Dalai Lama is barred from Johannesburg

"South Africa has barred the Dalai Lama from a peace conference in Johannesburg this week, hoping to maintain good relations with China." This was the second most emailed story at the International Herald Tribune over a 24-hour period on 24/3/2009. The article goes on to mention that the a number of Nobel Peace Prize winners will be boycotting the "Peace" conference. ANC allies, the South African Communist Party however backed the move. (Un)welcome to South Africa!