NICE ONE, BUYELWA!

SOMETIMES it is a good idea to keep your mouth shut. Spigot nearly missed a beautiful example of this when Minerals and Energy Minister, Buyelwa Sonjica, publicly warned that sabotage to the single-buoy mooring (SBM) off Durban would bring imports of refined products to a halt. Of course, there is a chance that this was an example of misreporting, but the facts are that the statement is wrong on two counts. Firstly, the SBM is used exclusively for crude oil, not refined products. Secondly, trumpeting the vulnerability of the SBM to sabotage, seems somewhat foolish in this modern world. Isn't there still something called the Key Points Act on the statute book?