Bell Pottinger's 'pathetic cover up' is an insult, says Pravin Gordhan
"The attacks on the Treasury‚ and on individuals and their families was designed to malign them and create a distraction from the activities of the 'syndicate'.'
Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan has rejected the apology by London-based PR firm Bell Pottinger‚ which worked for the controversial Gupta family‚ labelling it "pathetic cover up" and an "insult" to South Africans. Gordhan‚ one of several targets of the company's shamed campaign for the Gupta family‚ has called for the company to make a full disclosure‚ which would include details of what their clients‚ "the Gupta syndicate"‚ briefed them on. He also wants the firm to reveal what their dismissed partner‚ Victoria Geoghegan‚ did that concerned them‚ and for South Africans to start focusing on South Africans who were part of the campaign. The Sunday Times reported that Bell Pottinger prepared media releases and provided briefing notes for the presidents of the uMkhonto weSizwe military veterans and the African National Congress Youth League. They were also aligned‚ by a former Bell Pottinger employee‚ to several individuals like ex-government communications boss and labour direc...
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