WTF South Africa? From travel website MatadorPulse:

The Dalai Lama has been denied a visa for a major international peace conference to be held in Johannesburg this week.

A spokesman for the President claimed the move was intended to prevent any distractions in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup, being held on the African continent for the first time next year — but the truth behind the move came out when he added that South Africa has benefited greatly from a strong trading relationship with China.

So has the entire continent gone over to China? I used to love you, South Africa. Now… I just don’t know.

BTW, this is the same president who denounced anti-retroviral drugs as poison and instead advised the use of olive oil, garlic, and beetroot to treat HIV.