As Scouts we commit to doing our Duty to our Country. We have also committed to contribute to achieving the SDGs, incl. SDG5 Gender Equality. This Women’s Month SCOUTS SA is joining hands with fellow community leaders and taking a stand for Gender Equality. We are supporting a small change to the SA coat of…
As Scouts we commit to doing our Duty to our Country. We have also committed to contribute to achieving the SDGs, incl. SDG5 Gender Equality. This Women’s Month SCOUTS SA is joining hands with fellow community leaders and taking a stand for Gender Equality. We are supporting a small change to the SA coat of…
Our Scouting founder Lord Baden Powell once said “There is no teaching to compare with example.” Today we celebrate National Women’s Day and honour our women and girls who are changing our communities in small or enormous ways for the better. But we also recognise our male Scouters and Patrol Leaders who – leading by…
Message from Chief Commissioner Gary Pienaar The South African National Jamboree “SANJAMB” is a local event which is intended to take place every four years. It provides Scouts with the opportunity of a local Jamboree experience, which is more accessible and cost effective than the international options. Sanjamb 2017 attracted some 650 Scouts and Adult…
Every year on the 1st of August Scouts and Scout Alumni show their communities what it means to “be Proud to be a Scout” as we wear our scarves on World Scout Scarf Day! As we conclude the #HikeToMahikeng, let’s get out there, hike a few more k’s and showcase Scouting in our neighbourhoods by…
Hiked your 20km or more? Congratulations for hiking 20km or more (10km for Meerkats)! You have earned your #HikeToMahikeng badge. Badges are available at the Gauteng, KZN and Western Cape Scout Shops or can also be purchased through the Online Scout Shop for R10. Completed the 1290km distance? SGLs or Unit Leaders can apply for…
Dear members, With the ongoing relaxation of the lockdown regulations and some vagaries therein, we have received questions and pressure for a phased resumption of “normal/traditional” outdoor Scouting activities. The rationale To be very clear, at this time we do not believe that a decision for full resumption (normal meetings with large group activities) would…
The 18th of July marks the day on which we give back to others in honour of Madiba. Nelson Mandela was a wise leader, a humanitarian and the Patron of SCOUTS South Africa. An important objective of Mandela Day is to translate his vision of a better world into actions, to inspire individuals to lend…
Every year Scouts around the country honour our late Patron Nelson Mandela by giving at least 67 minutes of their time for Mandela Day, on the 18th of July. This year, given the lockdown and social distancing precautions in place, we would like to challenge our members to take up the Jar of Hope Challenge…
On our journey from Cape Town to Mahikeng we pass a number of towns. Find out here which places your Group has hiked through #HikeToMahikeng Start in Cape Town Cape Town or the mother city – as dubbed by locals – is the starting point of our #HikeToMahikeng. Situated in the Western Cape Province of…