Esther Mavengano is lecturer in English and Media Studies, Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe.Isaac Mhute is Associate Professor of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe.

• 1. Introduction: Contextualising the notion of deceit in the postcolonial Zimbabwe’s political landscape. Isaac Mhute and Esther Mavengano.- Part I : Language/discourse and a culture of deceit in Zimbabwe’s politics.- 2. Polit(r)icking and massaging the ballot in Zimbabwe’s Transitions. Liberty Muchativugwa Hove.- 3. The Paradox of POST- Colonial Politics: A Critical Appraisal of Zimbabwe’s False . Tawanda Shura & Isaac Mhute.- 4. Vachingovukura (whilst they are barking ineffectually); The Mango idiom and postcolonial deceit in Zimbabwe’s political discourse. Edmore Dube.- 5. Counting Cost, Ignoring the Value: Can the gap between Political and Linguistic Autonomy in Zimbabwe be Reconciled?. Beatrice Taringa.- 6. Judas Iscariotism and Zimbabwe Opposition Politics: Deceit, Fear of Difference and Language of Misrepresentation. Wilson Zivave.- 7. The political landscape and a culture of deceit in postcolonial Zimbabwe: Scholarly discourse under siege. Temba T. Rugwiji.- Part 2:  The poetic and sonic narratives of political deceit in postcolonial times.- 8. The polemics of  nationalism in Zimbabwean fictional and political discourses ‘Nyika inovakwa (kana kuputswa) nevene vayo’ (A nation is built (or destroyed) by its owners). Esther Mavengano.- 9. Through the lenses of betrayal: Ambivalence and other markers of deception in Aaron Chiundura Moyo’s Kuridza Ngoma Nedemo (1985). Angeline Mavis Madongonda & Enna Sukutai Gudhlanga.- 10. The Post-Independent Zimbabwean Leadership and literary imaginings of betrayal in Ignatius .Mabasa`s Novel Mapenzi (1999). Wellington Wasosa.- 11. Judas culture in Post-colonial Zimbabwe: Gendered and Land Redistribution in Raymond’s Choto’s Vavariro (1990). Enna Sukutai Gudhlanga & Angeline Mavis Madongonda.- 12. Metaphorisation and erotisisation of the female body in David Mungoshi’s The Fading Sun: A symbolic representation of the post-colonial Zimbabwean society. Andrew Mutingwende & Esther Mavengano.- 13. Politics of deceit: The Dynamics of political jingles in postcolonial Zimbabwe. Vimbai Moreblessing Matiza.- Part 3: The media, conflict and a culture of deceit in postcolonial Zimbabwean politics.- 14. The Media, Conflict and Culture of Deceit in Postcolonial Zimbabwean Politics. Takavafira Masarira Zhou.- 15. An analysis of the nexus between media and political polarisation in Zimbabwe. Gift Gwindingwe.- 16. Citizen or alien? Politics of urban control and the dis(ex)tortion of Democracy in Zimbabwe. Andrew Mutingwende.- 17. Power, Politics and Public Media Deceit in Zimbabwe, 2000-2023. Pedzisai Ruhanya & Bekezela Gumbo.- 18. Modeling Electoral Integrity on Political Campaigns in Zimbabwe: The Problems of Deception and Lying During General Elections. Gift Masengwe.- 19. Sanctions are the source of our suffering”: of ZANU PF’s exhausted rhetoric and blame-gaming tactics as hegemonic preservation. Collen Sabao.

Esther Mavengano is lecturer in English and Media Studies, Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe.Isaac Mhute is Associate Professor of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe.

