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‘Highlander Ithimu yezwe lonke!’ : intersections of Highlanders FC fandom and Ndebele ethnic nationalism in Zimbabwe
Full text linkAbstract: Football is one of the most emotive cultural forms through which people experience and express nationalism. The study demonstrates intersections of Zimbabwean Premier Soccer League (PSL) team- Highlanders FC fandom and Ndebele ethnic nationalism in Zimbabwe. This nationalism challenges state narratives of a ‘united Zimbabwe’ and advocates for secession of Bulawayo and Matabeleland provinces to form an ‘independent Ndebele nation’. Literature on Zimbabwean football has under-theorised its interface with football discourse. The author was an observer as participant in Zimbabwean football stadia for a four- year period observing terrace rituals especially songs and chants during Highlanders FC matches. In-depth interviews were also conducted with selected fans to get clarity on observed issues. The study concludes that while discussing secession is criminalised and condemned as ‘tribalism’ in Zimbabwe, Highlanders FC fandom is a critical site where some people express feelings and aspirations towards establishment of a separate ‘independent Ndebele nation’
Visualising diverse religious performances: the “sacred” and the “profane” in Zimbabwean football
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See no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil? The press, violence and hooliganism at the ‘Battle of Zimbabwe’
No full textNetworked audiences and the politics of participation in commercial music radio in South Africa
No full textSports journalists and corruption in Zimbabwean football : reflections on the Asia-gate scandal
Full text linkAbstract: Zimbabwe experienced a high profile match fixing scam between 2007-2010, commonly known as the Asiagate scandal. The Warriors - men’s senior national football team, reportedly fell victim to Asian betting syndicates. Four journalists from the state-controlled media were sanctioned by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) for allegedly participating in the scam. Burgeoning literature on ‘brown envelopes’ and freebies in journalistic practice in Africa at large and Zimbabwe in particular, has under-theorised this phenomenon in Zimbabwe’s sports journalism fraternity. Focusing on the Asia-gate scandal, the article utilises ‘brown envelope journalism’ theoretical lens to examine the subject and its repercussions on sports journalism practice, from the view point of sports journalists. In-depth interviews were conducted with selected sports journalists both from the publicly owned and privately owned media in Zimbabwe. The article avers that due to the deteriorating socio-economic environment, some journalists were ‘seduced’ by ‘brown envelopes’ and ‘recruited’ into a ‘patronage’ corrupt network by match-fixers. Consequently, ‘patronised’ journalists became pliant tools in hands of match-fixers and failed to ‘bark’ at malpractices masterminded by their ‘benefactors’
See no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil? The press, violence and hooliganism at the ‘Battle of Zimbabwe’
No full textCan Highlanders FC break the jinx? Contesting press discourses on Highlanders FC’s nine-year failure in the ‘battle of Zimbabwe’
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