JOHANNESBUrG - Several SADC countries have been hit by drought this year.
This severely affected corn production, killed livestock death and raised food prices.
Fears of starvation became a reality with calls for foreign aid.
Now climatologists predict good rains for the region that will turn things around.
However questions about the readiness of African states to mitigate the impact of climate change remain.
We speak to Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi Professor of climate change, food systems and health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and honarary professor at UKZN.