Tinashe Sambiri|Controversial businessman and Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ally, Billy Rautenbach is giving villagers in Chipinge contaminated water that causes their crops to wilt, it has emerged.

Rautenbach also seized productive land belonging to the villagers.

Mr Mnangagwa himself has reportedly blessed Rautenbach’s actions.

The MDC Alliance has strongly condemned Rautenbach’s “heartless actions.”

“Did you know that on top of forcefully taking over land from Chisumbanje Chinyamukwakwa cotton farmers, Billy Rotenburg the ZANU pf tycoon of Green Fuel-Macdom is giving small scale farmers in Chinyamukwakwa contaminated water that causes their crops including beans to rot &wilt.

Billy Rotenburg and ZANU pf must stop the business of taking people’s land.

ZanuPf benefactor Bill Rautenbach’s G/fuel project is violating environmental laws. 550HA under irrigation in Munepasa & Chinyamukwakwa areas are under threat as a result of excessive water pollution. Crops are dying and the people’s only source of livelihoods is under threat,” MDC Alliance deputy spokesperson Clifford Hlatywayo posted on Twitter.