''Rapport'' is an

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-language weekly newspaper (released on Sundays) in

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and published by

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. Its head office is in

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. It is the second largest Sunday newspaper in South Africa after the ''

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''. 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

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approves of its plan to sell newspaper distribution company On-The-Dot to Novus, which was the reason behind the paper's planned shuttering.

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External links

''Rapport'' Website

SAARF Website
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