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Thursday, October 16, 2008

KZN woman takes to the deep

A Durban woman has overcome claustrophobia to become the first KwaZulu-Natal woman to join the crew of a submarine.

Jennean Francis, 20, of Phoenix, started her navy career by enrolling in the navy's military skills programme, an initiative aimed at recruiting people between the ages of 18 and 21.

"I showed interest when the navy came to my school to talk about taking a career in the navy," she said in Durban this week, where the SAS Charlotte Maxeke was moored after taking part in naval exercises last week.

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