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.

Malawi's old flag with a rising sun, left, is now out of official favour. Some opponents of the change have said the switch costs too much money. "We have to change everything that bears the old flag.

Blantyre - A controversial change to Malawi's national flag of 46 years reflects a new era since 1964 independence from Britain, state radio on Sunday quoted President Bingu wa Mutharika as saying.

Malawi's parliament has approved a bill to revert to the old independence flag, two years after the late president Bingu wa Mutharika altered it, state radio reported on Tuesday. Parliament ...

Malawi’s new President Mrs Joyce Banda has been reminded to bring back the old national flag as she promised during the launch of her People’s Party in Lilongwe.

Malawi is to restore the national rising sun flag scrapped two years ago by the late president as “history cannot be rewritten”, the justice minister tells the BBC.

Malawi's old flag with a rising sun, left, is now out of official favour. Some opponents of the change have said the switch costs too much money. "We have to change everything that bears the old flag.

Blantyre - Malawi's parliament has approved a bill to revert to the old independence flag, two years after the late president Bingu wa Mutharika altered it, state radio reported on Tuesday. Parliament ...

Until his warning, the BBC's Raphael Tenthani in Malawi says most government offices were still flying the old flag. The new flag features a full sun instead of the old flag's rising sun, to ...