The Dalai Lama cancels his visit to SA after failing to get a visa. Many people believe SA did not issue him the visa to please China- SA biggest trading country.
The Dalai Lama was only visiting SA. Other countries like India have allowed people like the Dalai Lama to settle and come and go as he pleases. It was not even the SA government that was going to host the Dalai Lama and still it said no. It is to those that much has been given that much is expected. SA received a lot of support from people like the Dalai Lama during the dark days of apartheid; SA can give the people of Tibet its moral support at least -that is not too much to ask!
This is not the first blunder by this ANC government. President Zuma still has egg all over himself for his continued support of Gaddafi in the Libya uprising. The Zimbabwe nightmare is one monumental f*up that has simply refused to go away.
I think it is good that Africa, South America and South Asia should have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Brazil and India would make good candidates for the two latter regions. SA would have been the obvious choice for Africa but the performance of the ANC government ever since Madiba left office has been shocking. It is tragic enough that this ANC government should be making one disastrous policy decision after another for SA; it would be folly to let such a regime exercise veto powers on behalf of Africa!
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