Bell Pottinger

skeptic_SA said:
I sincerely doubt there's a forurmite on myBB with the technically savvy (and free bandwith) to be able to set up a spam attack on all of their emails. Sincerely doubt it... :whistle:
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Well I don't have the technical know-how but I did send them an email saying ***** You! And also sent one to James Henderson :)
 
Looney said:
Well I don't have the technical know-how but I did send them an email saying ***** You! And also sent one to James Henderson :)
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I suspect that this isn't something that's actually possible. At least I doubt anybody on here would be able to do it. Launch a spam attack on their personal emails and info@bell... email that would render the addresses useless. If only there were decent IT fundi's on this forum. Oh well...
 
UK Regulator calls Bell Pottinger to account for Oakbay work
Bell Pottinger has been called by a UK regulatory body to appear before its committee over some of the agency's work for Oakbay.

The Public Relations and Communications Association is one of the bodies the DA lodged a complaint with at the beginning of the month.

The company was hired by the Gupta family to do its PR, but recently leaked emails suggest Bell Pottinger helped the MK Military Veterans Association and the African National Congress Youth League in their campaigns to discredit Gupta critics and those of President Jacob Zuma.

The company has since apologised, and confirmed that its lead partner on the Gupta Oakbay Capital account was sacked and that three others were suspended.

Bell Pottinger says it has been shown interim evidence by the law firm, Herbert Smith Freehills, appointed to investigate its dealings with the Gupta-owned Oakbay Investments.

It maintains most of the allegations against it are not true, but admits that enough of it is to be of deep concern.

The agency says a social media campaign highlighting the issue of economic emancipation was run in a way it now considers to have been inappropriate and offensive.

Bell Pottinger claims senior management had been misled about work on the Oakbay account.

The company says it has decent people in its employ who will be angered by the damning revelations in the leaked Guptas emails.
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http://ewn.co.za/2017/07/18/uk-regulator-calls-bell-pottinger-to-account-for-oakbay-work
 
Lawyer letter sent to Bell Pottinger: SA civil society demands answers
JOHANNESBURG — Dodgy UK public relations firm Bell Pottinger recently said ‘sorry’ to SA and announced that it would launch a probe into its bad behaviour in South Africa. However, almost no South Africans accepted their apology and now civil society bodies want more answers. A group — including the Helen Suzman Foundation, Section27 and Save South Africa — has issued a lawyer’s letter to Bell Pottinger, demanding that details of the probe be made publicly available. – Gareth van Zyl

By Francis Antonie*

The Helen Suzman Foundation, Section27 and Save South Africa comment on their joint action relating to the announced probe into Bell Pottinger’s conduct in South Africa

The Helen Suzman Foundation, Section27 and Save South Africa have noted Bell Pottinger’s “unequivocal and absolute apology” of last week, in relation to the work it had undertaken over the past year for Oakbay and the fact that it has commissioned an international law firm to review the work done in that regard.

Read more: Bell Pottinger pushed SA into jaws of kleptocracy. Can we get country back?



The above three organisations, acting jointly, have now approached Bell Pottinger with a request for access to the terms of reference and all information which will form the basis of the investigation which is to be undertaken by the law firm Herbert Smith Freehills LLP.

This request flows from the intention of the Helen Suzman Foundation, Section27 and Save South Africa, to make recommendations to the relevant UK regulatory bodies, in order to assist these bodies in coming to a proper understanding of the social, economic and potential legal implications of Bell Pottinger’s conduct.

These three South African public interest organisations are concerned that the impact of Bell Pottinger’s conduct should be viewed in the correct context by Bell Pottinger’s own senior management, by the UK regulatory bodies and by the public at large.

