South African opposition urges under-fire UK PR firm to donate fees to charity

Phumzile Van Damme of the Democratic Alliance National speaks outide the Bell Pottinger offices in London, Britain August 18, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall

LONDON (Reuters) - South Africa's main opposition party called on the London-based public relations firm Bell Pottinger to donate to charity the money it earned from a PR campaign after a hearing held to investigate the company's conduct on Friday.

An adviser to major corporations and governments around the world, Bell Pottinger apologised in July and fired a partner in charge of a campaign that the opposition Democratic Alliance group said had inflamed racial tensions.