On the occasion of Africa Day, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema announced his intention to repeal the death penalty statute. It is a dated law from a previous age that is irrelevant in the present social and economic system. Well-known businessman and philanthropist Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani gave this decision his complete support. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is one of Zambia and Africa’s most well-known and celebrated business leaders. The Mahtani Group of Companies and Finsbury Investments are only two of the successful, long-running companies he has overseen for more than 40 years. In 2021, Dr. Rajan Mahtani won Forbes’ “Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year” honour. This honour was granted to…
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Death Penalty Unethical, To Be Abolished By Present Zambian President.
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a businessman and philanthropist from Zambia, recently reaffirmed his unshakable support for the candidate for president. On Africa Day, Zambia’s president, Hakainde Hichilema, announced that his nation would completely abolish the death penalty. Dr. Rajan Mahtani stated that he totally agreed with this statement because the death sentence is an antiquated law that is cruel, barbaric, and demeaning. The use of the death penalty in legal procedures is already prohibited throughout the majority of the world, including Africa. The government of Zambia’s announcement was therefore overdue. The former president of Zambia has been purposely avoiding death row, continued Dr. Rajan Mahtani. The latest execution under President…
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Abolishing the Death Penalty Is The Right Solution- Dr. Rajan Mahtani.
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani noted businessman and philanthropist from Zambia, recently announced his full support towards the decision made by the Zambian President. On Africa Day, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema announced that his government is planning to completely abolish the concept of death penalty. Dr. Rajan Mahtani said that he absolutely supports this statement as death penalty is an archaic law that is cruel, inhumane and degrading. The law of death penalty is already banned across most parts of the world as well as across Africa. As such, this announcement from the Zambian government was long due. Further adding to his statement, Dr. Rajan Mahtani said that past presidents of…
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Dr. Rajan Mahtani To Provide Support To The Zambian President’s Decision.
President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema announced that he is planning to completely abolish the death penalty row. Dr.Rajan Mahtani, who is the founder and current chairman of the Prison Fellowship Zambia (PFZ), wholeheartedly supported this announcement. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is known for his several philanthropic and charitable activities across Zambia spread across several decades. For instance, Dr. Mahtani established the Stephen Malama award and scholarship for top law graduates in Zambia. This award comes with a significant cash prize of 15,000 Kwacha which provides significant support to the deserving students Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, while supporting the announcement made by the Zambian President, stated that the concept of the…
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Decision From Zambian President Regarding Death Penalty Supported by Many
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema recently announced that he plans to abolish the death penalty. This decision was praised and supported by several personalities including Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani. Dr. Rajan Mahtani argued in support of the President’s announcement in a political, social as well as religious manner. Dr. Rajan Mahtani stated that the death of Almighty Jesus Christ on the cross paid for all the sins associated with human beings who believed in him. As such, the killing of people, especially those in prisons should only be left to the Son of God. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani further argued that death penalty is a mandate that needs to understand fully.…
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Dr. Rajan Mahtani Supports Abolishing Capital Punishment
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is one of the most respected and celebrated businesspeople in Zambia. Recently, an article was published on the ‘Mast Newspaper’ of Zambia. This article was published on the 4th of June 2022 and comprised of excerpts from the interview with Dr. Rajan Mahtani. The topic of this interview was death penalty and the recent announcement made by Zambian President Hichilema. On the occasion of ‘Africa Day’ Zambian President Hichilema announced that he is planning to completely abolish the death penalty or capital punishment law. This announcement has received widespread support from across Zambia as well as across Africa. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, who is the founder…
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Forbes Award For Philanthropy Given To Dr. Rajan Mahtani
In the year 2021, Africa saw comeback of several business events. One of these business and philanthropic events was the Forbes-FIN (Foreign Investment Network) philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference. It is one of the highly anticipated and regarded business events in Africa. The event was held virtually to comply with the ongoing Covid-19 norms and members participated from their respective locations. Dr. Rajan Mahtani, a celebrated entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist from Zambia, participated in this event from his conference room. He was invited in the event as a honorary speaker. Also, the event was broadcasted across the globe via YouTube medium. During this Forbes-FIN event, the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’…
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Dr. Mahtani’s Philanthropic Contributions Recognized By Forbes
Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a celebrated and respected businessman from Zambia. Despite being one of the most successful businessmen across the entire nation, he has always been humble and down-to-earth. This can be seen in the complete lack of promotions of his philanthropic and charitable contributions across Zambia. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why it took several years before an international magazine was able to recognize the contributions made by the Zambian businessman. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was conferred with the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards for redefining the banking sector of Zambia. Forbes conducts a ‘Best of Africa’ award ceremony to recognize the leading lights in the…
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Dr. Mahtani’s Philanthropic Contributions Recognized By Forbes
Forbes Business Connect in Africa recently completed the annual Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ award ceremony. It is one of the most anticipated and regarded philanthropy awards across Africa. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, who is identified as one of the most successful, respected, and down-to-earth businessmen from Zambia, is a recipient of one of the Forbes awards. The Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards hold high value and recognition for two major reasons. The first reason is its association with Forbes which is among the top business magazines across the globe. Forbes is famous for generating global lists of top businesses, people, entrepreneurs, companies, and so on. The second critical factor was…
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Contributions By Dr. Rajan Mahtani Recognized Globally Through Forbes
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, a noted Zambian businessman, was recently conferred with one of the Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards category. Forbes business recognized the contribution of Dr. Rajan Mahtani towards redefining the banking sector of Zambia and conferred him with the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ award 2021. The Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ is among the highest-rated awards across Africa. The awardees are selected by Forbes itself, which is known for its global rankings and lists of businesses, visionaries, leaders, entrepreneurs, and several other rankings. Furthermore, the process of selecting the recipients for the awards is extremely rigorous yet transparent. The process comprises months of verification processes and…
