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and processed foods leading to potential increase in the co-existence of undernutrition and dietary-related chronic diseases such as obesity and hypertension. In South Africa for example, while over 50% experience hunger, 61% are overweight or morbidly obese. There is only limited data on the other
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These factors vary from country to country. For example, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has favourable climatic and physical conditions, but performs far below its capacity in food provision due to political instability and poor governance. In contrast, semi-arid countries such as Botswana and
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regions because of its mineral resources, including copper, diamonds, gold, zinc, chromium, platinum, manganese, iron ore, and coal. Countries in Southern Africa are larger in geographic area, except three smaller landlocked states: Lesotho, Swaziland, and Malawi. The larger states- South Africa,
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regions. Except for lower parts of Zambia and interior areas of Namibia and Botswana, the region rarely suffers from extreme heat. In addition, the winter presents mostly as mild and dry, except in the southwest. Cool southeasterly winds and high humidity bring cool conditions in the winter. The
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Some factors affecting urban food insecurity include climate change with potential impact on agricultural productivity, the expansion of supermarkets in the region, which is changing the way people obtain food in the city, rural-to-urban migration, unemployment, and poverty. The issue of food
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developments through sound economic, environmental and social practices. The main objective of the power pool is to develop a world class, robust and safe interconnected electrical system across the Southern African Region. According to a report by Southern Africa Power Pool, the three largest
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and tourism dominate the economies of Southern African countries, apart from South Africa which has mature and flourishing financial, retail, and construction sectors. Zimbabwe maintains a smaller banking and real estate sector along with what remains of its manufacturing industry, despite a
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Wrotniak, B. H.; Malete, L.; Maruapula, S. D.; Jackson, J.; Shaibu, S.; Ratcliffe, S.; Stettler, N.; Compher, C. (1 April 2012). "Association between socioeconomic status indicators and obesity in adolescent students in Botswana, an African country in rapid nutrition transition".
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and Zambezi Rivers: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and the part of Mozambique that lies south of the Zambezi River. That definition is most often used in South Africa for natural sciences and particularly in guidebooks such as
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of South Africa toward the southern coast. Mining activity exists across the eastern region. Diamond mining is found in parts of Botswana and along the Namibian coast. Coal can also be found in central Mozambique, Zimbabwe and northeast South Africa.
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Namibia, produce insufficient food, but successfully achieve food security through food imports due to economic growth, political stability and good governance. The Republic of South Africa is a major food producer and exporter in the region.
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Over the 20th century, the region developed a robust manufacturing sector, focused on South Africa and Zimbabwe, which allowed greater prosperity and investments into infrastructure, education and healthcare that elevated both nations into
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Mazikana, Anthony Tapiwa (8 March 2017). "Zimbabwe is Currently Experiencing a De-Industrialization Trend. Discussing the Causes of De-Industrialization in Zimbabwe and Offering Suggestion on How the Country Can Reverse the Trend".
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within the regions including political instability, poor governance, droughts, population growth, urbanisation, poverty, low economic growth, inadequate agricultural policies, trade terms and regimes, resource degradation and the
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East and southern Africa are among the earliest regions where modern humans (Homo sapiens) and their predecessors are believed to have lived. In September 2019, scientists reported the computerized determination, based on 260
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in the 13th century. And at its height the capital's population was about 5000 people. There are no written records from the kingdom and what historians and archeologists know of the state is from the remains of buildings.
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Mkwambisi, David D.; Fraser, Evan D. G.; Dougill, Andy J. (1 March 2011). "Urban agriculture and poverty reduction: Evaluating how food production in cities contributes to food security, employment and income in Malawi".
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Urban food security has been noted as an emerging area of concern in the region, with recent data showing high levels of food insecurity amongst low-income households. In a study of eleven cities in nine countries:
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excludes other countries in the region, and instead includes the Comoros, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion, the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean (as a part of the
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Data on agricultural production trends and food insecurity especially in term of food availability for Southern Africa is readily available through the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (
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Across most of southern Africa, apart from the Western Cape in South Africa, the major rainfall season is during the southern-hemisphere summer, from December to February. In the
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of Angola with 2,442MW. Whilst moderately successful by African standards, the region largely lags behind their Asian counterparts in innovation, foreign direct investment,
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are more commonly associated with Eastern Africa, but these three countries have occasionally been included in Southern Africa, as they are the SADC members.
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There are a number of important rainfall-producing weather systems in southern Africa. These include tropical-extra-tropical cloud bands, tropical lows, and
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running through the middle of the region, dividing it into its subtropical and temperate halves. Countries commonly included in Southern Africa include
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by 1683. The economy was based on cattle herding, farming, and gold mining. The empire lasted until 1866, which came after droughts and instability.
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stability is an important part of the region's goals, as demonstrated by the SADC, however complete regional integration remains an elusive target.
