MANY of us heaved a collective sigh of relief when the Zupta-commissioned Bell Pottinger racial campaign was outed about a year ago. Julius Malema Sadly, the campaign had had a successful run of just over a year before it was unmasked for what it was. Much of the damage had already been done. [...]
FEW people will disagree that South Africa is better off with the potential presidency of Cyril Ramaphosa in 2019 - if the ANC manages to retain power - than it would have been had his political nemesis, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, won the ANC presidency back in December 2017. FILE -- In this Wednesday, July [...]
CAPE TOWN — Celebrating the possible demise of Bell Pottinger for its shockingly cynical manipulation of South Africa’s racial dynamics means very little without full disclosure of who at Oakbay briefed them, the exact scope of their brief and who participated in the campaign. The devil is among us – not residing in the plush boardrooms of a London based PR [...]
Yay; I guess the whole of South Africa should be celebrating at last, right? Wrong! Bell Pottinger has finally been found guilty of flouting industry professional and ethical rules and given the boot with a five-year ban from membership of the UK’s PR and communications regulatory body, the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA). Its [...]
NO ONE should be shocked by the increasing number of private sector companies being outed for having served as Trojan Horses for the loot diverted from public coffers in recent years, especially those that have been benefiting from illicit business links with the Zuptas. (Photo: The New Age Board Chairman Atul Gupta and President [...]