Gotta agree with your assessment Pam.

Todd raised an interesting point on VHeadline:

"A reply from the Minister of Environment and the Minister of Mining will be needed to clarify any issues surrounding this matter instead of avoiding the media.

Their refusal to speak to reporters is an obvious sign that the ministers themselves are uninformed officially of what is going on under their noses and they have obviously been caught on the back foot, needing time to mull things over before even attempting to offer any official excuse."