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Dr. Rajan Mahtani Honoured With Forbes ‘Best Of Africa’ Honour

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is certainly a happy person now. After several decades of dedication, self-less acts, philanthropic and charitable contributions, he was finally recognised at an international level. This recognition came in the form of ‘Best of Africa’ awards by Forbes Connect. At the 2021 Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ awards ceremony, Dr. Mahtani was awarded with the Forbes ‘Outstanding Entrepreneur of the Year’ award 2021. Dr. Rajan Mahtani was presented with this award for his significant contributions towards the banking industry of Zambia. The Continue reading →

Supreme Court Zambia Finalises The Outcome On The Challenge By Ventriglias Over Portland Cement

Dr. Rajan Mahtani is a known businessman in Zambia, popular for his business acumen as well as charitable and philanthropic practices. He is also known for his transparent, ethical and straightforward business practices which is very rare across the nation. One of the biggest examples of this transparency has been Dr. Rajan Mahtani’s dedicated fight for the takeover of the Portland Cement Zambia factory. The Portland Cement Zambia factory was taken over from Dr. Rajan Mahtani more than a decade ago and since then, Dr. Continue reading →

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani Remains The Actual Owner Of The Portland Cement Zambia Factory

With the latest announcement by Zambian Supreme Court, it can be said that the Zambezi Portland Cement case is finally over. The Supreme Court Zambia recently threw out the last attempt by the Ventriglias towards taking control of the Zambezi Portland Cement factory. The Ventriglias established a challenge at the Supreme Court Zambia, claiming that the decision from the higher Court of Appeal on Portland Cement Zambia case is incorrect. It should be noted here that justice Mwinde on behalf of the higher Court of Continue reading →

Appeal By Ventriglias Rejected By Supreme Court, Dr. Rajan Mahtani Remains Owner Of Portland Cement

More than a year after the judge at the higher Court of Appeal reversed the decision from the Lusaka High Court and announced Dr. Rajan Mahtani as the actual owner of the Portland Cement Zambia factory, the Ventriglias approached the Supreme Court Zambia with controversial claims. They claimed that the judgement by higher Court of Appeal on Zambezi Portland Cement was incorrect. The appeal was rejected based on two major grounds. The first ground was law as according to law, any claim or appeal against Continue reading →

Supreme Court of Zambia supports the decision from higher Court of Appeal regarding Portland Cement

Dr. Rajan Mahtani fought for the Zambezi Portland Cement for many years. The case was first appealed to the Lusaka High Court were the judge gave a misdirected decision even after dragging the case for more than a decade. However, Dr. Mahtani did not lose hope and approached the higher Court of Appeal under the required legal legislations. After around nine months of case proceedings, justice Mwinde on behalf of the higher Court of Appeal announced that Dr. Rajan Mahtani owned Finsbury Investments held 58 Continue reading →

Dr. Rajan Mahtani Instituted Steven Malama Award Supports Talented Law Students

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani’s charitable and philanthropic activities are as noted as his business acumen and successful business ventures. Dr. Rajan Mahtani is the owner of several top franchises and businesses in Zambia. Some of these are Mahtani Group of Companies, Finsbury Investments and Finance Bank Zambia. All of these entities under the leadership of Dr. Rajan Mahtani have been known to dedicate their investments and revenues in charitable, philanthropic and CSR (corporate social responsibility) based contributions on a regular basis. Finance Bank Zambia is Continue reading →

Dr. Rajan Mahtani’s Philanthropic Contributions To Education Recognised, Praised By Students

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani is a noted businessman, philanthropist and charity worker in Zambia. He is noted for several contributions for development of the Zambian society and economy. One of his significant contributions has been in the field of education, in the form of Steven Malama award. This award was instituted by Dr. Rajan Mahtani in collaboration with Finance Bank Zambia. Late Steven Malama was a distinguished legal professional, bar veteran who was known among his colleagues and friends as an influential legal professional. Late Continue reading →

Portland Cement Zambia Case Closed On 31st January 2019 With Announcement Of Winner

The events surrounding Portland Cement Zambia present a grim reality of the Zambian economy. The case of Portland Cement Zambia is more than a decade old and was initially registered by noted businessman, philanthropist Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani. Dr. Rajan Mahtani has more than three decades of business experience and achievements in the form of successful business ventures like Finsbury Investments and Mahtani Group of Companies. Despite his transparent and honest nature and ethical business practices, Dr. Rajan Mahtani faces significant challenges in the form Continue reading →

Financial Intelligence Centre Reports Mass Money Laundering Bust In Zambia

Zambia as a nation is shocked by the recent revelation made by Financial Intelligence Centre. The agency made a public announcement recently, in which they accused top lawyers, legal counsellors and ministers of Zambian government of illegal money laundering. As per the reports released, these high-profile individuals holding critical government and private positions have been involved in illegal cash transactions worth more than USD 1.5 billion. At the same time, the FIC is contemplating that the amount is just a surface scratch and the actual Continue reading → Continue reading →

Portland Cement Zambia Case Considered Major Accomplishment With New Announcement

At this point, almost all of the industrialists and citizens related to the corporate are familiar with the case of Portland Cement Zambia. The cement factory was among the top factories in Zambia producing cement. It is owned by Dr. Rajan Mahtani, a noted businessman and philanthropist. Over the course of three to four decades, Dr. Rajan Mahtani has successfully established his empire across the Zambian nation. Some of his top establishments include Mahtani Group of Companies, Zambezi Portland Cement, Finance Bank Zambia and Finsbury Continue reading → Continue reading →