In 1967, the two states set out their political and economic relations, and in 1969; Malawi was the only country at the assembly which did not sign the Lusaka Manifesto condemning South Africa' apartheid policy.
1967年，两国建立政治、经济关系；1969年，马拉维是唯一一个在大会上没有签署谴责南非种族隔离政策的《卢萨卡宣言》的国家。