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are some of the biggest factors impeding economic growth. In addition, South Africa and Zimbabwe in particular, face high emigration among their
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deserts form arid lands in the centre-west, separating the highlands, woodlands, croplands, and pastures of the wetter and higher East from the
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insecurity in general and urban food insecurity in particular in the region is also characterized by an increased consumption of caloric
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in the late 20th century. The 21st century has seen attempts to create unity among nations in Southern Africa. In spite of democracy,
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and covered most of present-day KwaZulu-Natal in the 19th century. Internal conflict arose in the 1820s between Shaka's half-brothers
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Future climate projections suggest that much of southern Africa will get hotter and drier in response to global climate change.
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Crush, J.; Hovorka, A.; Tevera, D. (21 June 2011). "Food security in Southern African cities: The place of urban agriculture".
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economies and captured growing markets across Africa. However, since the 1990s these industries have struggled in the face of
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Misselhorn, Alison (2005). "What drives food insecurity in southern Africa? a meta-analysis of household economy studies".
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Battersby, Jane (1 June 2012). "Beyond the food desert: finding ways to speak about urban food security in South Africa".
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The climate of the region is broadly divided into subtropical in the north and temperate in the south, but also includes
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In terms of economic strength, South Africa is the dominant economy of the region. Generally, mining, agriculture, the
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The region is distinct from the rest of Africa, with a robust mining sector and comparatively developed secondary and
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in the south, the latter of which are often prone to flooding every few years. In the east, the river systems of the
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These widespread mineral resources make this one of the wealthiest regions of Africa with the greatest potential for
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regime. From the end of the period of colonial rule, imperial interests controlled the economies of the region and
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Riley, Liam; Legwegoh, Alexander (18 June 2013). "Comparative urban food geographies in Blantyre and Gaborone".
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de Waal, Alex; Whiteside, Alan (1 October 2003). "New variant famine: AIDS and food crisis in southern Africa".
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region of central and northeast South Africa, the country of Zimbabwe, and parts of Zambia are known as the
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Year-to-year variability in rainfall, including drought, is associated with changes in global and regional
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from 1430–1760) which had improved on Zimbabwe's administrative structure; and the other in the south (
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Other than the UN subregion, these countries and territories are often included in Southern Africa:
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Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, and Angola—all have extensive mineral deposits.
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from 1450–1683) which was a smaller entity than the former two, the kingdom was governed by the
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region of Zambia and Congo. A region of rich mineral deposits continues to the south called the
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basin form natural barriers and sea lanes between Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
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LABADARIOS, Demetre; Yul Derek DAVIDS; Zandile MCHIZA; Gina WEIR-SMITH (31 March 2009).
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was an African state that emerged in the late 18th-century in the region of present-day
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who produced a disciplined and highly organised army for the first time in the region.
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Reddy, SP; Resnicow, K; James, S; Kambaran, N; Omardien, R; MBewu, AD (12 June 2008).
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In the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, five states constitute Southern Africa:
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in the 1830s, which led to conflicts between the two peoples and resulted in the
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In terms of natural resources, the region has the world's largest resources of
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plays an outsize role in moderating the temperatures of the South African
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is often not included due to its distinct language and cultural heritage.
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Bauer, H.; Packer, C.; Funston, P.F.; Henschel, P.; Nowell, K. (2016).
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has left its mark on the development over the course of history, today
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Southern Africa is home to many people. It was initially populated by
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is the most prominent. The Zambezi flows from the northwest corner of
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became independent states from British and French rule. The brutal
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Rapid urbanization and the nutrition transition in southern Africa
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Music of Africa § West, Central, Southeast and South Africa
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producers of electricity in Southern Africa as at 2017, include
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Cowling, R. M.; Richardson, D. M.; Pierce, S. M., eds. (2004).
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List of kingdoms in pre-colonial Africa § Southern Africa
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Southern Africa has a wide diversity of ecoregions including
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Politics in Southern Africa: state and society in transition
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basin into South Africa. This extends southwest through the
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Sub-Saharan African music traditions § Southern Africa
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separate the highland areas and coastal plains centred on
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Crush, Jonathan; Frayne, Bruce; McLachlan, Milla (2011).
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Deep Histories: gender and colonialism in Southern Africa
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Yu, Bingxin; Liangzhi You; Shenggen Fan (January 2010).
