Last updated: 15 may, 2009 - 05:24 GMT

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The South African government has made a surprising u-turn on its decision to deny the Dalai Lama a visa.

Earlier this year it caused international outcry by refusing to allow the Tibetan spiritual leader to attend a peace conference in South Africa.

The BBC's Mpho Lakaje reports from Johannesburg.

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