Protestors outside Luthuli House - Alon Skuy By GRAEME HOSKEN, SIVIWE FEKETHA and NEO GABASustained intimidation and late- night appeals from party bosses stopped disgruntled ANC members from trying to shut down Luthuli House, the party's national head office, in the Johannesburg CBD, yesterday.With more numbers it would have been bloody; it would have been very uglyLeaders of the #OccupyLuthuliHouse campaign said they feared for their lives and those of their supporters but defied appeals by senior party members to cancel their march.Their campaign is aimed at getting President Jacob Zuma to quit as party leader and the entire membership of the party's powerful national executive committee to resign.The ANC beefed up security in anticipation of the rebellion, and police closed off streets and set up razor-wire barriers.The Ukhonto weSizwe Military Veterans' Association dispatched more than 100 members - some of them carrying firearms - to block the protesters.Members of the ANC You...
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