UK PR association probes former Gupta spin doctors Bell Pottinger
The DA laid a complaint with two industry bodies Bell Pottinger belongs to, alleging the firm breached their codes by promoting racial hatred in SA
04 July 2017 - 09:55
An international public relations association has launched an investigation of allegations that UK spin machine Bell Pottinger promoted racial hatred in SA. Bell Pottinger‚ whose services were allegedly procured by Duduzane Zuma in his capacity as a Gupta employee‚ is a member of two international public relations bodies and therefore subject to their codes of conduct. "We can confirm that we have received a complaint against Bell Pottinger‚ filed by the Democratic Alliance‚" said Francis Ingham‚ director-general of the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) in the UK.
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