HARARE: Food shortages are a chronic problem in southern Africa, the UN has warned.
Deputy humanitarian chief Catherine Bragg, ending a tour of the region, said 5.5 million people in eight countries needed aid, a 40% increase compared with 2011. She blamed drought or floods and rising world food prices.
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