Congratulations to 1st Muizenberg Cub Sabastian Rouse for being the June winner of the “Win with Scouts” competition in partnership with the FREE ChildFriendly App. The competition runs from June 2019 to August 2019 and requires people to download the FREE ChildFriendly App and to nominate a Scouting member as well as a Scout Group. The…
The 18th of July marks the day on which we give back to others in honour of Madiba. Nelson Mandela was a wise leader, a humanitarian and the Patron of SCOUTS South Africa. An important objective of Mandela Day is to translate his vision of a better world into actions, to inspire individuals to lend a…
The World Scout Solidarity Fund donated towards sending four SA Scouts to the 24th World Scout Jamboree. However it was not enough for them to join the SA contingent. Once again we are humbled by the great outpour of support by Scout Groups, parents and members of the public! Thank you for your financial donations!…
143 South African Scouts and Adult Leaders are set to attend the 24th World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) in the United States of America. The WSJ is one of the most diverse events for young people in the world and takes place from the 22nd of July to the 2nd of August 2019. Over 40 000 youth from…
Experience the 24th World Scout Jamboree through the eyes of youth participants from different countries! Contingents to the 24th World Scout Jamboree in the United States of America have designated participants to be their Global Ambassadors. Each Ambassador will be given unique access to programme and activities at the jamboree and, in return, is asked…
Terrance Ievers lives in Table View in the Western Cape with his wife Sharon and their two sons Nathan and Garrit. He is a qualified electronic engineer and loves the outdoors, cricket, rugby and table tennis. For over 30 years Terrance played 1st league table tennis as well as indoor cricket which he started in…
San Schmutz lives on a smallholding in Sir Lowry’s Pass in the Western Cape. She is a university lecturer with two beautiful children who are both active in Scouting. She loves spending time outdoors and through Scouting can share that passion with others. Here is her Scouting story: “I joined the Scout Movement when my…
Do you have strong Social Media Skills? Do you have skills that you think may be of value to this initiative? We still have the following vacancies: Social Media expert. Expertise across all channels, especially Facebook and Google Advertising. A thorough knowledge of funnels would be beneficial. Script writing expert. For writing emails and copy…
Paddy Milner is a Wood Badge holder and the Western Cape Regional Commissioner. He lives in Cape Town with his Scouting supportive wife Annette. They have been blessed with 4 adult children and 5 grandchildren. Paddy had a long career in executive management with Shell South Africa, and held various directorships over the years. His…
Written by 1st Muizenberg APS Samantha Rouse How do you know when a Cub is an inspirational leader to her peers? When she manages to pull together a team of 15 Cubs and they turn out 40 liters of soup and 7 buttered loaves of bread on a Saturday! And this is what Cub Kathryn…