Daily Maverick

Daily Maverick is an independent, South African, English-language, online news publication and weekly print newspaper, headquartered in Cape Town. It was co-founded in 2009 by Branislav 'Branko' Brkic, who was also the publication's editor-in-chief, and Styli Charalambous, its Chief Executive Officer. Daily Maverick's motto is Defend Truth, and it is funded by a combination of reader donations, grants, events, and advertising. The publication states that journalism, in its opinion, needs to do two things. Firstly, it needs to help protect democracy, which it says it does by means of a large investment in accountability. And, secondly; it needs to help people navigate life, make better decisions, have better conversations, and ultimately aid people in the pursuit of a better life, which the publication says it achieves by explaining the impact of major events, providing perspective from an experienced newsroom, and publishing a variety of opinions, sourced from a network of contributors. In terms of readership, the publication stated in 2024 that it had approximately 14.5 million unique website visits per month.