10/04/2026
We’re pleased to welcome Rene Swart to the Bridgewater team.
Rene Swart joined Faircape in November 2025 as the Estate Manager for Heritage and Bridgewater Manors in Somerset West. She has extensive experience in Facilities Management, having spent most of her career in the field.
Her previous roles include Director of Operations at St Stithians College in Johannesburg for 14 years and St Alban’s College in Pretoria for 2 years. During this time, she managed major building projects, facilities operations, maintenance, grounds, security, events, waste management and renovations. Rene also launched the first Schools Facilities Conference for facilities managers across Southern Africa, which proved highly successful.
Rene has two sons: Luke (30), who lives in Stellenbosch with his wife Amy, and Christopher (21), who is in his third year at Stellenbosch University studying Wood Science. She lives in Gordon’s Bay and was originally born in Mhangura, Zimbabwe.
She enjoys staying active and now spends much of her time walking, photography, scrapbooking, reading, travelling and enjoying the outdoors. Rene is also passionate about environmental sustainability, having won the ISASA Visitorship Award for her greening initiatives at St Stithians, which led to study visits to schools in the UK and USA and speaking at an international university conference.
