Irrespective of an injunction by the High Court of Zambia, the Ventriglias invaded the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory at early morning and caused panic among 700 employees who were present in the factory at the time of invasion. The Ventriglias family were minority shareholders in the Zambezi Portland Cement Factory and owned 42% of the shares. The remaining 58% shares were legally with Finsbury Investments, who were also actively involved in the management level of the ZPC.
After the demise of ex-President of Zambia, Michael Sata, the Ventriglias found a good opportunity to crawl their way back into Zambia and regain the ownership of ZPC through conspiracy. They first started a partnership with ‘Zambia Reports’ by funding them. In return, Zambia Reports would write imaginative stories against Dr. Rajan Mahtani. With this partnership they created a favorable situation for themselves as on one hand, they kept defaming Dr. Mahtani and on the other hand, they continued to bribe officials and gain their support.
A recent claim from Zambia Reports has highlighted that ZPC was a defaulter and escaped taxes payable to ZRA (Zambia Revenue Authority). However, these claims have been dismissed on account of being fake.
It should be reminded to all the supporters of the Ventriglias that they are the same person who were once deported because they were a threat to peace of Zambia. It is shocking to find that Zambia Reports has preferred money over Zambia’s peace.