On the 6th of September 2014 over 1,400 Cubs and Scouts from the KZN Region are taking part in the Annual SCOUTS South Africa Rally. This year the event will take place from 08h00 to 15h00 at the Outdoor Centre in Ladysmith. Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene and Chief Scout Sibusiso Vilane will be attending the…
Hi I’m Sibusiso Vilane, Chief Scout of South Africa, Join me in raising funds to support the growth of rural and disadvantaged Scout groups nationwide. The funds will provide for the implementation of the Scouting programmes and acquiring the materials needed to do so. I will run the 42 km Sanlam Cape Town Marathon on…
On the 23rd of August the ‘Bloemfontein East District’ of SCOUTS South Africa is hosting a Fundraising Gala at 18h00 at the Floreat Hall of the Bram Fischer Building in Bloemfontein. Chief Scout Sibusiso Vilane will be addressing the guests. “We believe that South Africa, and Mangaung in particular, needs Scouting now more than ever”,…
On the 23rd of August 2014 the rebuilt Scout Hall in Parkmore will be inaugurated with a “Grand re-opening”. Gauteng Regional Commissioner Mr Dave Osmond and local city councillor Mr Anthony Still will be addressing the guests and chopping the “rope”. The young boys and girls of the 1st Parkmore Scout Group were left homeless…
Gilwell Park is looking for one (possibly two) volunteers to take up 12-month placements at their activity center in Oxford (Youlbury) as from the 1st September 2014. They would be trained as activity instructors and all food, accommodation and uniform (and some expenses) will be provided. The two current South African volunteers have done such…
こんにちはKonnichiwa In exactly 365 days’ time, 28th July 2015, some 30,000 Scouts and 6,000 Adult leaders from across the world will gather in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan for the opening ceremony of the 23rd World Scout Jamboree! We have been overwhelmed with applications from Scouts from across the country who would like to…
LeadSA is looking for nominations for their LeadSA Hero and Youth Hero. of the week. LeadSA describes their heroes as someone who goes out of their way to improve the quality of life of people in their community. The Youth Hero needs to be under 21 years of age and the Hero is anybody above. As Scouts…
The Youth Programme Team have compiled an online leadership and patrol system survey. If you participate in the survey you will be contributing to obtaining a comprehensive assessment of the opinions and general understanding that exists of leadership in Scouting and the Patrol System. The survey should take you about 15-20 minutes to complete. Although we collect some…
Due to the huge interest from Scouts and Rangers SSA would be able to send 4 Troops instead of 2 to the World Scout Jamboree in Japan in 2015. We cannot take Scouts to Japan without sufficient Adult Leaders and as such we have additional opportunities for more Jamboree Troop Scouters to join the Contingent. Applications are…
The new Cub Programme is being launched through a national Road Show. The Pack Scouters Working kit replaces the Pack Scouters Handbook and order forms will be available at the presentations. The order forms will be available online once the Roadshow kicks off. The Cub Workbook will be introduced later in the year. Our Cub…