The past four days have been difficult for the ANC, and all forthcoming internal meetings will discuss the call for President Jacob Zuma to resign, following the cabinet reshuffle.

This is according to ANC spokesman Zizi Kodwa.

The governing party has called for an extended national working committee meeting today where party provincial leaders will attend.

At the moment, Zuma is seen to have control of the majority provinces like North West, Free State, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, who will likely support that he should not step down.

However, Kodwa earlier yesterday dismissed reports that Zuma had appeared before the integrity commission, saying the normal Monday officials' meeting was sitting and the leaders had asked for more time.

But Kodwa later admitted Zuma met with the commission to discuss various issues, including the state of the organisation.

"Obviously the cabinet reshuffle and the call for president to resign will top all the meetings," Kodwa said.

"There is an extended national working committee meeting [today] where provincial secretaries will attend and they will discuss the same issue. What is important is that the ANC is talking to itself. It has been the most difficult four days for the ANC and the country. We do not have options, but unity is important for the ANC."

The integrity committee had also met officials yesterday, but Kodwa dismissed this as "gossip". However, sources close to integrity commission members confirmed Andrew Mlangeni and Frene Ginwala were at Luthuli House yesterday.

Calls for Zuma to resign mounted after he reshuffled his cabinet in the early hours of Friday morning with civil societies and the SACP calling for him to step down.

Yesterday, the SACP held an extended politburo to discuss strategy on pushing for Zuma to step down. By the time of printing the meeting had not ended.

Cosatu also met yesterday after its three big unions called for Zuma to be recalled .