MK vets force journalists back from Luthuli House
Johannesburg city centre was tense on Monday morning as Umkhonto we Sizwe veterans formed a security perimeter around the party's Luthuli House headquarters With veterans forcing reporters and photographers away from the building‚ tensions mounted in preparation of the thousands who are to march under the #OccupyLuthuliHouse.In 22years, we have never seen this. Unprecedented. The ANC protecting itself from the ANC. pic.twitter.com/ABjiJmMCUa— Burning Spear (@CdeJMN) September 5, 2016async By early on Monday morning‚ a heavy police presence‚ including presidential protection unit officers‚ had formed security cordons around Luthuli House. Those marching on Luthuli House are calling for the removal of President Jacob Zuma and the entire ANC national executive committee.The #OccupyLuthuliHouse gathering is meant to start at Library Gardens but by 8am‚ when the protest was meant to have commenced‚ no one had arrived.– TMG Digital/The Times..
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