WATCH: Zimbabwe high school initiation video goes viral

vA video of new boys being welcomed to a high school in "racially"-divided Zimbabwe has unexpectedly gone viral - likely because it paints a very different picture to the one in the news.

First formers from private school St John's College are seen leading the rest of the school - a private boys' day college in the capital - in their war-cry.

In the clip boys link arms and form a circle, cheering and shouting as students take turns to lead the chanting. Asked who gets to go in the circle, St Johns said: "New boys who can lead the singing. Could be any one of them!"

The clip has been viewed more than 99 000 times since it was posted on Thursday. Some say it's because it shows kids of all races proud to be together.

It's also a good break from stories of bullying and much more damaging initiation rituals that have been filmed in other Zimbabwe schools in recent years - including at top private institutions.

Watch the video below.