Rocked to its core, the fitness industry was one of the top sectors to feel the impact of South Africa's strict and prolonged national lockdown in 2020, during which fitness centres and gyms were ...

The South African arm of fitness group Virgin Active has been targeted by "sophisticated cyber-criminals." The company took all its computer systems offline after being targeted by cyber-criminals on ...

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Following the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the country would be put under a national shutdown to fight the coronavirus, Virgin Active is temporarily closing all clubs. Daily Maverick ...

Fitness chain Virgin Active, with operations in southern Africa, the UK, Italy and Asia Pacific, has lost over 100,000 members globally this year. So far, the Brait-owned business’ revenue is down 50% ...

Cape Town — Gym club operator Virgin Active SA, which is part of the UKbased Virgin group owned by Richard Branson, has reorganised its capital structure to introduce more funds and financial ...

Virgin Active, which is 67% owned by Christo Wiese-backed Brait, has confirmed it is restructuring, which will affect a "small percentage" of jobs at its local head office in Claremont, Cape Town. The ...

Despite consistent recovery over the past year, Virgin Active remains quite far off its pre-Covid-19 membership and revenue levels. Restrictions due to the pandemic saw between six and nine months of ...

I am brand lead at Virgin Active South Africa. My role entails managing marketing and communication strategy from the annual campaign calendar through to the individual campaigns. I handle the media ...

Virgin Active SA says it was forced to go offline after being targeted by sophisticated cybercriminals. Forensic experts are probing the extent of the attack to determine if any information was ...