Today on Giving Tuesday help SCOUTS SA support a rural child! We are not asking for money, all we are asking for is 60 seconds. At no cost to yourself add us as a beneficiary to your MySchool card. When you shop, swipe your card. For every R42 donated through your purchases, we can change…
Spread some Scouting Christmas JOY, whilst saving! Check out the December combo deals at the National Scout Shop and the online store today! Special runs from 1 December – 16 December 2019. Combo 1 : Only R235, SCOUTS SA cap and purple golf shirt – SAVE R80 Combo 2: Only R230, SCOUTS SA neck warmer…
World AIDS Day is held on the 1st December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV and AIDS and show their support for people living with HIV. The day provides us with the opportunity to remind ourselves that HIV has not gone away and that collectively, there is the need to increase knowledge and…
Congratulations to Kheto Mongwe, Scout Group Leader of 1st Nan Hua, for winning the SA Man of the Year Award 2019 in the Youth Development category. The SA Men of the Year Awards seek to recognise and honour South African Men of stature. Kheto started his Scouting career in Limpopo, before moving to Gauteng, where…
Sanjamb 2021 will be held from 15 to 23 December 2021 and the planning has already started! This Sanjamb (South African National Jamboree) is expected to be much larger than the successful 2017 event and requires a strong management team, a huge amount of planning, and a suitable venue. We are expecting this event to…
East Rand District Commissioner Mike Weeks recently sent out an appeal for support in kind for the Geluksdal Scout Group in Tsakane. “I requested the donation of a tent / marquee for the Geluksdal Scout Group and I am extremely pleased and proud to advise that we received a donation from a donor who wishes…
When the tornado struck in KZN Garth Kloppenborg was on hand in the Disaster Management Operation Center (DOC) to lend a helping hand to people in need. For over 37 years Garth, who is the Deputy Regional Commissioner for the KZN Scout Region, has been serving the Durban community with his expertise as a horticulturalist…
Written by Paul Polta What impact does Scouting have on the lives of children taking part in our programmes in school? Kwakho Mtgi is a 12 year old Scout in grade 7 at the Thembani Primary School in Langa in the Western Cape. Earlier this year he joined Scouting where he has already been presented…
Written by Mark Francis Who has ever stuck their arm out a car window travelling at 120 km/hr? If you have, imagine that force on your arm, being doubled plus a little more. According to the experts, the tornado that devastated the Mpolweni area on Tuesday 12 November 2019, had wind speeds of up to…
No matter where children hail from, they all have the right to dream, to be educated and to prosper. As we celebrate the UN Universal Children’s Rights Day we chat to ten year old Thembani Primary School learner Luniko Bizo. Luniko is growing up in the impoverished community of Langa in the Western Cape with…