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Daily Maverick

149 sources from Daily Maverick. It is a news source. Each one shows what it backs.

Who owns and funds it

Gets some election-coverage money from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, which the German government funds. The same foundation also gave money to the DA. No party owns Daily Maverick.

Who owns it

Daily Maverick says it is a privately owned South African company; its biggest listed shareholder is the non-profit Inkululeko South Africa Media.

About us (opens in a new tab)

Daily Maverick. No date on the page.

Where to look: Section "The Daily Maverick (Pty) Shareholders"; opening paragraph

Saved copy: kept on fileNews

Where its money comes from

Daily Maverick said its 2024 election coverage was "supported, in part, with funding from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation".

Manifesto MAYHEM! (opens in a new tab)

Daily Maverick. No date on the page.

Where to look: Line after the ANC manifesto section ("Go back to top menu") and again after "Special votes"

Saved copy: kept on fileNews

Daily Maverick's 2026 Election Tour articles say the tour is "supported, in part, with funding from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation".

Sewage spills, service cuts, repeated audit failures — inside one of SA’s worst-run municipalities (opens in a new tab)

Daily Maverick. Published 5 October 2026.

Where to look: Last line of the article, after "DM"

Saved copy: kept on fileNews

Daily Maverick's election newsletter "Democracy '26" says it is "supported with funding from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation".

Democracy '26 — Latest Edition ("Tough horse-trading ahead", by Ferial Haffajee, Tuesday, 27 October 2026) (opens in a new tab)

Daily Maverick. Published 27 October 2026.

Where to look: Line under the author name and date, above "Hi ,"

Saved copy: kept on fileNews

Daily Maverick's event "The Gathering 2026: Cities Edition" lists the Friedrich Naumann Foundation under "Supported by".

The Gathering 2026: Cities Edition (opens in a new tab)

Daily Maverick. No date on the page.

Where to look: Section "With thanks to our partners"; logo alt text under "Supported by"

Saved copy: kept on fileNews

In 2023, about 95 of every 100 euros the Naumann Foundation received came from Germany's federal government, its audited accounts show.

Jahresabschluss für das Geschäftsjahr 2023 (Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit) (opens in a new tab)

Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (audited by WirtschaftsTreuhand GmbH). No date on the page.

Where to look: Ertrags- und Aufwandsrechnung 2023, line 1 "Zuwendungen und Zuschüsse"

Saved copy: kept on fileThe donor's own material

The foundation's 2024 annual report calls Germany's FDP party "the befriended party" (die befreundete Partei).

Jahresbericht 2024 (opens in a new tab)

Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom. No date on the page.

Where to look: PDF page 14, tribute to former chair Dr. Wolfgang Gerhardt

Saved copy: kept on fileThe donor's own material

From April 2023 to June 2026, the DA declared R8 431 805,26 from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation to the IEC.

Published Declarations Report, Financial Year 2026/2027, Quarter 1 (opens in a new tab)

Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). Published 27 August 2026.

Where to look: Section by donor, FRIEDRICH NAUMANN FOUNDATION row

Saved copy: kept on fileOfficial record

Daily Maverick says it is funded by readers, advertising, events and grants, and names Open Society Foundation among its grant funders.

About us (opens in a new tab)

Daily Maverick. No date on the page.

Where to look: Opening section, and section "How we’re funded"

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Daily Maverick says no single donor gives more than 5% of its income, and funders have no say in editorial decisions.

About us (opens in a new tab)

Daily Maverick. No date on the page.

Where to look: Sections "How we’re funded" and "Strategy and direction"

Saved copy: kept on fileNews

In February 2025 Daily Maverick said it had not received "any direct USAID funding" from the US government.

The struggle for truth – how IOL aims to capitalise on USAID funding cuts (opens in a new tab)

Daily Maverick. Published 7 February 2025.

Where to look: Third paragraph of the article

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