Lights, camera, action as Curro’s Stadio buys Afda
Education group says the film school is seeking out opportunities to expand its offerings geographically
Stadio Holdings, the soon-to-be separately listed tertiary learning subsidiary of private education group Curro Holdings, has hinted its strategic script could feature a slew of acquisitions. On Thursday, Stadio announced the acquisition of the South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance (Afda) for an undisclosed sum. The deal follows hard on the heels of news that departing Curro CEO Chris van der Merwe would head up Stadio from July. Curro said Afda offered nine accredited programmes – ranging from higher certificates to master’s degrees – mainly in film, television and live performances. Van der Merwe said Afda was rated the number one film school in Africa, with 2,000 students across campuses in Gauteng, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth. Afda launched a Bachelor of Commerce in Business Innovation, as well as a Bachelor of Computer Technology last year as part of a strategy to expand the product offering and to meet the demands of the creative economy, ...
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