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June 2011 About Inside this issue:

Kwara’s 1 #5 Comments

Living a life that 1 Kwara’s Comments matters - Harry Malatji Greetings all, well we are What would you like to see 67 minutes serving, volunteer- The low down on 2 over half way through the done differently? What ing or helping others. What India - year, amazing isn't it how would you like to see did you do to celebrate Ronny Sekwela quickly time is flying by. changed? Are you happy Madiba’s birthday. How did Self Develop- 3 We have many things on the with Scouts the way it is or you help build ? ment go in this issue so I hope would you like to see some- Send in your stories so we can Ntsako Ngobeni you enjoy reading the news- thing different? Please dis- inspire each other to letter and keep those con- cuss this with your Court of greatness Nozizwe Mabuza 3 Honor and give us your tributions coming. Laws are feedback via your Field Of- not an option As some of you may know ficer so we can submit this there is a new project with to National Headquarters. Prince Machete 3 Scouts called Project REV Be apart of the solutions The meaning of IT! This is a review of how guys, here is our chance to Scouts to me! scouting is performing on a be heard! Climate Change - 4 national basis and what Alien Plants changes need to be made to As all of you should know the program to make it Mr Mandela is the Patron more relevant for children for Scouts South Africa. On and youth to join. They/we his birthday 18th July we want to hear your ideas. have been asked to spend

Living a Life that Matters! - Harry Malatji 1st Nghonyama Rover Crew

Being a Scout is truly a Being a Scout for me was not all shape our destiny and adopt a Special points of fortunate gift from God about fun and joy…..it was and good way of living. interest: ….were by your ready to it is a gift from God that you I also want to commend all our • Project REV IT! submit to a mans good will…….! are to grab and let it direct you Troop Scouter’s in their role What is it and why As a scout I regard all life as all the way into your life. towards us, you are truly is it important? challenging steps and For me I regard Scouting as a magnificent where by you are foundation for being a strong Youth GPS where by we are making sure that we as your • Ronny’s adventure social and emotional young instructed the good and rele- children have a healthy state of to India man. vant direction towards a good mind, socially and emotionally. • Climate Change and Having the background and and relevant life. Also for being there for us Alien plants—why back bone of Scouting I have always when we consult you and Just imagine a journey without is it so important? learnt how to face life's instruction….for me Scouting is you always respond fully and challenges that I have come like a GPS with signs and sym- positively. across as a young Scout. I bols of life. Being a Scout is not Scouting in my life has been the have learnt to have peace, love all about learning life skills and key to success. and care to my siblings at hand skills, it’s a mother to the Scouts is your GPS USE IT! home, friends outside of Scout children were by its fed Scouts and every human being. us with information to help us From Lephephane South Africa to Delhi India - Ronny Sekwela - 1st Marula Rover Crew

We all arrived excitedly at Ghandi In- may you carry the BRC with you ternational from all parts of the world, always!’ an interesting program that I feel is worth it for young people to partici- we then took a two hour flight to Delhi When the actual workshop started the pate in. where we were welcomed by the smell sessions included: Peace Conflict and of Delhi International, everyone of us non Violence; Drugs and Alcohol, Ra- To all the young people reading this from that flight were sneezing except cism, Climate Change, Resilient Liveli- article my message to you is ‘No matter those Indians who stayed in Delhi of hoods, Discrimination and Communica- who you are, where ever you come course. tion which was incredibly interesting. from, despite your family background, anything is possible’. There are a lot of After the sessions we had fun socializ- opportunities waiting for you out there. ing and partying. Thanks to the respon- sibility of Scouting that has been I would also like to encourage all young planted in me because I didn't end up Scouts out there to start applying for doing the stupid things that I have your passports because you will never seen other Action Partners doing when know when your International opportu- we went partying. Scouts kept me nity may arise - BE PREPARED. strong. Also I would like to encourage young After sessions we also had outings Scouts and Rovers as well to apply for New Dehli arranged by Oxfam I also went out on the Oxfam International Youth Part- my own to see India, I even to a tuk nerships in 2013 to experience the We then travelled to a hotel thinking tuk ride to town. international benefits and start acting everything was gonna be okay but the towards changing the world. hotel smelled worse than the airport, we got used to it anyway as it was the I would like to take this opportunity to only place where the 300 Action Part- thank people who made it possible for ners and staff could be accommodated. me to attend this event The welcome ceremony was arranged 1. Kwara & Akela Zabe - thank you for at Jawaharlal Nehru’s home ’The first having the faith in me. Prime Minister of India’. The evening 2. Andrew & Sheila Tanner was glorious. I have never seen such a 3. Limpopo Provincial Government in glorious setting in my life but it was particular Premier Cassle Mathale more than just the setting which made 4. The Greater Tzaneen Municipality the evening so glorious. As Indian A Tuk Tuk dancers twirled and musicians 5. Dr Middleton - for making sure that Community visits where arranged by drummed and magicians performed I came back to RSA healthy their tricks including the INDIAN Oxfam, I visited Aadi which is a home 6. Brian and Elaine Kirkman ROPE TRICK! for disabled people and I also went out to different villages in Delhi where we 7. Alison Solomon and Friends There were different speakers in the saw how poverty is affecting people in To everyone who supported me spiritu- welcome ceremony, the natural role India especially young disabled kids ally with prayers and all fellow Scouts model, whose words are still in my ear- who have to suffer the effect of pov- and Scouter's who have been there for drums, was Irene Banda the current erty and illiteracy as Hindi is the only me and with me through out my prepa- OIYP Advocacy and Campaign Coordi- language they are able to speak nator and Action Partner from 2005- ration for India. ‘Without all of you “SHAME”. 2007. She spoke of her personal jour- guys this wouldn't have come to action, ney through OIYP. Her words like: I didn't know I could dance until the this was all possible ‘Step-by-step we can change the world’ day of the closing ceremony where I because of you guys, encouraged us all. She also shared with joined a group of people from Africa not forgetting my us the BRC (RSA, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique Lord God and Congo) and the eight of us danced • Be the change you want to see! Almighty for being to Saraphina representing Africa. • Responsibility over rights! with me and for mak- I have learned a lot and am encouraging • Courage of convictions! ing sure that I got young people who are reading this arti- selected as an Action ‘To this generation of Action Partners, cle to apply for OIYP 2014-2017. Its Partner.’

