Historically, the party has appointed its provincial chairpersons as premiers
The Democratic Alliance was apparently annoyed that Lesufi did not consult the party before his aborted cabinet announcement on Sunday
Ntuli said the IFP tried to talk to the ‘chaotic’ uMkhonto we Sizwe party but was stood up
Negotiators from the ANC and the DA met on Thursday to try to ease tensions in the GNU
But ANC Gauteng spokesperson Lesego Makhubele said the party did not have a resolution in place about ending its relationship with the Economic Freedom Fighters
Broad agreement will be followed by talks to flesh out how the coalition will work
Party insiders say it is now up to their negotiators to muster the numbers ahead of the vote on Friday
The province is expected to have a woman premier for the first time
The party says it is not censoring members but is imposing democratic centralism
There will be no return to parliament for Bheki Cele and Thulas Nxesi on the slimmer ANC list