Daily Maverick

Daily Maverick is an independent, South African, English language, online news publication and weekly print newspaper, with offices in the country's two most populous cities: Cape Town (the site of its headquarters) and Johannesburg.

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 other words, avoiding bias and remaining objective and balanced with what they publish).

In terms of readership, the publication stated in 2024 that it had approximately 14.5 million unique website visits per month.

Daily Maverick has received many media-related awards, and is known for, among other things, its investigation of the Gupta Leaks, which won the 2019 Global Shining Light Award.

The aforementioned investigation was credited with exposing the Indian-born Gupta family, and former President Jacob Zuma, for their role in the multi-year-long, systemic political corruption and state capture that occurred in South Africa, during Zuma's time in office. In 2018, Brkic received the Nat Nakasa Award for his role in the investigation. In 2021, Daily Maverick CEO Styli Charalambous also received the award.