The Guptas are being subjected to false corruption allegations which are part of a "blatantly political campaign" to damage them, a family spokesman has told BBC News. Last month, South African media began releasing a flood of stories about the alleged influence Gupta-owned companies have over government decisions after the leaking of more than 100,000 documents and e-mails from inside the Gupta commercial empire. The Gupta-owned companies and family members have not previously responded to the latest accusations that they used their close relationship with President Jacob Zuma to win government contracts and influence Cabinet appointments. Naidoo has not responded to repeated requests by Reuters for comment in the six weeks since stories based on the e-mails began being published. London-based public relations (PR) firm Bell Pottinger, which ended its work with Oakbay in April, this month fired a partner in charge of a PR campaign in SA that the Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and...
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