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Maarten Spanzer has died, according to comments by De Telegraaf editor-in-chief Kamran Ullah on the programme Pauw & de Wit. Ullah said that around twenty Spanish columns by Spanzer were still waiting to be published and that Spanzer had continued sending columns from the hospice.
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Dutch actor, television maker and writer Maarten Spanjer died at the age of 73 in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel. His partner, Monique Waterham, confirmed his death. He had been diagnosed with bladder and prostate cancer in 2025; a single report said his condition deteriorated rapidly after new metastases were found and that he died in a hospice. Spanjer was known for the film Spetters and for presenting Taxi, in which he spoke with passengers while posing as a taxi driver. He had also recently written columns about his illness. A report said plans are in place to publish columns he wrote before his death that have not yet appeared.
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Editor-in-chief Kamran Ullah published an episode of *De Krant van Kamran* discussing the past news week. The episode addressed the commemoration of 7 October, which he said involved extensive glorification of terror, the rainbow flag raised at the Dutch parliament building, and the spread of paid parking and whether it could become a major source of municipal revenue. The episode was available through Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Its title was later shortened from “Premier Jetten is not there for all Dutch” to “Premier Jetten is not for all Dutch.”
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In an episode of *De Krant van Kamran*, editor-in-chief Kamran Ullah and Olof van Joolen discussed new housing for migrants, the housing shortage and the housing of status holders. They also discussed a cyber incident at Albert Heijn and its consequences for the food supply, as well as the influence of artificial intelligence on television and video.