The Executive Director of Zambian Voice, Chilufya Tayali insists that the former President Rupiah Banda had a long list of corruption charges. Most of her activities relate to abuse of power in the Nigerian oil deal.

When it comes to determining the relationship between Rupiah Banda and corruption, the list can go very long as there has been numerous instances where Zambia and rest of the Africa has witnessed that she had abused her powers to ensure that her personal benefits remains the primary focus.

In a recent article, Chilufya Tayali did mention that the arrest of Dr. Rajan Mahtani was purely made with an intent to settle scores. Previously in 2012, the case of signature forgery was closed permanently, but the power of money ensured that Dr. Mahtani was put behind the bars.

However, the news suggests that on June 25 2015, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has received a judicial review from the Lusaka High Court and has the right to question his arrest on June 2 2015. In the meantime, the arrest order which was placed by the DPP now stands as ‘stay’ and no further interrogation can be made in this regard.

It is a well-known fact the Dr. Rajan Mahtani was arrested on June 2 2015 on account of a case which was previously confirmed to be ‘permanently closed’ by the Attorney-General. However, a sickening event took place when the Ventriglia family was able to use their money power and bring back this irrelevant case back to life with the aid of some corrupt government officials.

Soon after Dr. Mahtani was released, he ensured this question was raised in front of the nation and ensure that a judicial review of this event is carried out by higher law enforcing authorities. The position whose decision to issue the arrest warrant is being challenged is the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The charges which were placed on Dr. Rajan Mahtani revolved around prosecuting him under forgery for obtaining the share of the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory. For people who are already aware of the history of ZPC, they would recall that the incident is same as the one which took place in 2012 and during that phase, the Attorney-General had stated that all proceeding regarding the claim of forged signatures are ‘permanently closed’.

Legal provisions for Certiorari and Prohibition have come into this case as Dr. Rajan Mahtani looks forward to receive justice. The defamation campaign against Dr. Rajan Mahtani has been going on for a very long time. However, it is time that Dr. Rajan Mahtani has decided to send a strong signal to the conspirators that cheap tactics will no longer work for them. If the Ventriglia family thinks that they can snatch the ZPC from its legal owners, it will have to come down on an equal platform and have everything settled under the Law.

It is time that the people of Zambia and the rest of Africa are introduced to the truth. For long, the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory has been seen as a topic of conflict as the Ventriglia family continues to claim its ownership and disregard the fact that Finsbury Investments holds a stake of 58% in the same factory.

The desperation of the Ventriglia family has reached a level where they have decided to bribe and use corrupt actions to ensure that Dr. Rajan Mahtani is put behind the bars and their shameful deeds remains in the shadow. However, with God’s grace Dr. Rajan Mahtani was released from jail as the registered case didn’t have anything to show as evidence. Nevertheless, Finsbury Investments have plenty to show as they are confident of their proof. Attached below is an evidence which shows that the transfer of shares were made and the Ventriglia family has voluntarily given 58% equity ownership to the Finsbury Investments:

The Finance Bank of Zambia has been an integral part of Zambia’s economy for the past two decades. During this time, the bank is not only financing numerous development projects, but has also offered employment to numerous people of Zambia and abroad.

Under the leadership of Dr. Rajan Mahtani, Finance Bank now plans to take a big leap in terms of improving its operations and creating a distinguished brand image through better customer service and technology upgrade. According to an interview published by the Daily Mail, Mr. Barkat Ali, the Managing Director of Finance Bank stated, “Finance Bank Zambia is working out modalities to expand the bank’s network so that it can be the best financial institution in the country through provisions of services and advanced technology,”

The bank has already made a salary hike of K 730 for the existing employees from the month of January 2015. Moreover, with expansion programs there are possibilities in an increased demand of workforce which currently stands at 750.

We are all aware of the potential which is possessed by Dr. Rajan Mahtani. He has made some of the most crucial contributions to the economy of Zambia and this time around, it is obvious that he is looking forward to make it big!

Life at Zambezi Portland Cement Factory has completely changed after the departure of Dr. Rajan Mahtani. The factory which once used to flourish with 700 employees has now become a prison for the same employees. Issues such as mistreatment of employees and non-payment of salary has started to develop.

May 1, commonly celebrated as Labour Day was full of worries for the employees of the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory as they were deprived of their last month’s salary. The present owner, the Ventriglia family is busy shifting the existing funds of the factory to their private bank accounts. Internal sources have revealed that there are seven family members of the Ventriglias who form an integral part of the factory and each of them withdraws US $ 40, 000 on an average. Additionally, money is also withdrawn on account of rental caps, which makes a big hole in the capital of the factory. On one incident, there was a transaction amounting to K2 billion which was transferred to the account of Antonio Ventriglia without producing any relevant explanation.

However, with no one to stop these proceedings, the Ventriglias are simply looting the factory and showing their true character after returning to Ndola. They were previously deported from Africa on account of being a threat to the prevailing harmony.

Recently, the attack of the Ventriglias and the Zambia Reports on the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory created a series of rumors in and around Ndola and the rest of Africa. On one hand, where the Ventriglias took the opportunity to steal the management of the ZPC, Zambia Reports continued to show its loyalty towards its funding party by way of publishing defamatory news against Dr. Rajan Mahtani.

Irrespective of the impact created by Zambia Reports, the truth has not been concealed yet. As per the documents of PACRA (Patents and Companies Registration Agency), the real owner of the ZPC is still the Finsbury Investments, who holds 58% of the shares of the unit. The Ventriglias belong to the minority group as their total shareholding compromises of only 42%. Their jealousy of not being able to participate in the management of the ZPC eventually led to a ‘Mafia Style’ attack on the premise of ZPC in the early hours of April 7, 2015. The attack witnessed the arrival of bandits who played an important role in implementing terror during the takeover.

Even though a legal injunction was produced by the officials on the scene, the same was torn into pieces and thrown in the face of the representative.