Tribal hangups still exist.

While most people would rather be politically correct, it is interesting to note that tribal hangups still exist in Zimbabwe. Due to the sensitivity of the matter most people have resigned themselves to " see no evil hear no evil". Such kind of attitude is not only wishful thinking but also unrealistic, presumptuous and ambitious. I must admit that going with the flow is easier than taking the high way. People in the public offices and media institutions have adapted ways of dealing with this problem just in order to sound and appear diversified.

Just recently a day before the much waited soccer derby between the two Zimbabwe giants Highlanders and Dynamos the Herald nicknamed the game "The battle for Zimbabwe 11"Its one thing to allegories or promote a game and its another to be disrespectful and tribal. If the match between these two teams is the battle for Zimbabwe 11 the paper needs to tell us how he qualifies that statement. To me it sounds mischievous. How can a soccer game which is a weekend leisure and family fun be elevated to such a political status? A statement like that sounds familiar. I have heard one political party reduce another in a similar way during campaign slogans. What is at stake here? Were the two teams fighting for Zimbabwe? What is it about Zimbabwe that they were fighting for?

If they were then when and where was the first battle? Which then of the two teams is more Zimbabwean than another? One can use words the way they want but irresponsibility in using words is not acceptable especially at professional level like that. Again I will ask Who's side was the reporter on. Have not these two teams represented the country at one point or another? Is it that there is so much hate that one would go to such an extent. Is not soccer just a sport. Maybe I took it the wrong way but its clear to me that tribal hangups still exist.