Ever since the news of Finance Bank’s takeover surfaced the news headlines, Zambia Reports has become desperate to find a way and defame the former Chairman Finance Bank, Zambia, Rajan Mahtani. A well-funded defamation campaign which is supported by the controversial lawyer, Sakwiba Sikota and the Italian Mafias, The Ventriglia family, has often presented articles which are untrue and purely based on the imagination of the authors. To support their claim they have only the following words- “According to a well-placed source”. In reality, the whole article from Zambia Reports is a ventilation of anger and fury against one of the most respected businessman in Zambia.
One of the most common ways to defame Rajan Mahtani was taking Finance Bank as the subject and then make vague claims with respect to its operations. However, when it was announced that the Finance Bank Zambia is now going to be sold to BancABC, a majority of doors were shut down in front of the conspirators. This meant that they will have nothing to claim and the defamation campaign will meet its end very soon. Therefore, a desperate attempt surfaced in December 2015, when Zambia Reports claimed that the takeover cannot take place as the ownership of FBZ is subject to violations.
No matter what the situation is, Zambia Reports has never failed to create scope for defaming Rajan Mahtani. Moreover, contribution from Saki and Antonio Ventriglia keeps them motivated towards continuing with the same. The consideration for good journalism has skipped through the windows of Zambia Reports long ago and today all the breeds within the walls of Zambia Reports is corruption, bribery and scandal. Rajan Mahtani was forced to take legal actions against this notorious news portal and as a result, there are several cases pending against ZR in the court.