In arriving at any conclusions about Bell Pottinger’s conduct, it is plainly necessary to have an appropriately informed understanding of South Africa’s constitutional project, the legal framework, its history regarding race and sectarian politics, and the challenges which the country faces.
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https://www.biznews.com/leadership/2017/07/18/lawyer-letter-bell-pottinger-sa-civil-society/
 
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Sol Kerzner's former wife owns 15% of Bell Pottinger

Heather Kerzner, a former wife of Sol Kerzner, engaged to Bell Pottinger boss James Henderson, bought a 15% stake in the PR firm shortly before its South African scandal erupted, The Times of London reported.Bell Pottinger has apologised for running a social media campaign that stoked racial tension on behalf of the Gupta family.

The PR firm was pressured into dropping the Guptas as clients after it emerged that terms such as "white monopoly capital" had derived from the UK-based consultants. Kerzner and Henderson jointly own 37% of Bell Pottinger. Whether that will be enough to protect him from the wrath of other equity partners remains to be seen.

https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/2017-07-24-former-wife-of-sol-kerzner-owns-15-of-bell-pottinger/
 
Nick Lambert. The master strategist behind the White Monopoly Capital campaign.

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The silver spoons are firmly lodged in Nick and Vicky's mouths, it will take a bit more than the exposed attempt to disrupt a 3rd world country to dislodge them.
Anyway, they are the fall guys, the head honcho's are being very disingenuous claiming they were duped or had no knowledge of the goings on.
 
evilstebunny said:
They really need South Africans to deliver insight, most people from civilised society would have no frame of reference regarding the levels of depravity the ANC is capable of, and of Africa in general.
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If they're Europeans they'll have a pretty good idea. Those guys are brutal.
 
We'll know by 6 pm today if the DA's complaint against Bell Pottinger is upheld or rejected by the PRCA.

PRCA statement in advance of Democratic Alliance and Bell Pottinger hearing.

The PRCA has given the following statement in advance of the Professional Practices Committee hearing being held tomorrow into the complaint filed by Democratic Alliance against Bell Pottinger.

Francis Ingham MPRCA, Director General, PRCA, said: “The PRCA has a robust and objective process for investigating any complaint made against a member. This process is set out in our Professional Charter and Codes of Conduct. The Professional Practices Committee hearing on 18th August, 2017 is part of this process.

"The Committee has received written evidence from the Democratic Alliance and Bell Pottinger, and both organisations will have the opportunity to give oral evidence at the hearing. The PRCA will make a decision based on the evidence presented at the hearing, and on the recommendation of the Professional Practices Committee. The outcome of the investigation will be announced on or before the week commencing 4th September.”

There are three broad scenarios:

1. If the complaint(s) are not upheld, the Professional Practices Committee’s decision will be provided to Bell Pottinger and the PRCA will publish the decision by 24th August.

2. If the complaint(s) are upheld with disciplinary sanction, e.g. warning or reprimand, Bell Pottinger is given five working days to appeal the decision. If an appeal is made, the PRCA Board of Management will consider the report of the Professional Practices Committee alongside the appeal and will approve, amend or overrule the decision of the committee. The PRCA will then publish the decision on week beginning 4th September.

3. If the complaint(s) are upheld with sanction of Termination or Suspension of PRCA membership, the PRCA Board of Management will meet to consider the report. The Board may approve, amend, or overrule the decision of the Professional Practices Committee. Bell Pottinger will then be given five working days to appeal the decision. Following the appeals period, the PRCA Board of Management may meet again if an appeal has been made and they may approve, amend, or overrule the decision of the Professional Practices Committee. The PRCA will then publish the decision on week beginning 4th September.
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BELL POTTINGER FOUND TO HAVE BREACHED PRCA CODE OF ETHICS

CAPE TOWN - It's understood that PR firm Bell Pottinger has been found to have breached the code of ethics of the UK's Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA).

The association's disciplinary committee heard argument from the company and the Democratic Alliance (DA) in London on Friday.

The DA had brought the complaint after leaked emails suggested that Bell Pottinger tried to stir racial tension in South Africa through campaigns for the Gupta-owned Oakbay.

An association director has confirmed to Eyewitness News that if the committee had found in favour of the firm, it would've made an announcement by now.

Bell Pottinger has five days to appeal the finding and the association will announce a final decision on 4 September.
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