NEWS: SA Nobel Peace summit cancelled - reports

Cape Town - The World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Cape Town has been cancelled after more laureates pulled out of the event to protest the government's refusal to grant the Dalai Lama a visa, according to reports.

The Cape Argus reported on Wednesday that sources confirmed the event, which was scheduled to have been held in Cape Town from 13 to 15 October, would no longer go ahead.

Friends of Tibet tweeted that the event had been cancelled "owing to denial of visa by host country" to the Dalai Lama.

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