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The Zimbabwe Independent February 12, 2021 THEORISTS specialising in social identity cite three main categories â primordialism, constructivism and instrumentalism ethnic cleavages upon which human nature adopts distinctiveness. Candid [email protected] Without going into the merits and demerits of the aforesaid philosophies, primordialists believe that ethnic ties are assigned at birth, fixed and passed down genealogically across generations whilst constructivists say ethnicities are a result of social construct and can be altered over time. The instrumentalist school of thought views ethnic identities as polarised and manipulated by a specific ruling ethnic group for political and socio-economic expediency. As President Emmerson Mnangagwa made cabinet appointments this week, sharp criticisms emerged with questions arising over the growing dominance of Karanga people from Masvingo and Midlands in key government positions. Critics a ....