Never has the Scout Law “A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances” been more relevant than today. So much has happened. In 2020 the world came to a standstill as we watched lives and local economies being ravaged by Covid-19. People lost loved-ones and we witnessed livelihoods being destroyed, jobs lost and the mood…
SCOUTS South Africa is pleased to announce the release of the updated Scout Badge Book on the Scout Wiki. The book will be published later in the year after members have had the opportunity to give feedback. All Scoutcraft and Interest badges have been reviewed and updated where relevant. Seven new Scoutcraft and six new…
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.…
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…
Do you have an eye for detail, a love of admin and some time to spare? Before the current Scouts.Digital (SD) database was developed a lot of our Adult Support administration was paper-based. These records are very valuable. To ensure that the personal achievements of current and non-active members are preserved, they need to be…
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Dear Scouting family, With the recent announcement by the President, we have revised the SCOUTS South Africa Safety Plan Regulations to align with the Level 3 extended regulations as published. These revised rules will be in place from today. We will review them on the 15th January 2021, or as soon as the Government updates…
Dear Scouting family, With the recent announcement by the President, we have revised the SCOUTS South Africa Safety Plan Regulations to align with the Level 3 extended regulations as published. These revised rules will be in place from today. We will review them on the 15th January 2021, or as soon as the Government updates…
Dear Scouters and Members, We often talk about Scouting as a Movement that exists to create a better world and have a positive impact on the lives of others. Seldom has the world needed, or created, an opportunity for Scouts to be that impact as took place in this past year under the challenges, restrictions…
Dear Scouting members, We regret to announce that we are cancelling the planned face to face National Lekgotla scheduled for the 5th and the 6th of March 2021 in KZN. We didn’t take this decision lightly as meeting and conversing with you – our members- is of utmost importance to us. However, due to the…