This news from South Africa: The Dalai Lama has called on the help of two prominent South Africans to help mediate a 40-year-old dispute between Tibet and China. In South Africa for the Parliament of World Religions, the Dalai Lama has asked former President Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu for their assistance. Chinese troops have occupied Tibet since 1950 and forced the Dalai Lama and others into exile. Tibet wants independence. South Africa’s new President Thabo Mbeki has not granted a private meeting with the Dalai Lama. Critics charge it’s a result of pressure from China.