SOUTH Africa’s government insisted it was business as usual yesterday as President Jacob Zuma and his deputy held talks on a “transition.”

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa issued a statement on the talks, first revealed on Tuesday night when the ruling ANC said a special meeting of its national executive committee to discuss the issue had been postponed following “fruitful and constructive engagements” between the two.

Mr Ramaphosa said the discussions were ongoing “for a speedy resolution of the matter in the interests of the country and its people” and the two would make a joint statement “in the coming days.”