What's New on the South African Scout Association website

23 November: Bay to Bay Challenge - Scouts took part in a 100 km race between Jeffreys Bay and Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape.
18 November: Scout Challenge Awards - several new clipart images
18 November: Northern District Scouter/Rover Pioneering Compo - Gauteng, 4-5 April 2009
17 November: More than 160 new images on the Clipart collection. Limpopo badge, Cub interest badges, Scoutcraft badges and Scout interest badges
12 November: Scout Badge Book updates - Athletics, Computer Pilot, First Aid and Fitness Scoutcraft Badges have been added.
11 November: Volvo Ocean Race - Cubs and Scouts took part in an environmental race at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town in conjunction with the Volvo Ocean Race.
5 November: Updated the Green Card (Scout registration and badge progress card) with new Scout logo. Available in Excel format from the Forms page.
3 November: Boy Scouts of America International Camp Staff Program - June-August 2009
3 November: Flamboree 2009 - Belgium, July 2009

29 October: 2nd Kenridge - new website for this group in the Western Cape
15 October: Scouting About - Scout news from South Africa - latest edition of the national newsletter
9 October: Race for the Environment - a Scout environmental project in conjunction with the Volvo Ocean Race.
7 October: Updates to PO&R are now available following the August 2008 National Scout Council.

17 September: 57th Trafalgar - new website for this group in KwaZulu-Natal
17 September: 1st Union - new website for this group in Gauteng
15 September: Kandersteg International Scout Centre - winter ski programme in Switzerland
15 September: Scouts address global warming
Scouts across the world gathered in Tokyo in July to address the issue of global warming.
14 September: Mafikeng SCENE - updated website
14 September: Chief Scout's Commissioner interviewed on SAFM - Brian February was interviewed on SAFM on 31 August. The interview is available to download as a podcast from the SAFM website.
13 September: Scouts: Prepared to build and sustain peace - the United Nations' International Day of Peace is marked every year on September 21
13 September: 2007 Scouting Centenary reports
- South Africa is featured in the World Scouting report on the Centenary of Scouting as well as in the report on Gifts For Peace.

28 August: Cape Western Scouter - newsletter for Scouting in the Western Cape province
18 August: Bay to Bay Challenge - a 24 hour 100km fundraising walking relay between Jeffreys Bay and Algoa Bay, taking place on 8 November 2008
10 August: 1st Hermanus - new website for this group in the Western Cape

30 July: International Scout events in Philippines, Bolivia, Canada, Norway, Belgium, Sweden and Iceland
17 July: National Scout Council motions - motions 21-31 have been updated to indicate changes from previous versions of PO&R.
13 July: Blå Sommer 2009 - Danish Scout national jamboree, 15-23 July 2009
13 July: Kandersteg International Scout Centre - events during September 2008
11 July: 18 July is Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday
- and as he is the patron of South African Scouting, we are celebrating this event too.
10 July: National Scout Council motions - motions 21-23 and 28-31 have been updated to indicate changes from previous versions of PO&R. Motions 24-27 will be updated as soon as available.
2 July: Scouting About - Scout news from South Africa - latest edition of the national newsletter

11 June: Scouts collect donations to assist displaced refugees - press cuttings
1 June: National Scout Council motions - proposals for the 2008 NSC

26 May: Battered Boot Night Hike, Kimberley, 9-10 August 2008
20 May: 1st Craighall - new website for this group in Gauteng
4 May: Scouts 'can make a difference' - Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana has challenged the Scout movement to shape young people so they can be better adults. Article from News24.
4 May:1st Kuilsriver - new website for this group in the Western Cape

23 April: SCAR - Scouts, Cubs And Rovers - newsletter from the Western Cape
2 April: Scouting About - Scout news from South Africa - latest edition of the national newsletter

24 February: New branding has been announced for the South African Scout Association. This website is being relaunched with the new branding.
24 February: the new logo of the South African Scout Association is now available in the clipart section of the website.
24 February: 2008 is the centenary of Scouting in South Africa
16 February: 1st Claremont Scout Group is celebrating their Centenary (the oldest Scout Group in South Africa?)

16 January: Scouting has given many a boy a push in life - article from Engineering News, January 2008