Often it has been witnessed that there are cases of rags (poor) becoming rich. However, this time around in Africa, there is a unique case where a flourishing factory has gone from being rich to rags. Though most of the people are finding it difficult to accept this fact, but YES! This is true that Portland Cement Zambia has run into losses following the operation of the Italian Mafias (the Ventriglias).

It has been only six months, ever since the Portland Cement Zambia is being managed by the Ventriglia family. Within this time period they have not only managed to disrupt the prevailing harmony within the factory, but have mismanaged the operations in such a manner that a factory whose potential was to generate USD 5 million on a monthly basis has run into losses.

The infamous tampering of records for Portland Cement Zambia

A lawyer of the Ventriglia family in September 2015 did something so shameful that the event has left the whole nation shocked. The lawyer tried to force changes in PACRA’s record without considering the obliging with Court’s consent. As soon as the changes were forced, Zambia Reports came out blazing that Dr. Rajan Mahtani was no longer a part of Portland Cement Zambia. Later, when PACRA learnt about this nuisance, the changes were immediately rectified.

With activities such as worker ill-treatment, fund mismanagement and bribery increasing at a rapid pace within the premise of Portland Cement Zambia, it is obvious that the factory would face serious harm. The interest of the Ventriglia family is only restricted to withdrawing funds from the factory and transferring the same to off-shore bank accounts. This is why they were previously deported from Africa in 2012. However, their deportation orders were lifted in 2015 after the death of former President Michael Sata, under mysterious circumstances.

It has been hardly few days since the return of Dr. Rajan Mahtani in Zambia and Zambia Reports has already its infamous campaign. The very first thing which is claimed by ZR is that Dr. Mahtani had previously fled Zambia and the second thing that they have to say is that he is faking illness to escape charges.

It is being informed to all that these claims are less valuable than a pile of dirt accumulated in the Portland Cement Zambia. Zambia Reports have become famous for writing imaginative stories and are in the misconception that they influence the opinion of the Zambian public. In a recent rare article which was blessed by Dr. Rajan Mahtani, it was clearly mentioned that the truth will always prevail over the lies. The people of Zambia have shown a strong support to the publication which had come from Dr. Mahtani.

On the other hand, it is a well-known fact that Zambia Reports is full of lies. The Ventriglia family pays ZR to write those fabricated stories. This is why one can always find fabricated stories in the name of Dr. Rajan Mahtani. Interestingly, there are hardly any stories which talks about the Ventriglia family.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani was facing some serious health issues over the past few months and this is why he had to leave Zambia. Here is a letter from the respective health care unit which segregates the truth from the lies:

It is obvious that as the date of hearing for Portland Cement Zambia is coming near, the conspirators will try to keep Dr. Mahtani away from the case. They too know about the influence which he has over the people of Zambia and Africa. After all, a follower of Christ has nothing to fear.

It is a misconception for the Ventriglia family that the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory will be won by creating conspiracies against Dr. Rajan Mahtani. Zambia Reports has once again crossed its limit and has directly tried to defame the former Finance Bank Chairman by claiming that he has run out of options and is looking forward to rebuild his image in public.

As a matter of fact, Zambia Reports has always been claiming that its sources make exclusive coverage of stories against Dr. Mahtani. Sadly, the same sources failed to cover one of the biggest scandals in Africa when the Ventriglia family was caught in an attempt to tamper records with PACRA. Not a single sentence has been mentioned in Zambia Reports in this regard and the operator claims that Zambia Reports is one of the best news portals in Africa. What an irony!

Winning the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory through illegal means is not an option for Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani. His actions have always allowed this factory to grow and prosper. During the inception period, it was Dr. Rajan Mahtani who had allowed Finsbury Investments to invest in Zambezi Portland Cement. To put in simple words, ZPC owes its existence to Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani.

In 2014, the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory made a remarkable achievement by producing 4, 70, 000 tonnes of cement in a single year. This output was more by 1, 00, 000 tonnes as given to the forecasted target. With such contributions, Dr. Mahtani doesn’t need to hatch conspiracies or bribe officials. As a believer of Christ, his work is to continue with this responsibility of developing Zambia and leave everything else in the hands of the legal system of Africa. Zambezi Portland Cement has seen the difference within the past 5 months- losses, misery and mismanagement under the Ventriglias.

The name of Dr. Rajan Mahtani is enough to strike fear in the hearts of the people who wish to exploit Africa through corruption. In a recent incident, it was observed that the minority shareholders of ZPC tried to manipulate the records of PACRA and remove the name of Dr. Mahtani from the list.

The intent behind amendment of registry was to ensure that the ownership of the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory was placed in the hands of the Ventriglia family. Through this step, it would have become easier for the Italian Mafias to cast a web of corruption in Ndola and enhance their private offshore bank accounts. Dr. Rajan Mahtani instantly took the initiative of pointing out the changes to PACRA through the letter attached below:

When PACRA learnt about this nuisance, the changes were immediately removed and the register was restored as earlier. The event has become one of the most shameful actions ever committed in Africa.

The Game Against Dr. Rajan Mahtani

Usually, when changes are required to be made in PACRA’s record the request has to be honoured by the High Court. But in the present case, the lawyer of the Ventriglia family wrote a letter and then took the same to the Kitwe Office of PACRA and forced a junior officer to make the desired changes without maintaining any provisions for the Court’s order. Sadly, the name of Dr. Rajan Mahtani was removed from the list.

