Malawi’s high court has issued an injunction barring President Joyce Banda from interfering in the electoral process.
Malawi’s electoral body says President Joyce Banda has no power to scrap elections, while her main political rival says the decision is "illegal".
Malawi’s President Joyce Banda says she will not take part in a new vote, which she called after nullifying Tuesday’s elections.
Election officials are using fax and email to tally votes after the electronic system broke down, delaying the release of any results.
Malawi’s military has backed up police following reports of voting materials set alight and roads being blocked by angry voters.
Southern Africa’s first female head of state will be the one to beat as Malawians get ready to vote, most analysts predict.
Joyce Banda says Malawi’s graft scandal that broke during her administration is her greatest achievement and helped her turn the economy around.
The main contenders have been at the helm before, but appear to offer nothing new in their manifestos.
Two people have been killed after clashes between supporters of Malawi’s ruling party and its opposition.
With accusations flying of Malawi’s president’s involvement in a state corruption scandal, Joyce Banda has promised foreign donors a forensic audit.
Foreign donors have suspended £150-million of aid until a scandal allegedly involving civil servants, MPs and businesspeople is cleared up.
President Joyce Banda has received death threats after discovering a fraud scandal that forced her to dissolve Malawi’s Cabinet in October.
Malawi President Joyce Banda is facing the toughest political crisis of her career.
Malawi President Joyce Banda has dissolved her Cabinet after officials were arrested on suspicion of stealing state funds.
Malawi’s presidential jet has been auctioned off to a Virgin Islands company for $15-million after the government disposed of it to raise funds.
Malawi’s President Joyce Banda has "reprimanded" aides who issued a scathing attack on Madonna.
Malawi’s President Joyce Banda has been angered by Madonna’s claims during her tour to the country last week that she built 10 schools there.
Malawi’s politicians lied about the health of the country’s former president as part of a bid to stop Joyce Banda from taking charge.
Malawi police have arrested 11 ex-ministers and senior government officials, including the former president’s brother, for an alleged coup plot.
Malawi’s President Joyce Banda has assured the IMF that the southern African country will not backtrack on reforms to help the economy recover.
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Erieka Bennett, head of the AU Diaspora Forum, says Malawi’s Joyce Banda represents the type of leadership that Africa needs in the 21st century.
Malawi is returning to its 1964 independence flag, replaced in 2010 in an "attack on the country’s nationhood" by late leader Bingu wa Mutharika.
President Joyce Banda has announced an inquiry into an alleged plot by the inner circle of Malawi’s late former leader to block her rise to power.
The resumption of diplomatic ties with Britain has signalled progress in Malawi’s quest to distance the new regime from that of its late predecessor.
South Africa has agreed to loan Malawi nearly R270-million to ease crippling fuel shortages, in a show of confidence in the new government.
Late Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has been laid to rest, and new President Joyce Banda has urged Malawians to remember him positively.
African Development Bank president Donald Kaberuka has pledged to provide Malawi with $45-million in order to resuscitate the ailing economy.
Southern African Development Community leaders have neglected to use an opportunity to lead from the front, following Bingu wa Mutharika’s passing.
New president of Malawi Joyce Banda has fired some members of government and parliamentarians have crossed the floor, strengthening her power base.
The sudden death of former Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika from a heart attack has seen Africa get another female president, namely Joyce Banda.
Malawi may have a new president, but its old problems remain, and Joyce Banda is under pressure to tackle currency and fuel shortages without delay.