Special NEC to decide Zuma's fate
A special ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting is set to address the transition of administrations of government.
The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday and will take place 24 hours before the State of the Nation Address (SONA).
There is speculation that president Jacob Zuma will not be given the opportunity to address the legislature, as he could be recalled by the ANC before the opening of Parliament.
In a statement, the ANC states that the National Working Committee resolved to convene the special NEC meeting to address, among other issues, the transition between the fifth and sixth administration of government.
"Amongst the issues to be tabled to the Special NEC meeting will be preparations for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and a report back from the National Working Committee on matters mandated to it".
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The ANC says it's National Working Committee resolved to convene the special NEC meeting, after meeting yesterday to discuss the outcomes of Sunday night's discussions between top ANC leaders and the President in Pretoria.
Various political parties have asked the presiding officers to postpone SONA until Parliament has had an opportunity to elect a new president.