The Forbes ‘Best of Africa’ is a prestigious award which is presented to entrepreneurs and businessmen achieving significant distinction in their businesses and field. The 2021 Forbes BOA (Best of Africa) awards were recently presented to some of the top entrepreneurs and businessmen from Africa, from different field and functions such as business, innovation, politics, economy and leadership. Considering the ongoing pandemic and everything going online, the honours were presented to the recipients at the FIN (Foreign Investment Network) Leadership & Philanthropy Roundtable conference that was recently held via a virtual meeting.

Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani was not only one of the speakers in the virtual conference, he was also bestowed with the ‘Best of Africa’ Forbes Distinction Certificate for his outstanding entrepreneurial and business contributions to the Zambian society as well as upholding the spirit of the Zambian nation. Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani has been working tirelessly for more than three decades, and the objective has always remained same- to take Zambia to greater heights. He is a successful serial entrepreneur and businessman with numerous top institutions under his name, including but not limited to Mahtani Group of Companies, Finsbury Investments and Finance Bank Zambia. He is also known for his charitable and philanthropic activities across the Zambian nation such as funding correctional facilities as well as contributing to the Zambian education with the establishment of Steven Malama award including significant financial funding for top law graduates in Zambia. The major crust of the round table conference was the positive impact of business, politics and leadership on the economic landscape across Africa. Top bureaucrats, businessmen and entrepreneurs presented their views on the current landscape and scenario of Africa, the positives and negatives as well as the significant need of the hour for making the requirement improvements across the nation’s economy. Furthermore, the awards presented to the recipients were selected after several months of intensive research as well as thorough verification exercises by the Forbes and FIN.