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title: "Video Ep.2: #GuptaLeaks – Bell Pottinger's PR campaign unpacked"
description: "The #GuptaLeaks are a massive trove of information made up of hundreds of gigabytes of documents and emails obtained by a team of journalists from the Daily Maverick's investigative unit, Scorpio, Amabhungane and News24. The latest episode of the #Guptaleaks looks at Bell Pottinger, the UK-based PR firm that brought South Africa to the brink of a race war to protect the reputations of the Zumas and the Guptas."
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "South Africa"
author: "Daily Maverick Chronicle"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/dailymaverickchronicle/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-07-14-video-ep-2-guptaleaks-bell-pottingers-pr-campaign-unpacked/"
published: "2017-07-14T17:32:19"
updated: "2017-07-15T10:40:17"
lang: "en-ZA"
---

# Video Ep.2: #GuptaLeaks – Bell Pottinger's PR campaign unpacked

> The #GuptaLeaks are a massive trove of information made up of hundreds of gigabytes of documents and emails obtained by a team of journalists from the Daily Maverick's investigative unit, Scorpio, Amabhungane and News24. The latest episode of the  #Guptaleaks  looks at Bell Pottinger, the UK-based PR firm that brought South Africa to the brink of a race war to protect the reputations of the Zumas and the Guptas.

By Daily Maverick Chronicle · Published 14 July 2017, 19:32 SAST · Updated 15 July 2017, 12:40 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlof7kHRWI0)