Cape Town residents queue to collect drinking water from a mountain spring collection point last month. Photograph: Nic Bothma/EPA. When Doctor Anthony Turton, a South African-bor …..
Daily Maverick’s Cape Town Roots and National Reach: While Daily Maverick serves a national audience across South Africa, it was founded in Cape Town in 2009 by Branko Brkic and Styli Charalambous. Operating from its headquarters in the city, the independent online publication made a major mark on South African media through investigative journalism, political analysis, and civil society accountability. Daily Maverick introduced an innovative membership-supported reader revenue model (Maverick Insider) that has allowed its digital newsroom to thrive without relying solely on traditional ad revenue.
