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The South African Radio League, the national body for amateur radio in South Africa, ran an essay competition at the end of 2013. The winners of the competition are two brothers, both involved in Scouting and they are licensed radio amateurs. The...

The third week of July next year will turn the French city of Strasbourg into a sea of red, when some 15000 Pionniers & Caravelles (young people aged 14 to 17 years) will come together for the National Jamboree “You’re Up!”. Are you up for it, too?...

This year, more than 2650 participants - Scouts, Guides and general public - from all over the Czech Republic gathered on the banks of the Vltava River in the morning of 28 September and celebrated Wenceslas Day in a very spectacular way, under the...

From 3rd till 5th of October 2014, Mpumalanga Cub Scouts from Scouts South Africa had their summer camp at the Mataffin SCOUTS Hall. More than 40 kids attended this camp and had a great weekend full of action and fun. On the first day the Cubs...

Les Mitchell, G3BHK - silent key October 2014. The young Les Mitchell was a sea-scout and later joined the Royal Navy, where he was trained in radio. Les spent a year in the U.S.A. and another in Australia, becoming a Scout Leader in both countries...

Rover and Venture Commissioners and other members of National Rover and Venture Programme Teams from 15 different National Scout Organisations (NSOs) in Europe travelled to Iceland in September for this year’s RoverNet & VentureNet weekend. They came...

The European Scout Region and the team of EuroScoutInfo join Scouts from around Europe and the world in wishing the members and leadership of the Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg (DPSG) a very happy birthday! DPSG - the German Catholic Scout...

Inside The humblest uniform in Congo My first Scout uniform Scouts renovate homes in impoverished community Scouts Goma commit to the activities of the UReport project Let us unite to build a new world of lasting peace Cycling for peace and health...

Every two years, Sea Scout Leaders from European National Scout Organisations (NSOs) come together for 5 days to discuss new programme and training trends, to network and to share experiences gained in the theory and practice of Sea Scouting...

Byamukama Rogers of Buganda Road Primary School had always had the compelling desire to acquire a Scout uniform to be smart like his fellow Scouts and participate in activities like hoisting the flag and even public duties which would ordinarily...

It is with great sadness that SCOUTS South Africa announces the passing away on Monday 1/9/2014 of Cecil Reddy whom for many years gave his time and expertise to the South African Scouting Movement. Mr Reddy was the Chief Executive of MacDonald...

Did you know this? The 1,7 million members of the 41 National Scout Organisations in the European Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) use some 35 different languages on a daily basis. To mark today's European Day of...

Members of the 1st Hillcrest Scout Group changed the lives of taxi commuters in their areas by cleaning up the Hillcrest taxi rank and planting nine indigenous trees. The youths decided to give back to their community and to lead by example as they...

Arrowe Park in Benoni is one of the many SCOUTS South Africa Camp sites in our country. Peter Le Roux, Arrowe Park Committee member and Gauteng Rover Advisory Council Chair took the initiative and ,together with 1st and 6th Benoni Cub Packs...

Scouts and Rovers embarked on a two day project to renovate 5 family homes in the Hazy View district in Mpumalanga . The project, led by Mxolisi Gininda, involved 45 Rovers and Scouts and local professional brick layer Sipho Hlatshwayo. During the...