Rapport (English: 'Report') is an Afrikaans-language weekly newspaper (released on Sundays) in South Africa and published by Media24. Its head office is in Johannesburg."Bepalings en Voorwaardes." (Archive) Rapport. 31 June 2009. Retrieved on 26 March 2013. "Straatadres: 69 Kingsway Avenue, Aucklandpark, 2092;" It is the second largest Sunday newspaper in South Africa after the Sunday Times.Is Waldimar Pelser Afrikaans media’s last roll of the dice? Mail & Guardian. 19 April 2013 Inge Kühne has been the editor since 2021. In 2024 it was decided that the print edition will close due to declining sales. The last print edition was published on Sunday 22 December 2024, and it is now available online only.
History Rapport was established in 1970 (Jordaan 2014). The precursor was Die Beeld, an Afrikaans Sunday newspaper established in the 1960s. Die Beeld later merged with Dagbreek to become Rapport. The Beeld brand was re-established in 1974 with the founding of the daily newspaper, Beeld (Fourie 2007).
In June 2024, Moneyweb reported the newspaper would cease print in October. Media24 declined to comment. A month later Media24 announced it will suspend the planned closure until the Competition Commission approves of its plan to sell newspaper distribution company On-The-Dot to Novus, which was the reason behind the paper's planned shuttering.
Distribution areas +Distribution 2008 2013 2018 Eastern Cape Y Y Y Free State Y Y Y Gauteng Y Y Y Kwa-Zulu Natal Y Y Y Limpopo Y Y Y Mpumalanga Y Y Y North West Y Y Y Northern Cape Y Y Y Western Cape Y Y Y
Distribution figures +CirculationAudit Bureau of Circulations (S.A) Net Sales October - December 2012 213 460 July - September 2012 220 494 April - June 2012 220 485 January - March 2012 223 593 October - December 2013 187 288 July - September 2013 183 187 April - June 2013 192 328 January - March 2013 210 675 April - June 2014 175 552 January - March 2014 177 016
Readership figures +Estimated ReadershipSAARF AMPS (Previous Presentations)SAARF AMPS (Industry Presentations) AIR January – December 2012 1 286 000 January - December 2013 1 338 000
See also List of newspapers in South Africa
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External links Rapport Website SAARF Website