Finance Minster Tito Mboweni clarified his latest tweets - which sparked speculation that he might leave National Treasury - to say that he had no plans to leave his ministerial position.

Mboweni tweeted on Friday afternoon that it "is good to retire gracefully," resulting in questions about who the minister was referring to and what caused him to put this observation on social media.

The finance minister's tweet sparked furious speculation among his followers, with hundreds of reactions to his cryptic statement.