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 Additionally, money is also withdrawn on account of rental caps, which makes a big hole in the capital of the factory.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.