Pretoria, July 29 (RHC)-- Nearly 45 million people in 13 countries in southern Africa are food-insecure as a result of drought and flood and the impact of coronavirus, the region's bloc has said.
The tally has risen almost 10 percent over last year, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) said in a report.
"Common climate-induced shocks... economic challenges and poverty have been further exacerbated by the devastating impact of COVID-19 on communities," it said. Coronavirus restrictions have badly affected business activity, jobs and remittances.
