Ster Kinekor retrenching over 200 employees, as it shuts down 9 cinemas
Ster Kinekor has announced that it will be laying off 236 employees and shutting down at least nine cinemas in South Africa. This is two years […]
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Ster Kinekor has announced that it will be laying off 236 employees and shutting down at least nine cinemas in South Africa. This is two years […]
Excitement for the Barbie and Oppenheimer films has been rippling around the globe this week, with explosions of fire and pink. And South Africa is no exception.
Ster-Kinekor has spent between R20 million to R30 million on uninterrupted power supply (UPS) units at 31 of their cinema sites in a bid to get people back to the cinema and prevent disruptions to people’s movie experience.
Ster-Kinekor is considering a range of strategies to get people back to the cinema, including the introduction of movie passes and screening e-sports.
It's a bumpy time for cinemas in South Africa as attendance is still way below pre-pandemic levels.