Daily Maverick

Daily Maverick is an online newspaper based in South Africa that started in 2009. It is edited by Branko Brkic and published by Styli Charalambous, operating as an independent private company. The Daily Maverick describes itself as "a distinctive mix of news, information, analysis, and opinions" coming from their newsroom in Johannesburg. Charalambous highlights that the site also serves as a stage for photojournalism, giving readers a visual perspective on events occurring in South Africa, Africa, and around the world.

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From K@k to Kasi: My culinary journey of mishaps, mastery, and avocado magic

1 day ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ray Mahlaka

THE KASI COOK Ray’s chocolate avocado muffins.
Mass vaccination of South African poultry launched, Biosecurity Council set up

1 day ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ed Stoddard |Yeshiel Panchia

Getting a grip on these multiple threats to animal health and welfare and the agricultural economy is vital and the Department of Agriculture is clearly signalling that it is taking a proactive approach. The first mass vaccination of poultry in South Africa is being launched to contain avian flu as the agriculture sector also grapples with a spreading outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease infecting livestock that has been detected at the world’s largest feedlot, in Gauteng.
DNA links bodies to journalist Sibusiso Ndlovu, partner Zodwa Mdhluli

1 day ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Bheki Simelane

DEATHS CONFIRMED Journalist Sibusiso Ndlovu (right) and his partner Zodwa Mdhluli.
SA 'is awaiting a US response to its trade proposal'

1 day ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Peter Fabricius

FOREIGN AFFAIRS Illustrative Image: US President Donald Trump. (Photo: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) | SA President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Parliament to abide by court order barring Hlophe from JSC

1 day ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Marianne Thamm

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Impeached former Judge President John Hlophe.
‘Painful to witness’ — the slow demise of the Mail & Guardian

1 day ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Rebecca Davis

DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS The Mail & Guardian has become the latest victim of the declining South African and global media industry — but insiders say the seeds of its demise were sown some time ago. In May, staff at the Mail & Guardian were served with Section 189 notices informing them that the publication was initiating a process of retrenchment. The figures are stark. Out of a newsroom that employs just 25 permanent staff, approximately half now face losing their jobs.
What is it with our middle-class obsession with schools?

1 day ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Stephen Grootes

BUSINESS REFLECTION The corridors of a high school.
Roasted butternut risotto with sage

2 days ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Tony Jackman

Sage is a pleasing companion for butternut, and the roasting of the butternut first adds a lovely underlayer of caramelisation to the flavour of the risotto. Take your time with a risotto; it’s one of the joys of cooking for those of us for whom standing at the stove is both relaxation and food for the soul. If you’ve never cooked one, possibly unnerved by its reputation, please give it a try. You’ll be well rewarded.
Southwest South Africa now seen having a very wet midwinter

2 days ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Ed Stoddard

One key trend that remains largely unchanged from previous forecasts is that across most of South Africa, the winter and spring of 2025 are expected to be warmer than usual. While this will be welcomed by many, it is worrying on a number of fronts. The South African Weather Service has made a U-turn in its rolling five-month outlook for the southwest and the eastern coastal regions of the country.
The NPA illustrates the rot within South African institutions

2 days ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Stephen Grootes

ANALYSIS Moroadi Cholota (former PA to Free State Premier Ace Magashule) appears at Bloemfontein High Court on April 16, 2025 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Magashule and 17 co-accused face charges including fraud, corruption and money laundering from the case relating to the controversial R255 million asbestos audit tenders. (Photo: Gallo Images / Volksblad / Mlungisi Louw) The decision by the Free State High Court to withdraw charges against Moroadi Cholota, the former assistant to former...