The women's rights and development advocate, who has been vice president since 2009, took the oath of office Saturday. President Bingu wa Mutharika died on Thursday.
Malawi's Vice-President Joyce Banda made a bid to take control of the country on Saturday, announcing the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika and calling a Cabinet meeting. Read more »
Malawi's vice-president Joyce Banda has been sworn in as the country's new leader, following the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika. Azhar Sukri ... see more »
THE ascendance of Mrs Joyce Banda to the high office of President of Malawi in line with the provisions of the central African nation's constitution, following the death of Dr… Read more »
The struggle for power in Malawi came out into the open on Friday night when a group of Cabinet ministers appeared at a news conference to declare that Vice-President Joyce Banda… Read more »
Malawi's chief justice has told the country's government that it must obey the constitution and transfer power to Vice-President Joyce Banda, reports the Nyasa Times. Read more »
Malawi's Vice-President Joyce Banda gave her view of the deterioration of her relationship with President Bingu wa Mutharika in an interview with AllAfrica last September. She told… Read more »
President Mwai Kibaki has sent a message of condolence to the family, the Government and people of the Republic of Malawi following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika, President of… Read more »
Malawi faced a political crisis on Friday after President Bingu wa Mutharika suffered a heart attack in Lilongwe on Thursday, and was reported on Friday to have died. Read more »
MALAWI president Professor Bingu wa Mutharika who suffered a cardiac arrest Thursday morning is reportedly dead. However there hasn't been any official communication from the… Read more »
Bingu wa Mutharika, the president of Malawi, has been hospitalised and is in critical condition. Ayo Johnson, an African affairs analyst, talks to ... see more »
Malawi's President Bingu Wa Mutharika was hospitalised on Thursday after suffering a suspected heart attack, with rumours flying around that he had died. Read more »
Malawi President Bingu Wa Mutharika has been admitted to hospital after becoming ill in Lilongwe. Ralph Kasambala, President of the Opposition Party ... see more »
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