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List of African cuisines § Southern African cuisine
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as a result of factors both domestic and foreign. While
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From 2018 to 2021, parts of the region suffered from a
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The terrain of Southern Africa is varied, ranging from
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Boulder : Rienner. 2612:Diamonds Gold and War 2578:10.4324/9780203483862 2507:Nature Communications 2472:(10 September 2019). 2033:Further information: 2002:Indian South Africans 1886:Further information: 1875:Further information: 1852:Further information: 1837:Further information: 1822:Further information: 1811:Further information: 1800:Further information: 1789:Further information: 1532: 1505:became the dominant 1493:took power after the 1397:Further information: 1383:Battle of Blood River 1262:Kingdom of Mapungubwe 1256:Kingdom of Mapungubwe 1206:Further information: 1044:Mediterranean-climate 911: 903: 325:Definitions and usage 174: Southern Africa 139: 102: 30:For the country, see 3641:Zanzibar Archipelago 3609:Indian Ocean islands 2783:: e.T15951A107265605 2746:Developing Economics 1646:human capital flight 1463:colonial territories 1417:In the aftermath of 1343:Mthethwa Paramountcy 1337:Mthethwa Paramountcy 1177:. These include the 1048:highland-subtropical 459:of Southern Africa. 4060:Mediterranean Basin 4040:Greater Middle East 3577:Ethiopian Highlands 3485:African Great Lakes 2840:(9391): 1234–1237. 2814:on October 29, 2013 2520:2019NatCo..10.3406M 1994:Portuguese Africans 1768:There are numerous 1733:species, including 1614:deindustrialization 1295:Kingdom of Zimbabwe 1282:Kingdom of Zimbabwe 1124:. In addition, the 1081:, divided into the 995:Sub-Saharan African 912:A waterfall in the 259:Tropic of Capricorn 257:climates, with the 4120:Sub-Saharan Africa 4025:Commonwealth realm 3634:Northern Highlands 3582:Dahlak Archipelago 2479:The New York Times 2246:Sub-Saharan Africa 1866:Religion in Africa 1674:sustainable energy 1608:, gold mining and 1550: 1393:Post-colonial eras 921: 906: 331:physical geography 315:cultural geography 212:physical geography 186: 134: 4291:Regions of Africa 4150: 4149: 4050:Islands of Africa 4030:Equatorial Africa 3982:Inner Niger Delta 3770:Tibesti Mountains 3629:Central Highlands 3515:Virunga Mountains 3510:Rift Valley lakes 3500:Great Rift Valley 3495:East African Rift 3462:Ouaddaï highlands 3327:"Southern Africa" 3165:Pediatric Obesity 3148:978-1-920409-69-2 2982:978-0-9869820-1-9 2587:978-0-203-48386-2 2558:Huffman, page 376 2356:978-0-521-54801-4 2273:"Southern Africa" 2183:period of drought 1648:. The pursuit of 1483:South West Africa 1475:Southern Rhodesia 1315:Kingdom of Mutapa 1160:tropical cyclones 1136:in the north and 1130:Eastern Highlands 1040:humid-subtropical 97: 96: 89: 69:lead layout guide 16:(Redirected from 4298: 4266: 4258: 4257: 4256: 4249: 4241: 4240: 4239: 4232: 4224: 4223: 4222: 4215: 4207: 4206: 4205: 4195: 4179: 4178: 4177: 4167: 4166: 4165: 4158: 4142:Zambezian region 4130:Sudanian savanna 4115:Southeast Africa 4095:Northeast Africa 4080:Miombo woodlands 3955:Guinea Highlands 3619:Lamu Archipelago 3597:Gulf of Tadjoura 3371: 3364: 3357: 3348: 3343: 3340: 3338: 3337: 3314: 3313: 3311: 3310: 3295: 3289: 3288: 3286: 3284: 3275: 3266: 3260: 3259: 3249: 3225: 3219: 3218: 3216: 3214: 3203: 3197: 3196: 3159: 3153: 3152: 3134: 3128: 3127: 3116:10.1002/jid.1657 3098: 3092: 3091: 3063: 3057: 3056: 3028: 3022: 3021: 2993: 2987: 2986: 2972: 2966: 2965: 2963: 2961: 2950: 2944: 2943: 2941: 2939: 2928: 2922: 2921: 2919: 2917: 2908: 2899: 2893: 2892: 2872: 2866: 2865: 2829: 2823: 2822: 2820: 2819: 2810:. 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3886: 3865:Kalahari Desert 3850:Albany thickets 3815:Succulent Karoo 3779: 3681:Atlas Mountains 3652: 3471: 3384: 3375: 3341: 3335: 3333: 3325: 3322: 3320:Further reading 3317: 3308: 3306: 3297: 3296: 3292: 3282: 3280: 3273: 3268: 3267: 3263: 3227: 3226: 3222: 3212: 3210: 3208:"Obesity in SA" 3206:Fat in Motion. 3205: 3204: 3200: 3161: 3160: 3156: 3149: 3136: 3135: 3131: 3100: 3099: 3095: 3065: 3064: 3060: 3030: 3029: 3025: 2995: 2994: 2990: 2983: 2974: 2973: 2969: 2959: 2957: 2955:"Food Security" 2952: 2951: 2947: 2937: 2935: 2930: 2929: 2925: 2915: 2913: 2906: 2901: 2900: 2896: 2874: 2873: 2869: 2831: 2830: 2826: 2817: 2815: 2801: 2800: 2796: 2786: 2784: 2764: 2763: 2759: 2750: 2748: 2739: 2738: 2734: 2727: 2714: 2713: 2709: 2702: 2689: 2688: 2684: 2669: 2668: 2664: 2647: 2641: 2639: 2635: 2628: 2626:"Archived copy" 2624: 2623: 2619: 2609: 2608: 2604: 2599: 2595: 2588: 2567: 2566: 2562: 2557: 2553: 2499: 2498: 2494: 2484: 2482: 2468: 2467: 2463: 2454: 2452: 2443: 2442: 2435: 2426: 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