Luthuli House

Chief Albert Luthuli House
Chief Albert Luthuli House
	ANC House
	Luthuli House
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Office Building
Location	54 Sauer Street, Johannesburg
Height
Roof	46.87 metres (153.8 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	12

Chief Albert Luthuli House in Johannesburg, more simply known as Luthuli House, is the headquarters of the African National Congress (ANC) and other subsidiary organizations. The name "Luthuli House" is frequently used as a metonym for the national leadership of the ANC.

Structure

Luthuli House is a 12-floor building at 54 Sauer Street, Johannesburg. The ANC headquarters are officially located on the 7th floor, while the 6th floor houses the office of the Secretary-General.

History

Luthuli House is often confused with Shell House, the 22-floor former head office of the African National Congress (ANC) at 1 Plein Street, Johannesburg. It is not the same building. The ANC relocated its head office from Shell House to Luthuli House in 1997.

Incidents

On the afternoon of August 27, 2005, a fire broke out on the 6th floor of the building, primarily damaging the ANC's Political Education and Training Unit. Emergency personnel were successful in putting out the blaze by the evening.

On 12 February 2014 the main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, planned a march on the building and the area was barricaded with coils of razor wire. The march was called off due to security concern. Another march on Luthuli House planned for April 2017 for the removal of President Zuma was relocated to a different route.

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