The Ventriglia family (Italian Mafias) wouldn’t have imagined that their plan to conquer the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory would go horribly wrong when they decided to play around the African Law. In their quest to remove Finsbury Investment from the management of the factory, they ignored the number of consequences which could arise from their actions.

The first violation took place on April 7 2015 when the bandit goons helped the Ventriglia family to take over the ZPC by force. During that time, an official had presented the injunction which was obtained from the Lusaka High Court. However, the same was torn into pieces and then dismissed without any consideration. The second violation took place on June 2 2015 when the Ventriglia family managed to pass an order from the DPP and got Dr. Rajan Mahtani arrested on ground of signature forgery. It was the same case which the Attorney-General had permanently closed in 2012.

The Ventriglia family did plan their public relations campaign well by hiring news portals and lawyers who would continue to defend their cause and eliminate their enemies. Zambia Reports along with lawyer Sakwiba Sikota have managed to play around with the truth and have fabricated the stories according to their requirement. Sadly, they failed to realize that truth and justice prevails over all.

The result of their actions is that their appeal has been rejected on grounds of being merit-less and Dr. Mahtani has a judicial review with him. Time and over again, it has been proved that the truth cannot be concealed forever. The Ventriglia did gain attention with the help of media for some time, but now they are facing a certain defeat in the days to come. It would be interesting to find what the outcome of judicial review is in the days to come.

With a lot being said about the ownership of the Zambezi Portland Cement factory, it is time to unfold some of the darkest secrets of this Ndola based organization. The Zambezi Portland Cement Factory became the second biggest cement manufacturing entity with the assistance of Dr. Rajan Mahtani, who agreed to invest in this factory through Finsbury Investments. A huge fortune was spent on its developments and it was agreed through a shareholding certificate dated February 26 2007 that Finsbury Investments would hold 58% shares of this factory and the Ventriglia family would hold the remaining 42%.

However, with greed for power, the Italian Mafias tried to overthrow the management of Finsbury Investments by making false claims with respect to the share transfer certificates. They hired a lawyer who would possibly perform any act to ensure that his clients are put to benefit and the name of the lawyer is Sakwiba Sikota. So, with a combination of dishonesty and malpractices, the Ventriglia family was able to overthrow Finsbury Investment’s management group after the death of Levy Mwanawasa in 2008.

During this time, a total of USD $40 million was looted from the factory through the aid of off-shore transfers, bribing senior government officials and hiring handwriting experts who would charge as much as USD $80, 000 for their service. Irrespective of their efforts, the cement factory was once again put in the hands of the legal owners in 2012.

Things got upset in 2015, again, as the Ventriglia family’s deportation orders were lifted and they made an infamous comeback and took over the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory by force. A question which continues to bother all is why the Ventriglia family is allowed to access a plant which has only been misused under their management? What have the Ventriglias done for the employees? How long will this carnage continue?

***UPDATE***

The Ventriglia family are making it difficult for the workers of the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory through their behavior and attitude towards their development.

The series of conspiracy against the ex-Chairman of Finance Bank, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has finally met its end as the Lusaka High Court has put a stay order to the account of criminal charges which were previously being dumped on the accused. On June 25 2015, High Court Judge Mwiinde Siavwapa passed a stay order whereby the orders of arrest from the DPP has been put on a stay and Dr. Mahtani is now eligible to apply for a judicial review.

The whole incident began on June 2 2015, when Dr. Rajan Mahtani was put behind the bars for reasons which were previously declared as ‘permanently closed’. It is evident from the actions that the arrest was made with a view to take Dr. Mahtani out of context for the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory. With the help of bribery, the Ventriglia family was able to ensure that Dr. Rajan Mahtani remained unavailable for his proposal to wind up the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory.

Here is the complete picture on the stay order which has been placed by the Lusaka High Court.

Zambia has been surrounded by conspiracy as the Italian Mafia are back with a vengeance. They have used the power of money to bend any decision in their favour and have ensured that Dr. Rajan Mahtani continues to suffer because earlier he had taken an initiative to go against  the ‘Italian Mafias’ and free Ndola from the clutches of a vicious dictator.

Three weeks ago, Dr. Rajan Mahtani was arrested by the police for some ‘unacceptable’ reasons. The reason which was presented by the officials is that Dr. Rajan Mahtani had used dishonest means (forgery of signature) to obtain the ownership of the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory in Ndola. The most interesting part of this claim is that a case which was previously declared as ‘permanently closed’ was now being reopened just for the sake of getting a vengeance.

