Reason #1- Too much independence for the Ventriglias
The Ventriglias wanted the Zambezi Portland Cement and they actually got it. The support of the officials was always with them and in April 2015, they snatched it from the Finsbury Investments. The legal bodies were silent, the Government was ignorant and no legal actions were being entertained. This gave the Ventriglias the ultimate liberty to do whatever they wanted with the factory.
Reason #2- Biasness of Zambia Reports
Zambia Reports has always favoured the Ventriglias. When the factory came under the control of Ital Terrazzo Limited, Zambia Reports was making big headlines that specifically focused upon the achievement and promised a better future for the workers. As time went by, they kept silence over issues such as oppression and mismanagement and by the time everyone came to knew about the actual state of affairs the premise had turned into shallow walls.
Reason #3- Failure of the Government to intervene
Most importantly, the Government never bothered to take a look into this matter and continued to maintain silence over the actions of the Ventriglia family. The chaos continued to build until the day when everything was over and the factory had to stop its operation.
So, this is the story of Zambezi Portland Cement in the present day. It has failed and the culprits are the Ventriglia family.