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[TOP STORY] Big screen survives streaming as millions still flock to cinemas

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‘I think as humans, we're so obsessed with the digital world that we forget that there really is something quite cerebral about the old way of doing things, and cinema is definitely one of those things, says Brandon de Kock, director of storytelling at BrandMapp.

28 Aug 2025 7AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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