ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe said that, while the party is "gravely concerned" about some of its leaders calling on Zuma to resign, it would not bow to the whims of the opposition.
South African President Jacob Zuma speaks at the official launch of the Trans-Africa Locomotive prototype near Pretoria, South Africa, on Tuesday, April 4, 2017.
The reshuffle, which saw Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan being sacked, put South Africa's fiscal and growth outcomes at risk, the agency said.
The trade union federation is angry that it wasn't consulted about the Cabinet reshuffle, which Zuma has defended as a way to bring in "young ministers".
The public criticisms were a "mistake" and won't happen again, the ANC said in a statement.
While Zuma has survived a series of corruption scandals and presided over the party's worst-electoral performance since the end of apartheid in 1994 in municipal elections in August, the majority of ANC officials have stuck by him.
Zuma's move sparked calls for him to step down and threatened to split the ANC. He has successfully portrayed himself as a man of the people, loves to sing and dance at public rallies and enjoys wide support from the ANC rank-and-file. "Because a moment of great renewal is upon us and we should not let it go by", said Ramaphosa.
This will enable all components of the portfolio to focus on the tasks at hand, said Zuma.
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The DA will march on Friday from the Westgate Mall bus rank to Mary Fitzgerald Square in Johannesburg against the Cabinet reshuffle. Similar bids have failed to muster the needed votes to oust Zuma in the past.
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Political analysts were not surprised by the ruling party's stance on Wednesday. The rand has dropped nearly 10% in the past month. "Quite frankly he still controls the decision-making organs of the ANC", he said.
He was briefing the media after the party's special central executive committee meeting. The ANC formed the commission in 2013 to help protect its image and deal with members of the party alleged to have behaved improperly.
The NWC said the "unfortunate events" that transpired following appointment of new ministers should not "detract from the fact that they, individually and collectively, are very capable comrades" who have invaluable skills and experience to offer government.
The government has said social media calls to hold protests against Zuma on Friday are created to damage the country's image and economy.
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