However, regional cooperation and integration in southern Africa owes its origin to historical, economic, political, social, and cultural factors that have created strong bonds of solidarity and unity among the peoples of the SADC (SADC 2010a; Holloway 2007).
The prominent elements of the collaborative model for DRM in the SADC and the AU, SADC, and SADC member states configuration of the model are clarified below.
The successful operation of the model is dependent on internal (SADC) and external (AU and SADC member states) configuration and alignment.
In total, seven of the SADC states (Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, South Africa, Swaziland, and Tanzania), as well as the SADC disaster risk reduction (DRR) Unit and non-state entities (universities and civil society organizations) participated in the research.
The SADC subregion is defined as the total geographical area occupied by the 15 member states of the SADC (Chishakwe 2010).
The SADC model must be structured in such a way that it enhances the DRM and reduction objectives of the SADC in line with its developmental objectives.
South Africa and SADC are still crucial.
Several countries still require visas, even from fellow SADC members.
By admitting huge, unstable Congo, SADC may have destroyed itself.
The Zimbabwe initiative is being cast as supportive of the South African-led SADC mediation.
The current chairman of SADC is the Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe.
