Abstract
The growth of biofuels production and use in South Africa can play a major role in job creation and can help alleviate
poverty, improving environmental protection and economic growth. Bio-fuels has the potential to contribute to job
creation and skills development in both agricultural and production sectors. It can spur economic development in
disadvantaged rural communities, provide energy security, assist to mitigate the shortage and high cost of energy and
can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The focus is mainly on the impact on workers and
communities at large, where production and consumption generally takes place. This work is justified, mainly because
there is growing customer/market pressure on the state of the social and economic circumstances of production and
services for products like bio-fuel. Issues like corruption, unionization of workforce, policies and laws in the creation
of bio-fuels and its by-products are increasingly being recognized. Outstanding social impacts where identified and
authorities should strive to address.