REVEALED | This email proves Resolve Communications ran a smear campaign against me, says Dion George
Former South African environment minister Dion George claims that an email provides evidence of a smear campaign orchestrated against him by Resolve Communications. The firm denies these allegations, characterizing them as a fabrication.
Why it matters
This case highlights the intersection of political lobbying, media influence, and the potential for corporate interests to impact government personnel decisions.
Tony Leon's Resolve Communications ran a negative campaign against a sitting cabinet minister after he refused to meet its client.
Former environment minister Dion George is convinced of it, telling IOL an email it put to him proved his point all along.
He was removed from his post seven weeks after the email was sent.
Account manager Victoria Tompkins, responding for Resolve, told IOL the claim of a campaign was a fiction and part of an attempt to smear the firm.
The email, seen by IOL and confirmed by Resolve, is dated September 22 2025 and was sent by Tompkins.
Tompkins is a former DA staff member who worked as an opposition researcher at the party's federal head office.
In the email, she offered a news publication an opinion piece for publication, written by Stacey Jansen, a director of Redisa.
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