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Sunday, June 8, 2025

Jade Otto

Weekend Argus Editor

Join the journey to save tiny lives: support Tygerberg Hospital’s pediatric unit

Two friends embark on a heartfelt 270km journey from Porto to Santiago de Compostela to raise R1. 2 million for life-saving medical equipment at Tygerberg Hospital. Join them in their mission to support vulnerable newborns in need.

Weekend Argus News
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PICS: Community leaders unite for meaningful Iftaar as Ramadan ends

An Iftaar event held at the International Maarif School in Claremont, Cape Town brought together religious leaders, community organisations, and local government officials to celebrate the breaking of the fast.

News Politics
Jade Otto and Sinenhlanhla Masilela|Published

Iftaar gathering highlights the plight of Palestinians this Ramadan

As dignitaries gather for Iftar, calls for peace in Palestine resonate, highlighting the urgent need for humanitarian support.

Weekend Argus News
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Editor’s Note: Government can do more to stamp out crime by cops

‘Police officers need to earn more for putting their lives on the line daily for a sometimes undeserving public,’ writes Jade Otto.

Cape Argus Opinion
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Purple and pink with a dash of Orange

Murano Bar at 15 on Orange has everything to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Lifestyle Food and Restaurants
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WATCH: Dizzy fun, from Shanghai Tower to HK Disneyland

Doing China in a week on a business trip is mission impossible. So if you?re offered a slither of the world?s second biggest economy, just take in as much as you can

Travel
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ICYMI: A journey from tragedy to love

When Mark August's young wife died giving birth to twins he thought he would have to raise the boys alone, writes Jade Otto

News South Africa Western Cape
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Judge Desai to run for public protector

Esteemed jurist confirms he accepted nomination to replace Thuli Madonsela

Daily News News
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Gumtree murder-accused gave false name

One of the men accused of killing Olwyn Cowley contacted him days before he died and gave a false name – but his real ID number.

News
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‘Murder accused was alone with Bronx owner’

John Frederick Coetzer has been grilled about the two hours he spent with Bruno Bronn on the night he was murdered.

News
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I felt sense of guilt, skipper tells court

The skipper of the shark-cage diving vessel that capsized near Kleinbaai says he felt a sense of guilt after the boat accident.

News
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Skipper recalls Kleinbaai boat accident

The skipper of the ill-fated shark-cage diving vessel has recalled the day the boat capsized near Kleinbaai, killing three tourists.

News
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‘I cut off her limbs with a tree cutter’

While Johannes de Jager's son played TV games inside their home, he was dismembering his victim's body, a court heard.

News
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Killer of traffic cop asks court for mercy

A Cape Town gangster who admitted to murdering traffic officer Wesley Woodman says he is remorseful for his actions.

Cape Argus News
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I just couldn’t go back to sea – skipper

A skipper told a court about the day he saw the vessel, Shark Team, capsize off Gansbaai, resulting in the deaths of three tourists.

News
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‘Dramatic arrest not called for’

The manner in which a director of Specialised Protection Services was arrested for fraud was unnecessarily dramatic, a court heard.

News
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Burglars bludgeoned man to death – witness

A convicted murderer has testified how the planned burglary of holiday houses in in Velddrif ended in a homeowner being killed.

News
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Gangster gets 25 years for killing boy, 8

A gang member has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for killing Junaid McKenzie after a stray bullet struck the boy in the head.

News
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Girl, 14, tried to escape ‘husband’ twice

A teenager forced to marry a man she never knew escaped from her attacker twice before she was rescued, court records show.

News
Jade Otto|Published

Victim De Lille warns other motorists

The Cape Town mayor's leave got off to a hair-raising start when she was a victim of a smash and grab.

News Politics
Jade Otto|Published

5 in dock over Signal Hill attacks

An Australian woman and a Canadian man who were attacked in two separate incidents on Signal Hill were allegedly the victims of five men posing as hikers.

News
Jade Otto|Published

Letter from slain wife found after her death

When Janine Manuel wrote a letter to her loved ones, it seems she knew she was going to die.

News
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Curio shop owner free on appeal

Mark Goldberg is a free man after a full bench of the Western Cape High Court set aside his conviction and prison term for the illegal possession and sale of ivory.

News
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Magistrate complains about trial length

The fraud case against a tax consultant, who duped Patricia de Lille, is the longest a Wynberg magistrate has had to preside over.

News
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Footprint evidence in brothel slaying

Footprints near the body of brothel owner Pedro Lopez will shed light on who was inside his house on the night of his murder.

News
Jade Otto|Published