Zimbabwean men are demanding DNA tests…As they should!

If you’re not living under a rock you probably came across the recent scandals that have instigated a lot of Zimbabweans to express that DNA tests must be normalised. Most women are not supportive of this idea and have expressed their disapproving sentiments on social media. The question is, what’s there to be afraid of.

In the defence of those who are absolutely refusing to get these tests, it can be argued that whatever the results the relationship might be strained. For starters, others suggested that asking for a DNA test would indicate that there is a lack of  trust. No trust, no strong relationship.

On the other hand, there is an increase in scandals in which a man takes care of a child only to find out that he isn’t the real father. As a result men only deem DNA tests as a protective measure which will help them start the relationship on a solid and clean foundation.

Below are some of the comments that fuelled this conversation:

The scandal that sparked this controversial conversation was the Hastings and Plaxedes roora squad scandal we covered in an earlier article you can find here. It was one of the members of the roora squad that revealed an issue that could possibly completely break the relationship and resultantly is causing men to want DNA tests done. But honestly, could you blame them? If the statistics repeatedly show that there is a lack of honest conversation in seemingly solid relationships its only natural to expect that this defensive measure is sought.

Below are the comments on this issue that were directly commenting on the Hastings scandal:

On the other hand it is sad that genuinely innocent women might be caught up in this storm and end up feeling mistrusted by their partners. However, my argument is  that there is no need for worry on either side if the relationship is founded on honest conversations from the get go.

Another stumbling block in the issue of DNA to those who might actually need to have them done is that they are pricey. That’s evidently why comments such as the below were made:

Okay, let’s not complicate things and just be loyal, is it too much to ask?

Let us know what you think in the comment section below.