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11:55 am October 5, 2011

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Tutu speaks out at press conference on Dalai Lama visa

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The Times Live
NASHIRA DAVIDS | 05 October, 2011

We will pray as we prayed for the downfall of the apartheid government, we will pray for the downfall of the government that misrepresents us,” a furious Tutu said at a news conference on South Africa’s failure to grant a visa to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

Dalai Lama forced to pull out of Desmond Tutu birthday in visa dispute

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David Smith in Cape Town
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 October 2011 12.14 BST

The Dalai Lama says he has been forced to pull out of the 80th birthday celebrations for Archbishop Desmond Tutu because the South African authorities have not granted him an entry visa.

Outcry as Dalai Lama cancels SA trip

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama meet the media in Cape Town in this August 21, 1996 file photo.

04 Oct 2011 | Sapa

MEDIA ALERT – PRESS CONFERENCE IN CAPE TOWN TODAY

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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and the Chairperson of the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza SC will address media at 4.30pm today to respond to the news that His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, has been forced to cancel his visit to South Africa. A press conference has been arranged at the Lagoon Beach Hotel in Milnerton. For inquiries, please call Roger on 083 272 5036.

Let him in Now! No pass laws for the Dalai Lama!

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We the people of South Africa call on our government to “Let him in – Now!”: Let His Holiness the Dalai Lama in to South Africa to attend the birthday celebrations and give a speech at the Inaugural Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture hosted by Nobel Peace Prize recipient the Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre.

PUBLIC DIALOGUE: THE SA BILL OF RIGHTS

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PUBLIC DIALOGUE: THE SA BILL OF RIGHTS
IS IT WORTH MORE THAN THE PAPER IT IS WRITTEN ON?

Media Statement

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CAPE TOWN: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has expressed sincere gratitude to all the people who supported him after his call for a cultural boycott of Israel as a peaceful means to encourage policy change.

Public Dialogue: Access to Healthcare

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Access to healthcare – Is the NHI the key to unlocking basic healthcare? Read more…

Sowetan: Group areas still with us

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BLACK people are still being housed within apartheid’s Group Areas Act boundaries, one of the country’s leading legal minds said.

Business Day: South Africa no rainbow nation – Ramphele

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http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=123687

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