JOHANNESBURG - It's crunch time for political parties ahead of Friday's crucial vote.
They are scrambling to find each other to decide how the country will be governed.
The ANC NEC is meeting on Thursday evening in Cape Town to take stock of where it is.
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The party's highest decision-making body will look at the negotiations so far.
It comes as MPs prepare to vote for a new President and Speaker in the National Assembly on Friday.
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo will preside over the sitting.