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Struggling Ster-Kinekor to axe third of staff and close 9 cinemas as attendance plummets

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Ster-Kinekor wll axe third of staff, close 9 cinemas. (Kehan Chen/Getty Images)
Ster-Kinekor wll axe third of staff, close 9 cinemas. (Kehan Chen/Getty Images)

South Africa's struggling cinema chain Ster-Kinekor is expected to axe 236 workers – a third of its entire workforce – and close up to nine of its cinema complexes across South Africa as it blames a "significant" decrease in attendance.

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