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The ANC’s integrity commission is expected to present its report on the Phala Phala burglary to the party’s national executive committee on Friday.

Fitch Ratings said on Monday while the future of President Cyril Ramaphosa is a risk for SA, it foresees broad policy continuity even if he is removed, given any successor would likely come from the ANC's moderate wing.

MPs in the National Assembly will now debate the Section 89 independent panel report on the Phala Phala farm matter next week.

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) have both had separate requests for Tuesday’s vote on the independent panel’s Phala Phala report declined by National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.

President Cyril Ramaphosa's supporters are demonstrating outside Nasrec in Johannesburg.

Business Unity South Africa has urged a swift resolution to the uncertainty surrounding the political future of President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Members of the ANC’s national executive committee were on Friday afternoon meeting in Nasrec, south of Johannesburg.

The ANC maintains it is treating the matter of the president and the implications of the independent panel’s report on the Phala Phala saga on the country with urgency.

South African religious leaders have weighed in on the implications of the findings by the independent panel on Phala Phala.

While speculation linking him to the highly contested battle for the ANC secretary-general position continues to swirl, former Eastern Cape premier Phumulo Masualle has opted to keep his cards close to his chest. The party is likely to have a new secretary-general in December as the suspended incumbent, Ace Magashule, has been prohibited from contesting any position because of the step-aside rule.