The UK company last week confirmed that its lead partner on the Gupta Oakbay Capital account was sacked and that three others were suspended.
The company was forced to react as it has been accused of stirring racial tension in South Africa through work it’s done for the Gupta family.
A string of leaked emails has revealed that it has also helped the MK Military Veterans Association and the ANC Youth League in their campaigns to discredit critics of President Jacob Zuma and the Guptas.
Bell Pottinger’s public relations campaign seems to have done little to change many South Africans’ opinions of the infamous agency.
