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Dec 23, 2020 - 10:05 am By Nkululeko Dladla Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Chris Matombo has made a return to local football to join a GladAfrica Championship side after spending time in Malta. The 27-year-old, who also played for Chippa United, has joined Sekhukhune United following a spell with Senglea Athletic. KickOff.com has gathered that Matombo has signed a season-long contract with an option to extend. "Matombo is back in the country, he has joined Sekhukhune United. T...

Mark Camilleri, since 2013 the executive chairperson of the National Book Council, certainly has a way with words.  His outspokenness on social media is legendary, not least for being one of the few, if not only, critics of the same Labour government he has actively supported in 2013 and 2017. He has been active inside the party through the Senglea branch as recently as the last Labour election. But, as  one of the ‘critical-Left’ members of the Maltese political landscape, Camilleri ...

Two suspect drug-traffickers who were remanded in custody on Sunday were back in court on Monday for the first hearing in separate compilations of evidence. They were arrested in a joint police operation over the weekend.  Dean Martin, 40, and Melvin Debono, 29, had been targeted in a weeks-long surveillance operation that culminated in a massive haul of drugs, cars, gold and cash, worth almost €800,000, at Paola on Saturday.  Debono had just regained his personal freedom on December 1, hav...

Fourth World Cup win in a row for Halvor Egner Granerud Halvor Egner Granerud Halvor Egner Granerud remains the "Man of the Hour" among the worlds best ski jumpers. The 24-year-old Norwegian claimed his fourth World Cup win in a row on Saturday in Engelberg. On the Titlis-hill in Engelberg, Granerud came in just ahead of Polands Kamil Stoch and Anze Lanisek of Slovenia. Markus Eisenbichler was fourth. Even if the competitions are very close recently, ...

€5, ISBN: 9789990918076 Imeldina’s young fans will enjoy meeting her cousin, Mikelin who spends his time writing down questions and leaving them around the house. The adventure starts when he starts finding answers to his questions. Who is answering his questions? A brilliant adventure with lovely illustrations by Susanna Rumiz.   By Stuart Turton 978-1408889640 This murder mystery by the author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle follows detective Samuel Pipps as he is transported to...

The National Book Council (NBC) has announced the winners of the 2020 National Book Prize for books published in Malta in 2019. The Prize celebrates the highest achievements in literary and research publishing across nine competitive categories. Owing to the extraordinary circumstances, the awards ceremony was held online, and for the very first time broadcast to the public on the National Book Council’s Facebook page and website. The streamed ceremony was hosted by veteran TV broadcaster Jo...

Maltese author Ġorġ Peresso won an award for the best work of literary fiction prize while three journalists were awarded for a non-fiction book about Daphne Caruana Galizia at the 2020 National Book Prize ceremony.  Trevor Zahra, whose books have delighted entire generations of Maltese, was given a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to literature. Peresso’s novel best novel in Maltese or English during the past year, while John Aquilina’s book Tluq was named the best wo...

National Book Prize 2020: Trevor Zahra conferred lifetime achievement award Watch the ceremony for the National Book Prize here 18 December 2020, 8:06pm The National Book Council yesterday announced the winners of the 2020 National Book Prize for books published in Malta in 2019. The Prize celebrates the highest achievements in literary and research publishing across nine competitive categories. Owing to the extraordinary circumstances, the awards ceremony was held online, and for the very firs...

‘There’s a problem’: Agent says reported Wolves target is likely to leave; free agent in 2021 Marc Atkins/Getty Images Reported Wolverhampton Wanderers target Aleksander Buksa has not ruled out staying at Wisla Krakow but, as agent Jerzy Kopiec told Sportowe Fakty, a move away from the Polish outfit is the most likely conclusion. When it comes to the future of a 6ft 2ins targetman labelled ‘the new Robert Lewandowski’ over in Poland, confusion tends to reign.  There had been suggesti...

Works of art, particularly those found in our churches, give us an insight of God’s beauty. Sacred art not only manifests the artist’s capabilities but also exalts the community’s level of faith, since the beauty of what is human leads us to reflect on what is spiritual. This was the two-pronged consideration of the Maltese artist Giuseppe Bonnici, which he fully achieved. St Aloysius Gonzaga, Senglea basilica. Born in Senglea on December 11, 1835, Giuseppe was the son of Antonio Bonnici ...