Rapport (newspaper) explained

Rapport
Type:Weekly newspaper (Sunday)
Format:Broadsheet
Owners:Naspers
Publisher:Media24
Editor:Waldimar Pelser
Foundation:1970
Language:Afrikaans
Headquarters:Johannesburg
Circulation:175,552

Rapport is an Afrikaans-language weekly newspaper (released on Sundays) in South Africa and published by Media24. Its head office is in Johannesburg.[1] It is the second largest Sunday newspaper in South Africa after the Sunday Times.[2] Waldimar Pelser has been the editor since 2013.

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.[3] 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.[4] Media24 declined to comment.[5] 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.[6]

Supplements

Distribution areas

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200820132018
Eastern CapeYYY
Free StateYYY
GautengYYY
Kwa-Zulu NatalYYY
LimpopoYYY
MpumalangaYYY
North WestYYY
Northern CapeYYY
Western CapeYYY

Distribution figures

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Net Sales
October - December 2012213 460
July - September 2012220 494
April - June 2012220 485
January - March 2012223 593
October - December 2013187 288
July - September 2013183 187
April - June 2013192 328
January - March 2013210 675
April - June 2014175 552
January - March 2014177 016

Readership figures

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AIR
January – December 20121 286 000
January - December 20131 338 000

See also

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Bepalings en Voorwaardes." (Archive) Rapport. 31 June 2009. Retrieved on 26 March 2013. "Straatadres: 69 Kingsway Avenue, Aucklandpark, 2092;"
  2. https://mg.co.za/article/2013-04-19-00-is-waldimar-pelser-afrikaans-medias-last-roll-of-the-dice/ Is Waldimar Pelser Afrikaans media’s last roll of the dice?
  3. Book: Joyce, Peter. The South African family encyclopaedia. 1989. Cape Town : Struik Publishers. Internet Archive. 978-0-86977-887-6.
  4. Web site: Maggs . Jeremy . June 13, 2024 . End of an era: Media24 to close iconic newspapers . June 13, 2024 . Moneyweb.
  5. Web site: Cronje . Jan . June 13, 2024 . Media24 'continuously reviews operations', won't comment on report about newspaper closures . 2024-06-13 . News24 . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2024-07-11 . Media 24 agrees to suspend newspaper closures . 2024-07-14 . The Witness . en-US.
  7. Web site: Beeld Website. 14 June 2013.