S. Africa University Probes 'Blackface' Photo

A photograph of two white female students wearing domestic worker outfits and black paint on their faces has prompted the University of Pretoria to launch an investigation.

South African students face disciplinary action after taking photographs of themselves with blacked-up faces and pillows shoved in their skirts.

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