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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ster-Kinekor's new Rosebank IMAX gets a launch date

    Ster-Kinekor's new Rosebank IMAX gets a launch date Ster-Kinekor will launch its first Imax with Laser cinema in Gauteng at The Zone @ Rosebank on Friday, 10 April 2026. The cinema chain said the new theatre will ensure that movie fans get to feel the full scale and emotion of a film...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nu Metro announces launch date for new Cavendish Square cinema

    Nu Metro announces launch date for new Cavendish Square cinema Nu Metro will open a new cinema at Cavendish Square in Cape Town on Monday, 15 December 2025, following the takeover of the cinema complex from Ster-Kinekor. Ster-Kinekor closed its movie theatres at the mall in Claremont on 12...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ster-Kinekor reduces retrenchments and cinema closures

    Ster-Kinekor reduces retrenchments and cinema closures Ster-Kinekor completed its Section 189 and restructuring processes at the end of May, and it laid off far fewer staff members than it had initially anticipated. It has also reduced the number of cinemas destined for closure from nine...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ster-Kinekor has a bright future in SA — CEO

    Ster-Kinekor has a bright future in SA — CEO Ster-Kinekor CEO Mark Sardi believes cinema has a bright future in South Africa despite headwinds like the popularity of streaming services, load-shedding, and the effect of the Hollywood actor's strike. In an interview with 702, Sardi explained...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's movie ticket prices have doubled since 2014

    South Africa's movie ticket prices have doubled since 2014 South Africa's movie ticket prices have just about doubled since 2014, an analysis by MyBroadband has revealed. In the past few years, movie theatre attendance has declined amid the proliferation of straight-to-streaming movies.
  7. Jan

    MTN appoints Wanda Matandela to new CCOO position

    MTN appoints chief commercial operations officer MTN South Africa announced on Thursday that it had appointed Wanda Matandela to the new position of chief commercial operations officer (CCOO), effective 1 October 2022. Matandela had previously held the position of chief enterprise officer at...
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  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Top Gun: Maverick and Doctor Strange 2 draw South Africans back to the cinemas

    Top Gun: Maverick and Doctor Strange 2 draw South Africans back to the cinemas Cinemas have taken a pummeling over the last two years, but blockbuster films like Top Gun: Maverick and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness are making South Africans return to the big screen in droves. The...
  9. Jan

    Best-performing movies at Ster-Kinekor for 2022 so far

    Top movies at South African cinemas This year, the most popular movie in South Africa — viewed in Ster-Kinekor theatres — is Spider-Man: No Way Home, while the top films on Netflix and Showmax are Senior Year and Till Death, respectively. The top ten list for Ster-Kinekor includes titles such...
  10. Jan

    Ster-Kinekor one-day special - R127 for two 2D movie tickets, large popcorn, and two drinks

    Ster-Kinekor offering big special on movie tickets — and popcorn and Coke In celebration of 127 years of cinema in South Africa, Ster-Kinekor is offering a big deal on movie tickets for one day only. On Tuesday, 19 April 2022, moviegoers can buy two tickets for a regular 2D screening at one of...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Ster-Kinekor's business rescue plan gets the all clear

    Ster-Kinekor's business rescue plan gets the all clear Ster-Kinekor Theatres' (SKT's) business rescue practitioner (BRP) Stefan Smyth has announced that the company's creditors and shareholders have approved and adopted a business rescue plan that will see it get a R250-million senior debt...
  12. Jan

    Ster-Kinekor receives R250 million debt facility buyout offer

    South African and UK investors offer to buy Ster-Kinekor with R250 million loan Ster-Kinekor Theatres (SKT) could receive funding in the form of a R250 million senior debt facility, following a proposal from investors, Blantyre Capital and Greenpoint Capital. According to the Business Rescue...
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  13. Jan

    Ster-Kinekor and Nu Metro movie ticket prices in South Africa - 2014 vs 2021

    Movie ticket prices in South Africa — 2014 vs 2021 South Africans now have to pay almost twice as much for movie tickets than they did 7 years ago. Cinemas are among the businesses hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
  14. Jan

    Ster-Kinekor warns that having theatres closed for another lockdown will be "devastating"

    Ster-Kinekor drive-ins forced to close in lockdown level 4 Ster-Kinekor has appealed to the South African government to allow it to reopen its theatres. The cinema chain told MyBroadband that even its drive-ins had to close when South Africa moved to lockdown alert level 4 last week. This...
  15. J

    Ster-Kinekor enters business rescue

    Ster-Kinekor enters business rescue Ster-Kinekor has announced that it has commenced voluntary business rescue proceedings with effect from 27 January 2021. The company said it has been operating under severe restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent national lockdown, which has...
  16. J

    Ster-Kinekor adds unlimited movie club to six more cinemas

    Ster-Kinekor adds unlimited movie club to six more cinemas Ster-Kinekor expanded its Subscription Club to six more cinemas in August, the company has announced. This follows the successful trial of its movie subscription club service at five theatre complexes around South Africa. The six...
  17. J

    Ster-Kinekor launches movie subscription club

    Ster-Kinekor launches movie subscription club Ster-Kinekor has launched a movie subscription club, where users pay a monthly fee and are then allowed to watch multiple movies per month. Ster-Kinekor said that two tiers are available to users.
  18. J

    Ster-Kinekor and SABC to pay massive fine for price fixing

    Ster-Kinekor and SABC to pay massive fine for price fixing Ster-Kinekor, Primedia, and the SABC have admitted to being involved in price fixing and have reached settlement agreements with the Competition Commission. This follows an investigation initiated in November 2011 which found that the...
  19. Newsfeed

    Ster-Kinekor installing D-BOX motion seating

    Ster-Kinekor installing D-BOX motion seating
  20. Newsfeed

    Movie ticket price hikes in South Africa

    Movie ticket price hikes in South Africa Ster-Kinekor and Nu Metro have increased movie ticket prices, with 3D movies at top-tier Ster-Kinekor cinemas going from R91 to R97.
  21. Kevin Lancaster

    Ster-Kinekor and Nu Metro collusion investigated

    Ster-Kinekor and Nu Metro collusion investigated The Competition Commission will start hearings on 8 May regarding a complaint of anti-competitive practices by Ster-Kinekor and Nu Metro.
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