If President Cyril Ramaphosa were to resign, it would be "chaotic" for the country and the ruling party, according to ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe.
The mineral resources and energy minister was interviewed by the SABC at Nasrec, Gauteng, ahead of a meeting with ANC leadership on Friday.
The party's National Executive Committee is meeting to discuss Ramaphosa's fate following the release of an independent panel report on Wednesday, with findings against him related to the handling of a theft of $580 000 in cash at his game farm in Limpopo, Phala Phala.