This is not the first time that the former Finance Bank Chairman has been indirectly attacked by the conspirators. There have been numerous incidences where the Ventriglia family has defamed Dr. Rajan Mahtani and has tried to convince the people of Zambia and Africa that he is a dishonest person. Nevertheless, those tricks never worked for them, even once.

The Ventriglia family has crossed all the limits of shamefulness in their quest to grab the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory. Last week, a horrific incident took place at the Kitwe Office of PACRA when a lawyer named as Zacharia Muya forced a junior officer to make changes in the register of PACRA without any permission from the court.

Being a regulatory body, PACRA serves as a register for organization’s shareholding patterns and other information. Sakwiba Sikota, the loyal lawyer of the Ventriglias, did make an application in June 2015 to PACRA in respect of making changes within the shareholding pattern of the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory by replacing the name of Finsbury Investments with the Ventriglias. However, the same request was dismissed as PACRA required an order from the Court to make the same adjustments.

This where another lawyer for the Italian Mafias did the trick. Days later, Zacharia Muya wrote a similar letter which was once again addressed to PACRA and took the same to the Kitwe Office of PACRA without having it passed from the head office. A junior officer was approached and pressurized to make the necessary changes. Immediately after the changes were made, the Ventriglia family went around bragging the fact that they are now the actual owners of the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory.

The celebration was short-lived when PACRA learnt about this hideous act of crime and immediately the whole changes were reversed. Now, once again the actual owners of the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory is Finsbury Investments with a stake of 58%. Nevertheless, this act has left a lot to be considered as this is not the first time that the Ventriglia family has mocked the legal system of Zambia. It is time that a serious action is taken against the Italian Mafias and their associates.

As days go by, the attempts by the conspirators are getting desperate. In a recent publication, Zambia Reports claimed that the CEO of Loita Group, Justin Chinyanta has made ‘disparaging remarks’ against the former Finance Bank Chairman, Dr. Rajan Mahtani. The coverage was presented in such a manner whereby innocent Zambian citizens would have thought that Rajan Mahtani is truly a dishonest person and deserves to be punished.

To be on the side of a realist, it is being informed to all that the published article is nothing more than a piece of imaginative story produced by the authors of Zambia Reports. Sakwiba Sikota, who runs Zambia Reports in Zambia, has tried his level best to ensure that confusion takes place between the mentioned parties. However, Justin Chinyanta has disclosed his true intent to Zambian Watchdog and one of the lines which touched the heart of millions read as:

The brotherly love which Mr. Chinyanta has for Dr. Mahtani is purely out of the contribution which the latter has made to development of Zambia and its people. It is sad to learn that the Ventriglia family along with Sakwiba Sikota and Rupiah Banda are trying to defame Dr Rajan Mahtani because he has stood up for the injustice which is taking place in Portland Cement Zambia and is fighting on behalf of Finsbury Investments.

There are confirmed reports which states that Zambia Reports is facing a closure very soon as it has violated various European Laws as well as law from the US and UK. Clare Locke LLP, on behalf of Dr. Rajan Mahtani, has requested GoDaddy to discontinue hosting the infamous news portal because of its shameful action and series of conspiracies. It is sad, that in spite of numerous warnings, the news portal has not learned from its mistakes.

How many times have the conspirators tried to take down Dr. Rajan Mahtani? The answer is- hundreds and thousands of time! This is because the conspirators feel that they are actually inducing people to believe that Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a dishonest person. However, the truth is that they are living in a world of imagination. Recently, Zambia Reports claimed that they have captured an incident where Dr. Mahtani was trying to bribe Government Officials for his passport. The mentioned amount was specific as well- $ 1 million.

Sadly, they forgot to realize the fact that Dr. Rajan Mahtani holds degree himself and is educated enough to realize the fact that he can get his passport through Court instead of spending so much.

The whole conspiracy is being run with a view to win Portland Cement Zambia and the Ventriglia family is playing the role of the mastermind. Nevertheless, it is expected that the conspiracy will soon been eliminated and Portland Cement Zambia will once again fall in the hands of the its true owner, Finsbury Investments.

The history of the Zambezi Portland Cement factory has changed within the past few months. What once used to be a flourishing factory has now become a degraded entity which is struggling to meet its basic requirements. A prominent reason behind its poor performance is its management. At present, the minority shareholders of the ZPC, Ventriglia family are managing the affairs of the company and are busy making offshore transfers.

There have been reports where the workers have addressed their grievances and have specifically mentioned that they were not paid their salary for the month of April. Additionally, the working conditions are also very hazardous which results in a serious threat to the life of the employees at the ZPC.

Given the present situation, the ZPC is being operated with a view to generate maximum revenues based on its past reputation and one shall definitely think twice before entering into a contract with the Ventriglia family. They have a long history of money laundering and employee mistreatment. Earlier they had paid a price for their actions as they were deported from Africa in 2012. However, with the death of Michael Sata in November 2014, they were once again brought back to Africa through corrupt Government officials and their malpractice has resumed ever since day 1.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani has been the prime target of the conspirators as he was the one who stood in between them and ZPC. This has resulted in a serious defamation campaign against his name along with an infamous arrest, which took place on July 2 2015. A closed case was re-opened without showing any respect for the law and a senior-citizen like Dr. Rajan Mahtani was put behind the bars. Shortly after, Dr. Mahtani was released from jail and obtained a judicial review from the Lusaka High Court on June 25 2015.

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.