The most depressing part of the whole event was that Dr. Rajan Mahtani had no support from any strong political figure because most of them were buried under the pile of money which the Ventriglia family had given them. In fact, the current President of Zambia, Edgar Lungu also failed to stand by his countrymen and wished to witness the harassment which Dr. Mahtani had gone through.

Nevertheless, with strong support from the countrymen and blessing of Christ, Dr. Rajan Mahtani got out of jail and is now questioning the legal system which has kept itself silent and open to change as long as there is good funding. Zambia had never seen a day as dark as this ever before. The question which remains to be answered is whether the Zambians stand up for a cause or will the power of money continue to dominate this pure land?

Dr. Rajan Mahtani, an integral part of Finsbury Investments was recently put behind the bars without any proper reason. Cases from 2012 have been reopened with a view to ensure that Dr. Mahtani remains aloof from taking legal actions against the ‘Italian Mafias’.

The director of ACOZA, Gavin Sinkala said that the current President of Zambia, Edgar Lungu has become a puppet in the hands of Rupiah Banda.  The Ventriglia family has used their money power to promote corruption and ensure that things remain in their favour.

Fake arguments, forged documents and senseless conclusions have made it possible for the Ventriglias to loot the Zambezi Portland Cement factory.  Here is a document which will expose the truth behind the hideous crime of the ‘Italian Mafias’.

The news of the moment is that the Finance Bank Chairman, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has been arrested by the police in context to an offense which was previously declared to be ‘permanently closed’ by the Office of the Attorney General in 2012.

Internal sources suggest that the key figure behind this arrest, Kaizer Zulu, Assistant of Presidential Political Affairs has been heavily funded by the Ventriglia family. The motive behind this arrest was to stop Dr. Rajan Mahtani from taking legal actions against the violent takeover of the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory by the Ventriglia family in April 2015.

With high dignity for the Finance Bank Zambia, Dr. Mahtani has resigned from the post of the Chairman and has handed over his responsibilities to William Boli Nyirenda. At the time of arrest, witnesses suggested that Dr. Mahtani looked calm and followed the orders of the officials with grace.

The case is similar to an incident where Dr. Mahtani was previously arrested in 2012 under the administration of Rupiah Banda. At that time, the Ventriglias played the same dirty game and Dr. Mahtani was later released for a bail of K 25, 000.

The only thing that the people of Zambia can now do is to wait for the release of Dr. Mahtani and hope that the corruption of the Ventriglia family is finally put to an end.

The Finance Bank Chairman and an integral part of Finsbury Investments, Dr. Rajan Mahtani took the decision of winding up the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory on Friday, 22 May 2015. This decision was made under the pressure of preserving the workers’ interest and ending a conflict with the minority shareholders of the ZPC, the Ventriglia family.

A petition has been filed with the Lusaka High Court where Dr. Mahtani has requested the authority to wind up the ZPC as it was ‘just and equitable’ under the prevailing conditions. The Ventriglia family is constantly taunted Dr. Mahtani with fake reports and have also deprived workers with their monthly wage. However, irrespective of their criminal stories they continue to publish generous articles under their own name with the help of funded news portals such as Zambia Reports.

The decision of winding up the Zambezi Portland Cement factory was not easy for Dr. Mahtani. It was the same factory which flourished in 2014 and broke all records. Who can forget the milestone which it had achieved by producing 100000 tonnes of cement in excess of forecasted output. Sadly, all the dreams have now been shattered as the Ventriglia family has ruined the balance and work culture in the ZPC. An image of the filed petition has been attached below:

Recently, Lusaka Times has published an article under the title ‘Rajan Mahtani summoned to appear before Police in Lusaka’. Though the article revolved around an incident which recently took place between the Lusaka Police and the personnel of the Dr. Rajan Mahtani, the title of the article instigates a negative thought.

As per the actual incident, on May 14 2015, a police officer by the name of Mr. Kataka visited the office of Dr. Mahtani with a view to call him for an interview at the Zambian Police Headquarters scheduled at 2: 00 pm. Unfortunately, Dr. Mahtani was not present in Africa at that time and hence, the officer left his phone number and name so that he can be contacted later on.

Within a matter of minutes, this news had reached Dr. Rajan Mahtani and he immediately had a conversation with Mr. Kataka and assured him of a meeting when he returns to Zambia. Sadly, this news is being portrayed in such a manner that it appears that Dr. Rajan Mahtani is about to face some legal consequences. Simeza, Sangwa & Associates had recently sent a letter to the Zambia Police Service in this regard. A copy of that letter is attached below: