SUN PHARMACEUTICALS Ltd began as Frank and Hirsch (Northern Rhodesia) Limited in 1963, before the new country of Zambia’s independence a year later. It was the sister company of a business in South Africa,Its then owners considered starting a production facility for writing pens, sunglasses and disposable syringes in 1974, but the Zambian government’s process of nationalisation at that time dissuaded the owners from further investment in Zambia. They exited the business, selling it to a company in which local bottle store owner and politician, Late John Kalenga, had an interest. After the original owners of Frank and Hirsch sold the business, the new owners attempted to pursue the syringe project. However, Mr Kalenga was in a dire financial situation, having faced years of financial insolvency and bankruptcy, making it difficult to move the project forward. Around this time, the company distributed wireless Motorola radio sets and Grundig TVs in Zambia. On 25th February 1982, […]
Testament to Business in Challenging Circumstances and the Upholding of the Rule of Law in Zambia.
