Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Prominent business executive Amratlal Balubhai Patel has died

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Prominent Business Executive and Chairman of Radian Stores Amratlal Balubhai Patel has died.Mr. Patel, 61, died at Mediclinic in Sandton, Johannesburg South Africa where he was admitted for an illness.

According to the information made available to the Zambian High Commission in Pretoria by his son Kishan Patel, the deceased had been admitted to Mediclinic for three weeks.The body of the deceased will be repatriated to Zambia on Thursday.

And Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba expressed sadness over the death of the late Patel.

He said the late Mr. Patel played a key role in creating local jobs for many Zambians throughout his network business.Mr. Mwamba disclosed that Mr. Patel was also a pioneer in the Introduction of consumer electronics goods to the Zambian Economy and shared knowledge openly for the growth and betterment of the people of Zambia.

He added that he taught the fundamentals of maintaining humbleness and integrity to those that were ready to listen.

This is according to a statement issued to the Media by Naomi Nyawali, the First Secretary for Press and Public Relations at the Zambian High Commission in South Africa.

19 COMMENTS

  1. Which companies did he own? Did Rajan Mathani change his name? This one we have never heard about him. Is it the man behind Radian Stores that got rich through deals with the Ministry of Finance by swindling government workers?

    • Why does mwamba like announcing deaths,, its make me remember chiluba’s sudden death, again mwamba was the one who broke the news

    • Why is Mwamba still working as funeral ambassador? We thought he had been transferred to Ethiopia in national interest?

  2. This man looks 71 not 61, part of good journalism is picking up the phone and confirming the source of your news. Please tell us the correct age.

  3. Please learn how to write up these profiles ….every Zambian that grew up in the 80s, 90s at one point or another must have bought something from Radian Stores which started off as a small store unit at the Kalundwe Road junction on Freedom Way in Lusaka. Remember that Pressing Iron or Fan or cassette-playing boombox bought there whilst escorting an uncle or aunty or mother or father at payday to that shop.
    We Salute You …. Mr Patel…MHSRIP!!!

    • @JayJay that’s a good reminder.
      We demand a national morning.
      Unfortunately he can’t be buried at memorial Park, they will “burn” on a huge fire.

    • Nostra… – the only problem I have with responding to you is that I don’t know whether you are sober or plastered with Whiskey and Vodka!!

  4. Heaven rejoices at the death of this”Big”business man.Receiving money from poor people.Making excessive profits.Racketeering.Using legal loop holes to make a profit.And a host of financial maladies too many to menton.But the mercy of god he has been sent to purgatory.And with regular payments he could be promoted to heaven.Peter Carlos Hinds.

  5. 3.2 Jay Jay …….kikikikikiki ….. rest well Mr Patel, you have run your race.
    Never mind the mausoleum, at least you are lucky they did not call you Lazy Patel.

  6. “The day shall come that many that sleep in dust shall rise.Some to honor.Others to eternal shame and contemp”.Bible.Peter Carlos Hinds.

  7. The Bible talks about forgiveness.But will forgiveness bring back a brilliant son knocked of the road and killed by a drunk driver.It seems that forgiveness is a one way street with one of the parties not benifitting from this Biblical teaching.Peter Carlos Hinds.

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