SA cinema shake-up: Ster-Kinekor to close 9 local theatres – see which screens are set to go dark

18 Apr

Thinus Ferreira

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Cinemas that will shut down include Bayside in the Western Cape, Cedar Square, Maponya, Matlosana, Southgate and the Sterland in Gauteng, Boardwalk and Shelly Beach in KwaZulu-Natal, and Mimosa in the Free State. (Karen Zhao/Unsplash)

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Ster-Kinekor plans to close nine cineplexes across South Africa and retrench a third of its workforce within the next six months. Additionally, the company is considering shutting down another eight cinemas, further impacting the country's cinema landscape.

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