Jabulani Sibanda, you got it wrong about Zimbabwean tribalism

To appease tribalism in that manner will not be solving tribalism anyhow. The politician you are talking to is the worst tribalist and the core problem in Zimbabwe body politics. Jabulani, fighting tribalism does not mean surrendering to Chamisa to appear nontribal. You say there should be no Mushona and MuNdebele because its tribalistic. How wrong can you go? Who does not want to be proud of her/his tribe? To deny the truth is not fighting tribalism. Again, to give up your whole self to Chamisa, emptying yourself to him will not solve the problem Jabulani. Seeing that pic with Chamisa informs us you have lost your identity as a Ndebele. Don't mix lies to make truth. Ndebele and Shona groups are two distinct ethnic characters even historicity's are different. To identify and accept their distinctness is the beginning of tackling tribalism successfully. I have this feeling you want to keep tribal hatred right under the carpet to appease whichever politician: Jabulani, that will not work; it will fail dismally.

That there are serious ethnic tensions in Zimbabwe is a fact. That one ethnic group want to subjugate another is also true: It has always been the past two centuries. Matabele/Mashona wars are not new in the history. You meant well by acknowledging that the problem exists in the first place. The manifestations of tribalism are evident since 1893. The two ethnic groups tried to align themselves to a colonial power for protection, that fact is in our history books, also known. Jabulani tribalism is wholly entrenched in history cannot be solved with a single sentence. It is not an overnight speech that will cure tribalism the next morning there will be no tribal hatred because Jabulani Sibanda had spoken to Chamisa castigating entrenched tribalism in the nation, just to please him.

Zimbabwe is deeply tribal and getting worse because tribalism has become a commodity in the body politics. Deputies are Ndebele people. Curiously, they accept second positions all the time giving the impression that they are okay with their second status. To query anything that is tribally arranged to balance tribal inclusion is tribalistic. In all these tribal settings, it is the Ndebele people who are disadvantaged because deputizing does not mean anything at the end of the day. A good classic example of tribal power balance is the MDC-T position of Dr. Thokozani Khuphe. The logic was, in the event of the death of Mr. Morgan Tsvangirai, Dr. Khuphe was unquestionably to be reinstated as duly President of MDC-T. Tsvangirai himself made sure it did not happen; instead, he single-handedly inaugurated Chamisa and   Mudzuri before he died to make sure no Ndebele was to rise to presidency.
 
MDC-T Tsvangirai displayed a tribal hatred that is deep seated and entrenched in everyone, including the people of Matabeleland. However that said, Ndebele people are recipients of tribalism. To deny it is disingenuous and dishonest. Again, it openly dishonest to say there is nothing like MuShona or MuNdebele. I don't know which planet Jabulani is dwelling: a world he would paint his own imaginations and overnight becomes the truth. Another example is the leadership in Zanu PF, right from its inception: The top three civil servants are two thirds' Shona and one third Ndebele. It has become a culture, curiously accepted inadvertently by some Ndebeles that accepting a political position is to be second and not first: a badge of honor. The demographics too, play a big role in our body politics. A Ndebele politician who accepts a second best must be grateful to his ancestors, it is a rare treat. A Ndebele woman who marries a Shona man gets unending applauds and is spoke as a rare germ. I am talking about Mrs. Chiwenga the fifth or sixth wife to Chiwenga: spoken in total reverence: the best of the Ndebele women that Chiwenga can marry. 

The social and economic development of Matabeleland regions are deliberately sabotaged by Mnangagwa himself: still holding a beef with Ndebele people. Mnangagwas et al tried to eliminate them without success the early years of independence. To punish them further is to deny them any form of development in the region. A sure case of sabotage is the dam and pipeline: Gwayi-Shagani Dam and Matabeleland Water Project, a century old, in construction phase still: not finished because it is feared it will benefit directly Ndebele populations. Zanu PF will not develop that project to the end. So, what is Jabulani talking about? He has been in Zanu PF before and was casualty of tribal politics. Would it not be better if Jabulani acknowledged that tribalism exists, it is the methodologies of eradicating it systematically, realizing its complexity. No single sentence will do us good Jabulani: you are appeasing Chamisa: to keep Chamisa happy or you see some future in Chamisa-Come-Back-politics. You have been in the woods for a long time: some platform from Chamisa come-back. 
 
To systematically tackle tribalism in Zimbabwe, we need revolutionary politicians: we don't have them even in the opposition. Something must give to bring change for all in Zimbabwe. Does Jabulani realize how Shona is dominating the social media. Zimbabwe social media outlets are exclusively speaking Shona. They expect everyone to understand Shona. These Geza U-tubers, also when Nyokayemabhunu was still talking, are all in Shona. Media outlets run by GenZs: a generation supposed to bring groundbreaking transformations in Zimbabwe when the old crap have died, they are speaking one language: Shona. So, what is Jabulani talking about? To brush away tribalism in this country is so unrealistic. Let's just ask and say: how do we fight tribalism: should we give a timeframe how do we start. Have the learned, the people in higher educational institutions tried how to research tribalism in Zimbabwe and offer solutions? Embarking on such groundbreaking research on ethnicity would receive a doctorate degree or a professorship? Ask why such research is absent in the corridors of higher learning in Zimbabwe. It is not painting a negative picture but a realistic assessment of the tribal situation in Zimbabwe.