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Lost kids sowing seeds of hope; Beauregard Tromp reveals the day-to-day hardships of those children who cross the border illegally from Zimbabwe - and the hard work of those who care for them.(News)
The Star (South Africa); 12/28/2009; 1514 words; ...We are all foreigners here. Banda, Phiri... from Malawi...over," says farmer Godfrey Banda. When the mine closed down in 1992, Godfrey's father returned to Malawi...by the local municipality, Banda and 24 others formed a co...

Sharia tightens its grip on Banda Aceh
The Independent on Sunday; 12/27/2009; 1242 words; ...show the body shape and arouse men's desire to do things with women," he explains. "It's all about protecting women and increasing...all decreased now." At Wi-Ha's dilapidated headquarters in central Banda Aceh, Iskandar is in charge of 62...

Monks, tourists, villagers mark Asian tsunami
AP Online; 12/26/2009; 2102 words; ...the disaster. But at Saturday's ceremonies, survivors spoke of...wounds. Thousands in Indonesia's Aceh province, which was hardest...wept Saturday at a mass grave in Banda Aceh, the provincial capital...minutes." The disaster's epicenter was off the coast of...

Tears, prayers mark Asian tsunami anniversary
AP Online; 12/26/2009; 1599 words; ...thousands were buried. Indonesia's loss of about 167,000 accounted...higher ground. On Saturday's anniversary, Indonesian villagers...new life," Indonesia's Vice President Boediono told a...Bangkok, Fakhrurradzie Gade in Banda Aceh, Indonesia; Niniek Karmini...

Aceh's bumpy road to recovery ; Following 2004 tsunami, 'incredible challenges' were met and overcome
International Herald Tribune; 12/26/2009; 1573 words; ...kilometers down Aceh's western coast, from Banda Aceh to Calang, to reconnect...world. Managed by the U.S. Agency for International...can drive an hour from Banda Aceh to sit by the river...the capital. Mr. Romi's new house lies hundreds...