The DA has decided to no longer pursue the complaint it laid with the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)‚ against Bell Pottinger partner Kevin Read.The DA said Read worked on the campaign that exploited racial tension in SA on behalf of the Gupta family and Duduzane Zuma‚ President Jacob Zuma’s son.DA spokesperson on communications Phumzile van Damme said on Wednesday evening that the CIPR had informed the DA that Read did not respond to its complaint and had failed to disclose any relevant information."Therefore‚ we did not deem it necessary to continue with the complaint as he clearly would not form part of it nor disclose the brief he received from the Gupta family and Duduzane Zuma. It would have been a barren harvest‚" Van Damme said."The DA thanks the CIPR for the professional manner in which our complaint was handled and for making every effort to contact Mr Read. It is a pity that he did not take up the opportunity to tell his side of the story."Van Damme said th...
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