As a youth organisation it is important to hold each other accountable for our actions so we can lead by example and live our Scout Promise and Law. Nearly all our members are well behaved, remembering their Promise and Law, all the time, but unfortunately there are occasionally some lapses which need to be addressed.…
Thank you to all Cubs, Scouts, Scouters and parents who entered the Scout Scarf Selfie competition earlier this year. We are excited to announce that 9 year old Reece Temmers of the 1st Strandfontein Cup Pack and sisters Grace and Katie Botha from the 1st Durbanville Scout Group are the winners of this year’s competition!…
From the 12th to the 18th of July 2020 the William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup Association will be hosting the 10th Biennial W.I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup. The sailing competition takes place at the Sea Star Base Galveston, Texas – USA. The Koch Cup will feature a full week of sailing competition…
It’s a beautiful sunny afternoon and we are welcomed by sounds of joy and excitement as the Cubs and Scouts at Thembani Primary School in Langa get ready for their weekly Scouting experience. The accompanying teachers welcome us with big smiles and the Scouting activities commence. In order to understand how the Scouting-in-Schools (SiS) programme…
SCOUTS South Africa will be entering the 2020 edition of the Cape2Rio offshore sailing race with an entire youth crew. The crew of two young adult leaders aged 21 and five Scouts between the ages of 15 and 18, will be competing in the race on JML Rotary Scout. They will leave Cape Town on…
Fourteen young Scout leaders received the opportunity to work at various summer camps in the USA earlier this year through Awesome Travels and the student exchange programme CIEE. Last week they met the Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, to share their experiences. Before being selected to work in the USA,…
Written by Njabulo Thulani Ngcobo Njabulo Thulani Ngcobo (17) was one of four Scouts who attended the World Scout Jamboree in America thanks to the generous financial support from the World Scout Solidarity Fund, Scout Groups, parents and members of the public. He lives with his family in Inanda Newtown in Durban and is a…
We would like to take this opportunity to recognise the outstanding service, commitment, energy and dedication that Andrew Tanner has brought to this role. Andrew has, through what has been almost a full-time commitment, managed to assemble, guide and support an incredible team of volunteers at National level, support our Regional Commissioners and deliver some…
Written by Connor Hatfield My name is Connor Hatfield and I took up the challenge of completing my Leaping Wolf badge at 1st Rivertrail Scout Group, Bryanston last year. To earn this badge one of the requirements is to complete a project that helps develop global awareness. Living in the world we do, there are…
Written by Madita Bünnecke Father Charles Prince is a well-known volunteer in the Western Cape Scouting community. He is a catholic priest serving in the impoverished Langa Parish of St Anthony’s and also oversees the Youth Ministry in the Archdiocese of Cape Town. Father Charles was invested into the Scouting Movement as a Cub in 1988 and has been…