So the Dalai Lama is welcome NOW

South Africa in Dalai Lama U-turn

South Africa's government has made a U-turn over its decision in March to deny the Dalai Lama a visa. New International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said Tibet's spiritual leader could now visit whenever he wanted. The government caused an international outcry when it said it would not allow him to attend a peace conference, linked to the 2010 Football World Cup. Critics accused South Africa of caving in to Chinese pressure. (BBC)