The Prometheus Rover crew recently did a book drive to gather books for Siyafunda Donate-a-book, an organisation which provides libraries in unique and upcycled formats to rural and underserved schools. “To serve our passion for education and the youth, a number of boxes of books were gathered and donated from amongst our community”‘ explains Kathleen…
Message from Chief Scout Brendon Hausberger Have you ever stopped to think about the impact that our volunteers have? How they impacted your life when you were a member of Scouting? How they continue to work to change the lives of people across the breadth of South Africa? When you consider that they do this…
Message from Deputy Chief Scout Khonzaphi Mdaka Today I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our volunteers. Often people generously give time, knowledge and compassion to enrich the lives of others without realising the immense long term value of their actions. I want our volunteers to know that your actions – both big…
Do you remember attending a World Scout Jamboree? Remember the thrill of being surrounded by like-minded Scouts from all over the world? Remember learning about other cultures and sharing yours? Remember feeling so proud to be representing South African Scouts? How about helping 4 Scouts experience it too? The 24th World Scout Jamboree will be…
It’s book month and SCOUTS South Africa is proud to announce that the new Scout Handbook named “My Scout Journey” is AVAILABLE @ only R90 at the National Scout Shop or online. It will be coming to Regional shops within the next week. My Scout Journey is a 320 page, full colour publication. It takes you…
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Dear Scouting members, Over the past two weeks Scouts all over Southern Africa have been taking action in response to the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Idai. Particularly hard-hit were Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, and the National Scout Organizations in those countries have tried their best to mount disaster relief efforts to assist their compatriots. In…
It’s here! The SDG Challenge for our Adult Leaders! Join in the hype and work towards being an SDG Champion! Click here to view the requirements. SCOUTS South Africa is actively participating in the Scouts 4 SDG’s campaign. As part of our strategic objectives, our programmes have been developed in order to provide members with tools…
Applications to attend the Southern Zone Youth Forum is open. The Southern Zone Youth Forum will be held from 24-26 April 2019 in Swaziland. Those attending the Youth Forum may also attend the Southern Zone Conference from 26-28 April 2019. Youth must be between 18 and 25 years of age. The youth participant will need…
Every year, millions of people unite for Earth Hour to make a global contribution for the well-being of our planet that we depend on every minute of the day. Nature offers us the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat, so let’s do our part to keep our earth clean…