South Africa

  • Desmond Tutu, an outspoken opponent of apartheid in South Africa, dies at 90

    Desmond Tutu, an outspoken opponent of apartheid in South Africa, dies at 90

    Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and outspoken opponent of apartheid in South Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 90. The loss of the man regarded as the country’s moral conscience was lamented by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, South Africans, world leaders, and people around the world.

  • No Policy to Deny Tibetans Entry But Can’t Assure Dalai Lama SA Visa

    No Policy to Deny Tibetans Entry But Can’t Assure Dalai Lama SA Visa

    The deputy President of South Africa when faced the question on whether the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be granted a visa to the country, he replied that though there isn’t any policy to deny entry to Tibetan origins, he did not assure that the spiritual leader will be granted a…