The political landscape in South Africa is filled with tension and confusion, as the nation waits to hear the fate of its leader, Jacob Zuma. His scheduled State of the Nation Address in parliament has been postponed as pressure grows on him to step down as president. CGTN's Rene Del Carme has more.

The ANC - which has long been plagued by divisions and factionalism - was expected to decide on an exit strategy for Jacob Zuma on Wednesday. Journalists from around the world - waited for hours at South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town - expecting to be addressed by ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa, or anyone in the ANC Leadership to shed light on President Jacob Zuma's futures. And the way forward for South Africa. President Zuma and his Government Ministers met for Cabinet meetings at Parliament all day on Wednesday and were determined to show that they were conducting business as usual.

MMAMLOKO KUBAYI-NGUBANE ANC NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER & CABINET MINISTER "He's here. He's going with his work. And if there's anything that needs to be updated from the point of a party point-of-view, there will. Hence yesterday we said from point-of-view, works continue. We've had our meetings as cabinet. Tomorrow we are continuing. Next week we have a cabinet meeting. We'll do a press briefing afterwards."

Ramaphosa issued a written statement, saying that he and Jacob Zuma had begun constructive discussions on Tuesday night, regarding President Zuma's position. And would report back to the ANC and the South African Nation in the coming days.

RENE DEL CARME CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA "Meanwhile, opposition parties - who welcomed the unprecedented postponement of the State of The Nation Address - said that the ANC could not hold the nation to ransom. They said South Africa could not ground to a halt to allow the ANC to fight its internal battles. Rene Del Carme, CGTN, Cape Town, South Africa."