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…
Dear fellow Scouting members, Following the President’s announcement on Monday evening, we have revised the Level 1 COVID Regulations to accommodate the changes issued by the Government. Find the new updated rules here. In summary, the effective changes made to the regulations are as follows: Subject to the available space to permit appropriate social distancing,…
From Chief Scout Brendon Hausberger Dear Scout, Scouters, Parents and Supporters, When 2020 started we were deluged with messages about 2020 vision and 20-plenty. In hindsight, those were more than a bit ironic given how all of us were blindsided when March brought life as we knew it to a grinding halt with a national…
This year a mere “Thank You” seems insufficient to recognize the amazing work of our Scouting volunteers of all ages. Your service to our communities and the Scout Movement over the past year have been incredible. Despite the challenges we all faced, you stepped up to ensure that people in need received support. You also…
President Ramaphosa recently declared a ‘National 5-day period of mourning’ – from the 25th to 29th November 2020, for those victims of COVID-19 and Gender Violence. In solidarity with our communities, we encourage our members to support this initiative. SCOUTS South Africa is a value-based youth organisation open to girls, boys, women and men. All…
Every year on the 20th of November we commemorate World Children’s Day. As we all come together to reimagine the type of world we want to create post Covid-19, it is also important to reflect on how our children have been stepping up over the past months. Early childhood education is inextricably linked to how children…
We would like to thank the government departments, legal and medical representatives, and our Regional Commissioners for their input and engagement in order for us to arrive at a set of rules which is as open as possible. The following Level 1 protocols for Scouting are in effect as from today. The camping rules in the…