The recent announcement by the President of Zambia is certainly a step in the right direction. President Hakainde Hichilema, on the eve of the Africa Day, announced his quest of abolishing the death penalty. It was an eventful day and received widespread support from Zambia and Africa. One of these supporters was Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani, noted businessperson and philanthropist from Zambia. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is the founder of Prison Fellowship Zambia, a noted Christian Outreach Program developed with the objective of bringing the gospel and teachings of Jesus Christ to the prisoners, ex-prisoners as well as their families in Zambia. Also, the program focusses on providing transparent criminal…
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Forbes ‘Best Of Africa’ Awards Completed For 2021
Despite the ongoing Coronavirus-19 pandemic, the enthusiasm and dedication towards growth and development of African nation has not reduced even a single bit. Dr. Rajan Mahtani, a noted businessman and philanthropist, was recently awarded with the famous ‘Best of Africa’ awards. These awards were presented to him during the ongoing FIN (Foreign Investment Limited) philanthropy and leadership roundtable conference. The philanthropy and leadership conference, which usually takes place at New York, was held online as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was also invited into this event as a honorary speaker and spoke about the significance of leadership in healthcare. The roundtable event was perfect opportunity…
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Portland Cement Zambia Ownership Re-Confirmed With Supreme Court Decision On Claim
After the unethical and bizarre decision from the Lusaka High Court regarding the Zambezi Portland Cement case, Dr. Mahtani took the case to the higher Court of Appeal. The judge at the higher Court of Appeal was justice Mwinde who decided to fast-track the case. According to the details, there were seven grounds under which Dr. Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments appealed to the higher Court of Appeal. After evaluating these grounds as well as conducting evaluation of the evidences, testimonials and other details associated with the case, the judge at the higher Court of Appeal came to its final decision on 31st January 2019. In this significant verdict, the verdict…
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Decision On The Portland Cement Zambia’s Ownership Concluded At Supreme Court Zambia
Recently, the Supreme Court Zambia concluded its decision on the long-standing Zambezi Portland Cement case. This decision was pertaining to a claim submitted by the Ventriglia family regarding the disputed cement-manufacturing factory. When establishing their challenge, the Ventriglia family had claimed that the decision from the higher Court of Appeal to give majority shareholding and legal ownership to Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments was wrong. Furthermore, they also claimed that the actual amount against majority shares of the Portland Cement amounted to K580 million and not K580,000 as finalised by the higher Court of Appeal judge. The court verdict against which the Ventriglia family claimed was given on 31st…
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Supreme Court Zambia Establishes A Bench For Evaluating Claim By Ventriglia Family
Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is a noted businessman, philanthropist and charity person in Zambia. For almost four decades, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has been working towards developing businesses, ventures and organizations in Zambia with the sole purpose of improving the economic and social environment with facilities such as income, employment, improved social environment, amenities and facilities and overall development of the Zambian citizens. Dr. Mahtani is also known for his philanthropic and charitable contributions. For instance, Dr. Mahtani is credit for the establishment of ‘Steven Malama Award’ a noted educational award given to the top graduating student from Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education. The award also carries a cash prize…
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Supreme Court Zambia Gives A Firm Decision On The Claim By The Ventriglia Family
The latest verdict of the Supreme Court Zambia on the bizarre claim by the Ventriglia family provides a significant lesson for the legal and judiciary system of Zambia. The Supreme Court Zambia is known to be one of the highest yet transparent and authentic decision-making body in Zambia. As such, it has the responsibility of validating each and every case that comes to the court. One such case was an appeal made by the Ventriglia family. The Ventriglia family is infamous for their unethical business practices which often involves corrupting government officials, bribing, political meddling, corporate criminality as well as influencing decisions of courts and even public sectors. The Ventriglia…
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The Ventriglia Family Registers A Claim At The Supreme Court Zambia Against Higher Court Of Appeal
In a recent bizarre case, the Ventriglia family registered a claim at the Supreme Court Zambia. In their claim, the Ventriglia family challenged the previous decision from the higher Court of Appeal. Justice Mwinde from the higher Court of Appeal had earlier made the announcement that the decision from the Lusaka High Court on Portland Cement was unjustified and misdirected. He further confirmed that Dr. Mahtani is the majority shareholder and legal owner of the Portland Cement Zambia factory. In this case, Antonio Ventriglia and Manuela Ventriglia fought that the Court of Appeal’s judgment was modified when justice Siavwapa reported that investors’ register of Portland Cement ought to reflect 42%…
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Supreme Court Bench Decided To Reject The Claim By Ventriglia Family After Evaluation
After more than a decade of the Zambezi Portland Cement case, it can be said that the decision from the Supreme Court Zambia finally puts the case to rest. Zambezi Portland Cement is a cement-manufacturing factory whose ownership has been in a tug-of-war between Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani and the infamous Ventriglia family. While Dr. Mahtani is a celebrated and respected businessman with philanthropic and charitable contributions under his name, the Ventriglia family is alleged for several unethical and even illegal activities within the Zambian nation. The cement manufacturing factory was handed over to Finsbury Investments in the year 2007 via transfer of 58 percent shares, making Finsbury Investments the…
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Supreme Court Zambia Rejects The Appeal By The Ventriglia Family On Portland Cement Case
The occurrence of Portland Cement Zambia case can only be described as long and sustained event of blatant corporate crimes which was endured by one of the most honest and straightforward businessmen in Zambia. With more than three decades of business experience, Dr. Rajan Mahtani is easily identified as one of the most successful businessmen in Zambia. He is also respected for his ethical and transparent business practices and philanthropic contributions towards the development of Zambian society and economy. At the same time, Dr. Rajan Mahtani had long suffered at the hands of unethical and scrupulous business entities as well as corruption-filled legal system. The first instance was Lusaka High…
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Dr. Rajan Mahtani Owned Finsbury Investments To Remain The Legal Owner Of Portland Cement
The instance of Portland Cement Zambia case appears to continue forever. In the last turn of occasion, the Supreme Court of Zambia tossed out the claim from the Ventriglia Family which tested the choice from the Higher Court of Appeal that Dr. Rajan Mahtani claimed Finsbury Investments is the larger part investor of the Portland Cement Zambia processing plant. The instance of Zambezi Portland Cement is age old as it was first enrolled at the Lusaka High Court over 10 years prior. After court procedures that extended for over 10 years, Justice Nkonde from the Lusaka High Court gave a dubious record reporting the Ventriglias as the larger part investors…
