So, you have been hearing a lot about plastic pollution and want to do something about it. Completing the Tide Turners Plastic Challenge is a great way to start! Once again Chief Commissioner Gary Pienaar invites you to join him in turning the tide on plastic! This time around he will be in East London.…
Do you want to give young people the adventure of a lifetime and indulge in your love of Jamborees? Scouts from around the world will gather in the Republic of Korea for the 25th World Scout Jamboree from 1 to 12 August 2023. We are calling for applications for SSA’s 25th WSJ Contingent Management Team.…
Let’s continue to stay connected this year through our Virtual Campfire Chats! We’ve made some tweaks for 2021 and will now host the virtual chats every last Wednesday of the month through the Teams online platform. The benefit is that you will only need to sign up once to join all the conversations and that…
Baden Powell said ‘try and leave this world a little better than you found it”. Are you doing your best to create a better world? Want to join us in taking it up a notch in honour of BP? On the 22nd of February Scouts around the world will be celebrating our founder Robert Baden-Powell’s birthday.…
Join us from the 11th to the 19th of December 2021 at the South African National Jamboree – better known as SANJAMB – at the Emseni camp in KZN! Approximately 1500 Scouts will come together for nine days of physically challenging obstacles, water activities, camping, hiking, abseiling and loads of fun! If you are ready to put your…
Forts, packing their kits, sleeping in tents, nature walks, and the fun of a campfire! The very first National Meerkat Camp-in that virtually took place over the weekend was filled with activities, laughter and above all fun family time! “Our Meerkat animal fair was awesome”, said KZN RTC Meerkats Brenda Timmer with a smile. “It was…
SCOUTS SA has obtained permission to produce this year’s JOTA JOTI badge locally in order to keep the cost at a minimum for our members. Get your JOTA JOTI 2020 badge for only R15. The design is identical, but stock is limited so order yours today to avoid disappointment. Email: shop@scouts.org.za or Place your order…
We are excited to invite all our Meerkats, Meerkat Parents and Meerkat volunteers to the first National Virtual Meerkat Campout! This year it will be a fun and adventurous Animal Fair with loads of games and camping at home activities. When: 10 October 2020 @11h00 till 11 October 2020 @12h00 Who: All Meerkats (with a…
Message from Chief Scout Brendon Hausberger Today is a day to unite, to focus on how our diversity can strengthen us as a nation, and to celebrate the cultural wealth of South Africa, diverse in its people, traditions, cultural values, belief systems and ways of life. As a South African and a brother to every…
JOTA-JOTI, World Scouting’s largest digital event, is a month away! With most of us communicating online at present, this event will now be bigger than ever! Join thousands of young people around the world from October 16-18 and make new friends, chat about global citizenship, local programmes and have fun online & by radio. To register…