Heavy police
contingent since previous day: blocking off all access to Luthuli House –
Afrikaans journalist manhandled Aug 29:
From yesterday, a heavy
police contingent already started cordoning off the former Shell company
headquarters building where the youth league leader and others faced charges of
‘bringing the ruling party into disrepute.’ Malema’s public behaviour –
especially his open criticism of SA president Jacob Zuma – has split the ruling
party right down to its usually so well-hidden tribal divisions. Malema is a
Pongo from North-Limpopo; Zuma and his supporters are Nguni-tribal members from
the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Many Malema supporters were reportedly
being bused in from North-Limpopo. Tweets from the scene
said violent clashes erupted between ANCYL supporters, police and the news
media: TV crews and photo-journalists had to run for their lives, with bricks,
stones and bottles lobbed at them by screaming Malema-supporters. By 10am many
hundreds of people had gathered and busloads more were being driven into the
CBD, expected to add to the melee.
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/Violence-erupts-outside-Luthuli-House-20110830
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