Malawi's Rastafarians win landmark dreadlock ruling Dreadlocks dominate headlines in Malawi after a landmark court ruling forces schools to accept children with Rastafarian hairstyles. Despite the absence of legislation on hair length or hairstyles, children in Malawi have long been banned from sporting dreadlocks in state-run schools. A Rastafarian father says the verdict is "just the beginning". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES