Dr. Rajan Mahtani, the Chairman of MCG (Mahtani Group of Companies), had never thought that his hard work and efforts would be washed away in such a manner. Within a matter of 10 months, the Ventriglia family has ensured that the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory is reduced into a non-operating place and the existing workers are removed from the factory. Today, ZPC has nothing to lose, because it has nothing left in it!

All the properties and assets of the factory has now been either sold off or been transferred to bogus companies, who are indirectly operated by the Ventriglias themselves. Workers have lost their jobs and stand as jobless at the moment. Revenues which were generated from April 2015 onward were constantly being transferred outside of Zambia.

Dr. Rajan Mahtani was one of the key people who wrote the success story of ZPC from his own hand. He had ensured that the workers as well as factory contributed towards the growth of Zambia and the nation could have a unit on which it can rely on. Sadly, the plan was uprooted when the Government allowed the Ventriglias to make a comeback and since then, the story has been a sad one. Instead of arresting the Italian Mafias, the officials arrested Dr. Rajan Mahtani on irrelevant ground. Later on, the judicial system clearly indicates that the arrest was unfortunate and should not have taken place. At present, Zambezi Portland Cement has been looted to a point where its recovery looks critical. The workforce of Ndola region has faced a severe downfall and has continued to be wasted ever since April 2015.

It is really sad to see that one of the finest factories of Zambia is now on the verge of shutting down. The credit for same largely goes to the Ventriglia family and some other officials, who preferred to be sold than love their own country.