EXPOSED: How Guptas plotted smear campaigns with British PR firm
Mcebisi Jonas, and a high profile for 'white monopoly capital' were on the agenda
29 May 2017 - 07:49
Gupta family associates plotted with UK public relations firm Bell Pottinger to launch a smear campaign against the Treasury by painting former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas as corrupt, leaked e-mails show. They also show that President Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, put himself in charge of a fightback by the Gupta family as they sought to counter reports about their relationship with several government leaders. THE STORY EVERYONE IS READING RIGHT NOW:
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