It’s Time To Pull Our Communal Finger Out Of The Ace-Hole

[Click here for the web version of this email]( [Daily Maverick] It’s Time To Pull Our Communal Finger Out Of The Ace-Hole The internal battle that President Ramaphosa is experiencing with his Ace-nemesis is more than the usual in-fighting skirmish - it’s a full-blown showdown for control of this country with the potential to derail the salvage operation of RSA. To be clear we’re not siding with either of them. We’re only interested in ensuring that we can continue to expose corruption and deliver our readers with quality, independent journalism. While the ‘leaders’ of the country have been having their handbags at dawn battle, the GDP base-jumped a whopping 3.2% in the first quarter. Every industry in South Africa is feeling the effect of that. Especially journalism. We're in the Truth business at Daily Maverick. So we thought it time to let you know our truth. "Daily Maverick Close To Closing" has been our reality for the past ten years. More times than we'd like to admit, we were unsure where the next payroll was coming from. That's the life of more and more Media in South Africa. Our Arch-nemesis is closure. We’ve barely survived and despite all the pressures, committed the last decade to bringing you news, analysis and investigations that matter. When Kardashian click-bait journalism was a thing, we told them to go fish. When others chased pageviews, we chased the story. Our readers appreciate why we do what we do and since we launched Maverick Insider, they’ve bought into that ‘why’ and have become part of the community that’s ensuring we can keep going. It’s hard and expensive to keep quality journalism alive and we need more of our readers to join our cause, to help us keep on keeping on. Because here’s the cold, hard truth: The Free Press is like electricity - the public will only miss it when it’s gone. While the internal battle rages on, it’s time for the rest of us to pull our collective fingers out and contribute to a solution. [By signing up to Maverick Insider]( you become part of a community that not only helps us continue our work but is shaping the next 10 years of Daily Maverick. Now, wouldn’t that be Ace? [FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO A FRIEND]( Copyright © 2019 Daily Maverick, All rights reserved. You are receiving this mail because you are awesome. [Getting too many emails from us? Manage your preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](