STORY: When the Maiden Factor arrives on South African shores on the morning of Thursday, January 5, 2023, Nqobile Khuzwayo will be on board. The Maiden Factor, the boat skippered by Tracy Edwards MBE, with the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989/1990, is currently on a mission sailing a world tour […]
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Lawhill made it a hat trick at the recent Imbokodo awards sponsored by SAIMI. Debbie Owen, Lawhill Head, won Best Mentor award while Nomkhitha Mbele, one of our alumnus, took home two prestigious awards for her business successes in the maritime sector and for being a SHERO. We were also proud to see Clare […]
Nine maritime students – three females and six males – from the Lawhill Maritime Centre at Simon’s Town School have become the school’s first students to qualify as SAMSA-accredited E-Class Day Skippers. This industry-recognised, national qualification gives Siphosethu Libalele (Gr 12), Afikamathemba Mbaso (Gr 11), Nqobile Kuzwayo (Gr 12), Anele May (Gr 12), Juvandre Williams […]
Applications to join our Gr10-Gr12 Maritime Studies programme are now open to all South African students in Gr9. Please note qualifying criteria. We are looking for high achievers and youth with an interest in maritime. More details in our January to March 2022 newsletter on the link below…. https://mailchi.mp/0251339d44fd/newsletter-record-breaking-results-new-maritime-talent-and-more https://mailchi.mp/cd1ce3a0b653/maritime-studies-application-information-for-current-grade-9s