General Statistics

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Region #
NA - North America 6677
AS - Asia, other 5052
SA - South America 1954
EU - Europe 1604
AF - Africa 1246
OC - Oceania 541
Unknown Continent - Not applicable 5
Unknown 184
Total 17263
Country #
US - United States of America 6441
SG - Singapore 1630
BR - Brazil 1583
CN - China 1191
ZW - Zimbabwe 721
VN - Vietnam 716
HK - Hong Kong 574
AU - Australia 536
IN - India 358
FR - France 302
other - Other Country 3157
Total 17209
City #
Singapore 1126
Central 544
Harare 533
Hanover 401
Ho Chi Minh City 253
Boardman 220
Ashburn 190
São Paulo 145
Los Angeles 142
Santa Clara 142
other 10544
Total 14240
Most viewed items #
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ID: 4888a9e6-1a88-4e21-99d4-1f889ff3bee7 - The origins of theatre in Zimbabwe 182
ID: 4b88133c-7dd3-44e5-945c-b361f11785fa - Visualisation of female characters in Huturu Hwemavanga (Vernom from the Scars), Chakwesha (The Boss) and Nguva Yakaoma (Hard Times) 176
ID: 6909b6bf-f7b5-4fff-ad09-f664701748f9 - Tracing the historical experiences of the Nambya people through their toponyms and antroponyms: paper presented at NSA (22-26 September 2014, Victoria Falls) 174
ID: f5160b9a-a154-43e3-bc49-11bbdd67b8b4 - Language Preservation, Evolution, and Loss: The Case of the Shona Language Spoken in Kenya 169
ID: 0bbebb43-0203-489b-b0d0-34acc9429a2c - Legal issues in lexicography: an examination of the handling of brand names in the isichazamazwi sesindebele: Paper presented at the 16th International conference of the African association for Lexicography, Windhoek, Namibia, 5-7 July 2011 168
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ID: 03cda90c-856d-4783-b390-7e1c0ecd011d - “Language Planning in Zimbabwe; the Conservation and Management of Indigenous Languages in Zimbabwe”. Paper presented at ICOMOS 14th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe on the 30th of October 2003. 165
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ID: 5971b5a7-d7bd-443d-bd50-42a30182c324 - Representation of minority languages and indigenous cultures in Zimbabwean museums: paper presented at the international conference at the West Indies university 2-5 Aug 2012 159
ID: 939d5eeb-62bc-42c9-b878-485f8c762dea - The imperative for cultural sustainability: reflections on the donor agenda and conditionalities in Zimbabwe: paper presented at the International conference on Arts and Sustainable development at Tshwane university of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa on the 27-29 June 2006 159
ID: 78c131a9-744a-4f31-9320-53f109f41ee3 - Linguistic and cultural cognitive relevance of televised narratives to the Ndebele child in Bulawayo: paper presented at RIE (2-4 September 2014, UZ Harare) 158
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ID: 5def5736-77ba-4b89-9de5-51610af53509 - Sex gospel in Zimbabwe’s pentecostal christianity as a response to social change: the case of Apostle Kapandura and Mai Lucia Gunguwo 119
ID: 008314fc-2512-4780-91df-ad9fc99f60c7 - Entanglements of globalisation: representation of K’NAAN’s song waving flag during FIFA World Cup and the re-imag(ni)ng of Africa 118
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Total 7668


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Ever 17263