While much of the spotlight ahead of the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua’s first Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific pre-season clash against the Chiefs is on confirmed signing Virimi Vakatawa, another name on the team sheet has raised eyebrows.

Extra Supermarket Bula FC has rejected social media claims that players were off-loaded from their flight to Papua New Guinea, clarifying that visa processing delays, not mismanagement, prevented four overseas players from travelling with the team.

The year-end inflation for 2025, as released by the Fiji Bureau of Statistics, stood at 0.0 percent.

Joaquim Da Fonseca has been appointed the new chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The Water Authority has announced planned maintenance works at the Tamavua Water Treatment Plant this weekend, which may temporarily affect supply in several areas.