• 1. Introduction: Contextualising the notion of deceit in the postcolonial Zimbabwe’s political landscape. Isaac Mhute and Esther Mavengano.- Part I : Language/discourse and a culture of deceit in Zimbabwe’s politics.- 2. Polit(r)icking and massaging the ballot in Zimbabwe’s Transitions. Liberty Muchativugwa Hove.- 3. The Paradox of POST- Colonial Politics: A Critical Appraisal of Zimbabwe’s False . Tawanda Shura & Isaac Mhute.- 4. Vachingovukura (whilst they are barking ineffectually); The Mango idiom and postcolonial deceit in Zimbabwe’s political discourse. Edmore Dube.- 5. Counting Cost, Ignoring the Value: Can the gap between Political and Linguistic Autonomy in Zimbabwe be Reconciled?. Beatrice Taringa.- 6. Judas Iscariotism and Zimbabwe Opposition Politics: Deceit, Fear of Difference and Language of Misrepresentation. Wilson Zivave.- 7. The political landscape and a culture of deceit in postcolonial Zimbabwe: Scholarly discourse under siege. Temba T. Rugwiji.- Part 2:  The poetic and sonic narratives of political deceit in postcolonial times.- 8. The polemics of  nationalism in Zimbabwean fictional and political discourses ‘Nyika inovakwa (kana kuputswa) nevene vayo’ (A nation is built (or destroyed) by its owners). Esther Mavengano.- 9. Through the lenses of betrayal: Ambivalence and other markers of deception in Aaron Chiundura Moyo’s Kuridza Ngoma Nedemo (1985). Angeline Mavis Madongonda & Enna Sukutai Gudhlanga.- 10. The Post-Independent Zimbabwean Leadership and literary imaginings of betrayal in Ignatius .Mabasa`s Novel Mapenzi (1999). Wellington Wasosa.- 11. Judas culture in Post-colonial Zimbabwe: Gendered and Land Redistribution in Raymond’s Choto’s Vavariro (1990). Enna Sukutai Gudhlanga & Angeline Mavis Madongonda.- 12. Metaphorisation and erotisisation of the female body in David Mungoshi’s The Fading Sun: A symbolic representation of the post-colonial Zimbabwean society. Andrew Mutingwende & Esther Mavengano.- 13. Politics of deceit: The Dynamics of political jingles in postcolonial Zimbabwe. Vimbai Moreblessing Matiza.- Part 3: The media, conflict and a culture of deceit in postcolonial Zimbabwean politics.- 14. The Media, Conflict and Culture of Deceit in Postcolonial Zimbabwean Politics. Takavafira Masarira Zhou.- 15. An analysis of the nexus between media and political polarisation in Zimbabwe. Gift Gwindingwe.- 16. Citizen or alien? Politics of urban control and the dis(ex)tortion of Democracy in Zimbabwe. Andrew Mutingwende.- 17. Power, Politics and Public Media Deceit in Zimbabwe, 2000-2023. Pedzisai Ruhanya & Bekezela Gumbo.- 18. Modeling Electoral Integrity on Political Campaigns in Zimbabwe: The Problems of Deception and Lying During General Elections. Gift Masengwe.- 19. Sanctions are the source of our suffering”: of ZANU PF’s exhausted rhetoric and blame-gaming tactics as hegemonic preservation. Collen Sabao.

Esther Mavengano is lecturer in English and Media Studies, Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe.Isaac Mhute is Associate Professor of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe.

• 1. Introduction: Contextualising the notion of deceit in the postcolonial Zimbabwe’s political landscape. Isaac Mhute and Esther Mavengano.- Part I : Language/discourse and a culture of deceit in Zimbabwe’s politics.- 2. Polit(r)icking and massaging the ballot in Zimbabwe’s Transitions. Liberty Muchativugwa Hove.- 3. The Paradox of POST- Colonial Politics: A Critical Appraisal of Zimbabwe’s False . Tawanda Shura & Isaac Mhute.- 4. Vachingovukura (whilst they are barking ineffectually); The Mango idiom and postcolonial deceit in Zimbabwe’s political discourse. Edmore Dube.- 5. Counting Cost, Ignoring the Value: Can the gap between Political and Linguistic Autonomy in Zimbabwe be Reconciled?. Beatrice Taringa.- 6. Judas Iscariotism and Zimbabwe Opposition Politics: Deceit, Fear of Difference and Language of Misrepresentation. Wilson Zivave.- 7. The political landscape and a culture of deceit in postcolonial Zimbabwe: Scholarly discourse under siege. Temba T. Rugwiji.- Part 2:  The poetic and sonic narratives of political deceit in postcolonial times.- 8. The polemics of  nationalism in Zimbabwean fictional and political discourses ‘Nyika inovakwa (kana kuputswa) nevene vayo’ (A nation is built (or destroyed) by its owners). Esther Mavengano.- 9. Through the lenses of betrayal: Ambivalence and other markers of deception in Aaron Chiundura Moyo’s Kuridza Ngoma Nedemo (1985). Angeline Mavis Madongonda & Enna Sukutai Gudhlanga.- 10. The Post-Independent Zimbabwean Leadership and literary imaginings of betrayal in Ignatius .Mabasa`s Novel Mapenzi (1999). Wellington Wasosa.- 11. Judas culture in Post-colonial Zimbabwe: Gendered and Land Redistribution in Raymond’s Choto’s Vavariro (1990). Enna Sukutai Gudhlanga & Angeline Mavis Madongonda.- 12. Metaphorisation and erotisisation of the female body in David Mungoshi’s The Fading Sun: A symbolic representation of the post-colonial Zimbabwean society. Andrew Mutingwende & Esther Mavengano.- 13. Politics of deceit: The Dynamics of political jingles in postcolonial Zimbabwe. Vimbai Moreblessing Matiza.- Part 3: The media, conflict and a culture of deceit in postcolonial Zimbabwean politics.- 14. The Media, Conflict and Culture of Deceit in Postcolonial Zimbabwean Politics. Takavafira Masarira Zhou.- 15. An analysis of the nexus between media and political polarisation in Zimbabwe. Gift Gwindingwe.- 16. Citizen or alien? Politics of urban control and the dis(ex)tortion of Democracy in Zimbabwe. Andrew Mutingwende.- 17. Power, Politics and Public Media Deceit in Zimbabwe, 2000-2023. Pedzisai Ruhanya & Bekezela Gumbo.- 18. Modeling Electoral Integrity on Political Campaigns in Zimbabwe: The Problems of Deception and Lying During General Elections. Gift Masengwe.- 19. Sanctions are the source of our suffering”: of ZANU PF’s exhausted rhetoric and blame-gaming tactics as hegemonic preservation. Collen Sabao.