The 85-year-old’s victory last month was a referendum on the cost of living in a country where inflation hovers near 30%, fuel and foreign currency are scarce and poverty is endemic
His return as president highlights the country’s deep political divides, rooted in regional loyalties
However, a high court judge said the president and his Malawi Congress Party can proceed with a judicial review of alleged irregularities
Victory very unlikely for the incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera
The country’s high-stakes vote has been plagued by allegations of cheating, rivalry and arrests, leading to a demand for transparency
The former president, long dismissed as yesterday’s man, has become the improbable vessel of hope for millions in the poverty-stricken country
As it counts ballots from its general election, new tech and legions of observers collide with old problems: public mistrust and the ghost of a nullified vote
Despite there being 17 candidates, the poll was dominated by incumbent Lazarus Chakwera and former president Peter Mutharika
This is the first presidential race since the Constitutional Court annulled the 2019 results
The country has a collapsing currency and public sector, widespread hunger and corruption linked to the police, military and presidency
The untimely death of vice-president Saulos Chilima has resulted in many considering ousting Lazarus Chakwera and voting for former president Peter Mutharika
The next elections are due in September 2025, but will the next government enable the country to overcome its economic hardships?
The vice president had great courage, with so much character that his politics was not only an inspiration at home, but echoed throughout East, Central and Southern Africa
The devastation of Cyclone Freddy, which Storm Ana and Cyclone Gombe, is being exacerbated by the drought brought on by El Niño
The long-running inquiry is finally netting some big fish, including a former head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau
With its tobacco dollars going up in smoke, the country is struggling to keep its petrol-starved cars on the road
A deepening corruption scandal is threatening to undo Lazarus Chakwera’s presidency
President Lazarus Chakwera was elected with a mandate to clear up corruption. But this pits him against some of the country’s richest men and even members of his own cabinet
South African authorities were poised to add rape charges to those faced by Bushiri in mid-November when he skipped bail and the border to return to Malawi
Prosecutors’ extradition request details how Bushiri allegedly raped women as young as 17
The verdicts handed down in Kenya and Malawi set a precedent that the quality of an election and the environment in which the election is held do matter and have a bearing on the outcome, regardless of numbers
Poet and writer Stanley Onjezani Kenani sets up initiative to raise funds to buy oxygen cylinders and pressure regulators after friend dies at country’s biggest hospital
Sibusiso Moyo, the third Zimbabwean minister to die from the virus, was a potential successor to the president
In a year defined by Covid-19, human rights violations, including massacres of civilians and crackdowns on opposition parties, have plagued these regions
COMMENT: Opposition candidates and party can increase their chances of success at the polls by putting aside minor differences and presenting a united front
Malawi’s new president was furious after Shepherd Bushiri’s dramatic disappearance from South Africa
Members of the small African country’s judiciary took a stand for democracy to international approval
In 100 days of presidency, Lazarus Chakwera has been mostly well received despite a few glitches
It took more than just a united front to unseat the governing party in the recent presidential elections in Malawi
Lazarus Chakwera’s post-election honeymoon did not last long
Lazarus Chakwera’s ascent to the presidency was made possible by the nine-party Tonse Alliance, which included Mutharika’s former deputy, Saulus Chilima, as his running mate
The new president leads a party which was at the forefront of the country’s fight for independence from Britain and went on to rule during the 27-year dictatorship of Hastings Banda