Dances, prayers and military parades are some of the activities marking the day, being observed in all the 11 Provinces.
Elisa Zacarias is leading the celebrations in Tete Province at Conselho Municipal de Tete Pavilhão.
Consular General for Tete province Happy Saka is representing Malawi President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera at the event, which started with a music fest at Tete stadium last night with Malawian musician Skeffa Chimoto as the guest artist.