Extract from The Star (Johannesburg): “The situation is
absolutely under control,” Transport Minister Ephraem
Magagula told the Swaziland parliament in Mbabane.

“Our nation's merchant navy is perfectly safe. We
just don't know where it is, that's all.”

Replying to an MP's question, Minister Magagula admitted
that the landlocked country had completely lost track of its
only ship, the Swazimar:

“We believe it is in a sea somewhere. At one time, we
sent a team of men to look for it, but there was a problem
with drink and they failed to find it, and so, technically,
yes, we've lost it a bit. But I categorically reject all
suggestions of incompetence on the part of this government.
The Swazimar is a big ship painted in the sort of nice bright
colours you can see at night. Mark my words, it will turn up.
The right honourable gentleman opposite is a very naughty
man, and he will laugh on the other side of his face when my
ship comes in.”