Deputy Chief Scout Khonzaphi Mdaka’s message to members “May this be the best year ever for us as SCOUTS South Africa. It is our time to reclaim our lives and our Scout experience!”
The Campfire chats are back and we are looking forward to virtually connecting with you again this year! To encourage participation from around the country, the chats have been shared amongst the Regions. As more details become available, we will update this list. and share the topics of the chats on our social media channels.…
Written by SSA Youth Influencer Sharmaine Zita, Limpopo Region The Scout programme is designed to help young people develop valuable life skills as well as morals, values, and self-confidence. The highest award a Scout can achieve within South Africa is the Springbok Scout. With the revision of the Scout programme becoming a Springbok Scout became…
Written by Aimée Granzier, SSA Youth Influencer Eastern Cape South As we commence the new Scouting year we hear from Jeff Ferreira, RTC Adult Leader Training for the Eastern Cape South Region about his own Scouting journey and his plan to empower and support adult volunteers in the Region. “I started off as a Cub…
Written by Chandre’ Li-ayne Greenan. Supplied by Thozamile Dingaan, SSA Youth Influencer NC Chandre’ Li-ayne Greenan was born in Kimberley on the 13th of May 2004. She was introduced to the Gladstone Scouts 4th (RLY) Group in her primary school years. Here she shares the impact Scouting has had on her as a person, and…
Written by Aimée Granzier, SSA Youth Influencer Eastern Cape South Josephine Jacobs, or Jo as we call her, is the Patrol Leader of the Elephant Patrol at 1st Walmer Scout Group located in Gqeberha. I spoke with Jo about the beach clean-up she organised with her Patrol and got her perspective on the importance of keeping our…
Written by Sharik Ramjee., edited by Pia Ramcharitan, SSA Youth Influencer KZN My name is Sharik Ramjee, and I joined the Surat Hindoo Scout Group as a Cub just a few months before my 7th birthday. I used this time to determine whether I enjoyed Cubbing and if I should stay. Inevitably I really enjoyed…
Written by Aimée Granzier, SSA Youth Influencer Eastern Cape South It was early on a sunny Saturday morning when the 1st Cambridge Scouts eagerly came together to do their community service. 1st Cambridge Scout Group is located in East London, and it is the Group I joined when I moved from Port Elizabeth to East…
We are delighted to announce that SCOUTS South Africa was one of only 5 National Scout Organizations (NSO’s) in Africa selected for a Special Commendation for our ongoing commitment to, and support of, World Scouting’s (WOSM) Messengers of Peace Programme. The award recognises that your ongoing actions and projects brought relief and comfort to people…
By National Young Leaders Representative Lawrence Stanton Once a Scout reaches the age of 18 their Scout advancement journey comes to an end. But this doesn’t need to mean that their involvement with the Movement should end too. We understand that this transition coincides with many other changes, such as pursuing tertiary studies or a…