Fiji Rugby has defended its decision to stage the Vodafone Fijiana XV Test against South Africa on the same day as the Vodafone Deans and Weet-Bix Raluve national quarter-finals, saying the occasion is about celebrating the entire rugby pathway.

The interim committee of the Vodafone Deans and Weetbix Raluve is planning to have eliminations for other grades next year.

Vodafone Fijiana XV head coach Willie Walker has named two debutants in his match-day 23 for Saturday’s opening Test against the South African Springbok Women at HFC Bank
Stadium in Suva.

NSW Fijians co-captain Vesinia Gutabua says her side is determined to take the lessons learned from its loss to Fiji Black into today’s final-round clash against Auckland
Fijians.

Australia has committed $23.5 million to help Fiji fight its worsening HIV outbreak, providing a major boost to national response.

The government has reassured cane farmers that it remains committed to Fiji’s sugar industry, with Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka saying the focus is on revitalising the sector rather than abandoning an industry that has supported the country for generations.

Residents of Wailoku are living in fear and uncertainty following the discovery of a 12-year-old boy’s body in the settlement last Friday.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has returned 11 police investigation files to the Fiji Police Force with recommendations for further investigations after
finding insufficient evidence to lay criminal charges.

The mental wellbeing of police officers is coming under focus, with concerns raised that those working on the frontline are also facing emotional and psychological pressures.

A serious multi-vehicle collision in Pacific Harbour has prompted the National Fire Authority to urge motorists to exercise extreme caution on the roads.

Six families in Tiliva Village, Kadavu, are a step closer to owning safer homes as a rural housing project reaches 70 per cent completion.

Rural women could soon gain direct access to buyers as the government works to improve market opportunities and increase household incomes.