at Chisumbanje.
Mliswa also alleges that Green Fuel recently failed to supply ethanol to the local market because Rautenbach had exported four million litres of the product to settle unrelated obligations outside Zimbabwe.
Source - The Herald
