Malawi reinstates ban on plastic bags as campaigners hail 'fantastic victory'

Judges overturn injunction won by plastic manufacturers after thin plastic bags were outlawed

Malawi's highest court has imposed a ban on plastic bags, a huge milestone for the government and environmental charities who beat off challenges from some of the country's big manufacturers.

The government imposed the ban on thin plastic bags in 2015, but the move was overturned by the high court after a number of plastic manufacturers who operate in the southern-east African nation obtained an injunction, citing an "infringement of business rights".