New Finance Minister Tito Mboweni addressed staff at National Treasury in Pretoria for the first time on Thursday.
According to National treasury's official Twitter account, Mboweni paid tribute to his predecessor Nhlanhla Nene.
Mboweni took over the reins from Nene on Tuesday. Nene had offered his resignation to President Cyril Ramaphosa following the developments surrounding his testimony at the State Capture inquiry.
According to a tweet by Treasury Mboweni told staff "there is "a lot of work" to be done in the coming months and that he is looking forward to working with officials.
See pictures of his address below:
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