Jade Otto

Weekend Argus Editor

PICS: Community leaders unite for meaningful Iftaar as Ramadan ends

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

Iftaar gathering highlights the plight of Palestinians this Ramadan

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

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

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

Purple and pink with a dash of Orange

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

WATCH: Dizzy fun, from Shanghai Tower to HK Disneyland

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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 ...

ICYMI: A journey from tragedy to love

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

Judge Desai to run for public protector

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Esteemed jurist confirms he accepted nomination to replace Thuli Madonsela

Gumtree murder-accused gave false name

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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.

‘Murder accused was alone with Bronx owner’

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

I felt sense of guilt, skipper tells court

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

Skipper recalls Kleinbaai boat accident

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

‘I cut off her limbs with a tree cutter’

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

Killer of traffic cop asks court for mercy

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

I just couldn’t go back to sea – skipper

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

‘Dramatic arrest not called for’

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

Burglars bludgeoned man to death – witness

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

Gangster gets 25 years for killing boy, 8

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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.

Girl, 14, tried to escape ‘husband’ twice

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

Victim De Lille warns other motorists

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

5 in dock over Signal Hill attacks

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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.

Letter from slain wife found after her death

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

Curio shop owner free on appeal

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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. ...

Magistrate complains about trial length

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

Footprint evidence in brothel slaying

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

16 gangsters convicted of murder

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Sixteen gang members have been convicted in the Western Cape High Court of murder, gang association and drug dealing.