Northern Cape teacher placed on precautionary suspension over blackface paint incident [SOUND]

# The Northern Cape Education Department has placed an Upington teacher on precautionary suspension with immediate effect pending an investigation. This follows a blackface paint incident at a function at Duineveld High School last week. Jaco Liebenberg allegedly wore blackface during a school function, sparking widespread outrage after images went viral on social media. The Freedom Front Plus’ Wynand Boshoff says the investigation should not turn into a witch-hunt aimed at proving racism in a bid to justify the disruption: