Today we celebrate the UN Global Day of Parents with our Scouting family. This might seem like an obscure UN Day for most of you, but for Scouting, having dedicated parents is the lifeblood of our organisation! There are many of us who benefited from being in the Movement and are in Scouting today largely…
Our next Wood Badge holder to share his story is Godfrey Micklethwaite. Godfrey lives in a Retirement Village in the Gauteng suburb of Roodepoort, with his wife Cynthia. They have been married for 60 years and have 3 children and 8 grandchildren, of which 3 went to the World Scout Jamboree in 2007. Before he retired,…
Angus Hay recently took over as Regional Commissioner for the Gauteng Scout Region. Angus is a family man, an engineer with an international firm and a lifelong Scout. We were keen to find out more about Angus who has lived the Scout adventure for over 45 years! SSA: Where did your Scouting journey start? Angus: I was born and raised in…
The largest annual scouting event in South Africa, KonTiki, took place over the weekend of 17-19 May and saw thousands of scouts and their families descend on Arrowe Park in Benoni to battle it out for the coveted title of Overall Winner. This year, 10th Arcadia were victorious, followed by last year’s winner 1st Kengray in…
The next Gauteng Rover Advisory Council meeting will be at 10:00 on the 5th of May 2019, at Randpark Ridge Scout Hall. After the meeting, we will be going ice skating at Northgate. Thanks to Enigma Rover Crew for hosting us
SCOUTS South Africa is a registered beneficiary of the MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet rewards programme. At no additional cost to yourself you could help us raise funds to grow and sustain the Scouting Movement. Apply for a card and make SSA your beneficiary Keep you current beneficiary and just add SSA as an additional one. You…
Mr David Osmond recently stepped down as Gauteng RC after more than 5 years of dedicated service to the Region. Invitations for applications and nominations for the position are open. Please find more here.
Hey Scouts of South Africa, yes, it’s Founders Day, 22nd February, the day we celebrate the birthday of our founder Robert Baden Powell. We do so by wearing our uniforms or scarves and by showing we are active and making a change to the world. Read full message from SA Chief Scout here.
On the 22nd of February Scouts worldwide celebrate Founder’s Day to mark the birthday of Lord Robert Baden-Powell, This year it’s all about the importance of our founding values, of the glue that holds Scouts together all around the world. “How do you live your Scout Promise and Law?” To join in the fun click here!
Expression of Interest for the next World Scout Moot to be held in Ireland in 2021 has been EXTENDED to 29 March 2019. More info here