Daily Maverick opens the DM168 e-edition to every registered reader for World News Day
Free access to South Africa’s weekly news digest begins on 25 September, five weeks before the local government elections.
Daily Maverick is making its e-edition of DM168 free for registered readers starting September 25, 2026, ahead of the local government elections. The publication, which curates weekly stories with context, will be accessible to anyone who creates a free Daily Maverick account using their email address. This move aligns with World News Day, a global initiative by media organizations to promote trusted journalism, marked annually on September 28 to coincide with the International Day for Universal Access to Information.
Daily Maverick's co-founder and co-organiser of World News Day, Branko Brkic, emphasizes the importance of providing easy access to accurate information, stating that "your right to know is only real if someone is doing the work of making information easy to find, check and, above all, true." Editor Heather Robertson adds that "voters need to decide who they want to fix our broken cities by the details...
DM168 gives readers a weekly read they can trust, so they go to the polls on 4 November informed rather than persuaded by noise."
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