Market Report: South Africa

South Africa remains one of Africa’s most mature live entertainment markets, although economic pressures continue to test consumer spending

South Africa remains one of Africa’s most mature live entertainment markets, although economic pressures continue to test consumer spending.

Mobile ticketing, digital delivery, QR-code entry, and cashless event technology are now firmly established across major concerts, festivals, and sporting events, with companies such as Howler, Webtickets, and Ticketpro continuing to broaden the digital tools available to organisers.

Ticketmaster’s acquisition of Quicket remains one of the sector’s most significant recent developments, however – it has expanded SafeTix across the market…