Malawi Clocks 25 Years in Democracy, Mwenifumbo Demands Freedom Day Holiday Back

Malawians are today quietly commemorating 25 years of multiparty democracy with legislator Frank Mwenifumbo calling on the government to bring back Freedom Day Holiday and remember the gallant freedom fighter Chakufwa Tom Chihana.

This day, 25 years ago, Malawians braved the chilly weather to cast their votes in favour of the multiparty democracy as the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) warned that multipartism was war.

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