SA Police Fire Rubber Bullets At Students Protesting Against Rape On Rhodes University Campus

    JOHANNESBURG – South African police fired rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of students protesting against rape on campus at Rhodes University yesterday, forcing classes to be called off for the day.     Police also used stun grenades and pepper spray to disperse the protesters at the university, located in Grahamstown to the southeast of the country.   Five students were arrested.   The protests were fanned by comments posted on social media,…

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US Investigates Walter Palmer Hunt, Over Cecil The lion’s Death

US officials have launched an investigation into the killing of a lion in Zimbabwe but say they have been unable to reach the American involved. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) said it was “deeply concerned” about the “tragic” death of Cecil the lion. Director Dan Ashe said they will “go where facts lead” but efforts to reach Walter Palmer have been unsuccessful. Mr Palmer says he thought the hunt was legal but two…

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