The Democratic Alliance was apparently annoyed that Lesufi did not consult the party before his aborted cabinet announcement on Sunday
Negotiators from the ANC and the DA met on Thursday to try to ease tensions in the GNU
The president made the plea after being inaugurated for a second term on Wednesday at the Union Buildings
Broad agreement will be followed by talks to flesh out how the coalition will work
The provincial leadership has been singled out over the loss after it defied the orders not to contest the provincial elective conference
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
There will be no return to parliament for Bheki Cele and Thulas Nxesi on the slimmer ANC list
Parties’ no-go areas are rapidly shifting as the deadline to constitute a government looms
The IEC released the final result despite threats of ‘trouble’ from Jacob Zuma’s Umkhonto weSizwe party