Alastair Campbell to advise South Africa

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s chief spin doctor Alastair Campbell on Tuesday said he has noticed a definite tension between government and the South African media.

Campbell has been invited to share his expertise at a two-day Government Communicators’ Forum which started in Midrand on Monday.

He said he will be offering strategic advice.

“I actually met people from the south African government a few years ago in London where they started to explain to me how they did want to try and modernise government communications. They have asked me to give them strategic advice having been involved in processes in modernisation of communications,” said Campbell.