DOLLY PARTON RETURNS TO PUBLIC EYE TO CELEBRATE OPENING DAY AT DOLLYWOOD . (PHOTO).

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 Dolly Parton returns to public eye to celebrate opening day at Dollywood     Dolly Parton made her first public appearance in months to celebrate the opening day of Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on Friday. The country music icon reflected on the past year, a year after the death of her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, saying she is “doing good” and has been working to rebuild herself spiritually, emotionally, and physically after grieving and dealing with health issues that kept her from touring. Joined on stage by Dollywood president Eugene Naughton, Parton brought her trademark humor to the crowd, joking about rumors of a new husband while reaffirming her devotion to Dean. She also shared updates on her ongoing projects, including a new Broadway musical and her Dolly’s Life of Many Colors Museum in Nashville. Parton previewed the park’s 41st season, highlighting the upcoming NightFlight Expedition ride, a new “Run Dollywood” race weekend, an updated ...

23 STUDENTS ARRESTED TODAY IN SOUTH AFRICA,OVER PROTEST OF HIKE IN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL FEES.

                          Today tuesday,South African students burned tires and erected barricades at their Cape Town campus,leading to 23 arrests today as the protest hit universities across the country over plans to hike tuition fees.Students barricaded the entrances at University of Cape Town {UCT} and refused to leave,while their peers at Johannesburg's University of the Witwatersrand {Wits},where protests dubbed #FeesMustFall on Twitter began on October 13,2015 overturned vehicles driving into the campus.At least five campuses were engulfed in demonstrations after universities proposed hiking fees by up to 11.5 percent next year.Students say the move will further disadvantage black learners in South Africa who had little access to universities during decades of white apartheid rule.A meeting between university dons and the higher education Minister Blade Nzimande resolved to cap fee increases at 6 percent for 2016 in lie with inflation at 4.6 percent,but some student leaders rejected the offer and the rallies raged on.Vuyani Pambo,Wits Economic Freedom Fighter chairperson said ''They know very well that we can't afford 6 percent.We want free quality education''.Nzimande has said that the government could not afford to provide free education for poor students.More photos below.                                                                                                               

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