Written by Tahirah Abrahams, 2nd Plumstead Scout Group Gilzean “Gilly” Reid Sasman is a well know Sea Scouter in Western Cape Scouting. His life revolves around family, community, the sea and Scouts. Gilly hails from a long line of sea-faring Scouts. I sat down with him to find out how Scouting has impacted the Sasman family’s…
On the 27th of March 2021 millions of people in more than 180 countries and territories will come together to take action for people and nature and swtich off for Earth Hour. Once again SCOUTS South Africa has partnered with WWF SA in promoting action on Earth Hour’. As Scouts we strive to create a…
“If you put things into perspective, school was easier than the Scouting Springbok requirements” quips recently matriculated 9th Benoni Scout Matthew Butterworth. “I was prepared for the work that lay ahead of me in 2020 and so when Covid-19 lockdown restrictions came into effect, I knew I just had to push forward and dive into…
SCOUTS South Africa’s National Youth Forum, which was due to take place in March 2021, has been postponed due to ongoing Covid-19 safety precautions. The event will run at the next available opportunity, which may be towards the end of this year. Unfortunately an online event is not possible due to difficulties that many of our members experience in…
Written by Maria Southey- 58th Durban Air Scouts My Springbok theme was “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves – Edmund Hillary”. It is fitting as we had to conquer multiple obstacles like Covid being around, the Level 3 lockdown, and lastly the weight we’ve been picking up from Christmas lunch and New Years.…
COVID-19 Awareness Badge SCOUTS SA has introduced a COVID-19 Awareness Badge for all youth branches. Find the Scouts’ badge requirements here. Scouts#GlobalGoals Earn your SDG Champion badge by completing the Sustainable Development Goals challenges below! 2021 SDG Challenge Goals 6, 7, 8 and 11) can be found HERE 2020 SDG Challenge (Goals 5,13,14 and…
Athenkosi ‘Athi’ Qwelana is a young man with a dream. He lives in Khayelitsha, one of the largest townships in the Western Cape. In 2018 Athi joined the Scouting-in-Schools (SiS) internship programme. His aim was to develop his personal skills whilst being able to give back to his community and inspire children and young people…
My thanks to all members who gave up their time to join in the Virtual National Partnership Conference Lekgotla. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the event was held virtually on the 6th of March 2021 on Zoom, with a combination of virtual breakout rooms for people who were joining from home and small group…
Message from Chief Scout Brendon Hausberger So, think back a few weeks, yes just a few weeks – we were at Lockdown Level one, the first vaccine approvals had been announced and we all looked forward to a 2021 that would be the path to recovery, appreciating the freedoms that we were getting back as…
COVID-19 Awareness Badge SCOUTS SA has introduced a COVID-19 Awareness Badge for all youth branches. Find the Rover badge requirements here. Messengers of Peace Log your community service hours and find out more about the Messengers of Peace badge here! Water Champ Challenge Track your steps with this form: Water Saver Challenge Badge – Rovers&Adults v01.0…