Southern Africa Today 2016 eventful year for SADC By Shingi - February 6, 2017 0 2 THE CURTAIN comes down on 2016 amid great optimism in southern Africa over an expected improvement in food security and the dawn of the official countdown to a continental free trade zone set for 2017. English | Português | Française Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to print (Opens in new window) Print