THE SMART NEWS SOURCE | Feb 10 2012 10:12 | LAST UPDATED Feb 10 2012 10:12 |
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The Dalai Lama visa is not my job, says MotlantheDeputy President Kgalema Motlanthe can't grant the Dalai Lama a last-minute visa because it's not in his line of duty, his office said. SA is now worse than apartheid state, says TutuArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu expressed outrage on Tuesday on the government's failure to grant Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama a visa. Roll-out of new, high-security SA passport beginsThe production of a high-security South African passport started on Wednesday, the CEO of the Government Printing Works said. Buthelezi's Dalai Lama application set for ThursdayAn urgent application by the IFP leader to force the government to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama will take place on Thursday. Buthelezi to push ahead with Dalai Lama applicationIFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi will push ahead with a court application to force the minister of home affairs to grant the Dalai Lama a visa. IFP leader takes govt to court over Dalai Lama visaAn urgent court application by Mangosuthu Buthelezi to force the home affairs minister to grant the Dalai Lama a visa has been set down for Tuesday. Zuma: Dalai Lama visa refusal did not undermine rightsANC president Jacob Zuma says the government's refusal of a visa to the Dalai Lama did not undermine human rights, according to a report on Friday. Govt: Hogan's Dalai Lama comments 'unfortunate'The health minister's comments about the decision to deny the Dalai Lama a visa were "rather unfortunate", said a government spokesperson on Wednesday Govt clams up on minister's Dalai Lama commentsThe government on Wednesday declined to comment further on Health Minister Barbara Hogan's call for it to apologise for denying the Dalai Lama a visa. Hogan: Govt should apologise to Dalai LamaHealth Minister Barbara Hogan has called on the government to apologise for refusing the Dalai Lama a visa to attend a peace conference. |
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