Page 2 Scouting About Tzaneen #5 Personal Development and Scouts - Ntsako Ngobeni 1st Sasekani Scout Troop

Since I joined Scouts my life has post heap, trench bed, earthworm farm changed a lot and I have learnt a lot of and liquid manure teas but once you tell things in Scouts including personal your self that it is difficult get going development. I have also earned inter- and also what you have to do is to est badges which I didn't get for free ‘Smile and Whistle under all difficul- Ntsako is the Troop Leader for but I have had to work very hard to ties’ then you will be able to achieve 1st Sasekani and also a member of get them. Interest badges like Food lots of things. Marula Rover Crew. For Life - starter, First Aid, Fires and It happens many times that when you Cooking and now I have started my want to join Scouts your parents do Food For Life - Silver which has inter- not accept you to be a Scout but if you ested my two twin little brothers and can get advice from your Scouter you my cousin (Nhlamulo and Nhlanhla will succeed. If your parents still don't Ngobeni and Given Chabalala) and now understand ask your Scouter to visit they have joined Scouts. your parents and help them understand In the interest badge I'm working on Scouts. (Food For Life) there are a lot of chal- lenges you will face, like making a com- Nozizwe Mabuza - 1st Shiluvane Scout Troop

Scout Laws Hi I’m Nozizwe, I go to 1st Shiluvane timid person but I’m no longer a timid 1. A scouts honour is to be trusted Scouts. I really love Scouting a lot and person because of scouts. We hold 2. A scout is loyal we do very cool stuff like camping, discussions as a group or troop and 3. A scouts duty is to be useful and games, first aid and other life related exchange ideas and we also go camping stuff. Scouting has brought positive help others where we meet other Scouts from changes in my life. Scouts is a place 4. A scout is a friend to all and a other areas and get to socialize. where we are all equal and I feel very brother to every other scout Scouting is everything comfortable there because we are all 5. A scout is courteous I could ever ask for ‘Scout Laws the same, in the same uniform, there is 6. A scout is a friend to animals at this moment and are not no showing off of what we have to each ptional 7. A scout obeys orders its really worth it. o other. Scouts made me develop a extras they Those who don't want 8. A scout smiles and whistles under positive attitude towards success and are a code to join Scouts are all difficulties also gave me direction. Scouts has also for life for missing out on a lot, 9. A scout is thrifty made me develop self respect and to those who Scouts is with out a rstand’ 10. A scout is clean in thought word speak out when necessary. I was a very unde doubt the place to be” and dead 11. A scout is not a fool Prince Machete - 12. A scout does not fall in love Scouts and its meaning to me!

My life without scouts is like a house my life, in fact if it wasn't because of without a roof, its like a dam without scouts, I was not going to be who I am water. Scouts has given me true mean- today. ing. Prince Machete Before I became a scout my life was 1st Ramotshinyadi Troop Scouter and just like a river that flowed not know- member of Nghonyama Rover Crew ing where it flowing to but now scouts had made my life change, like a fish that knows that without water it can- not survive. Scouts has really changed

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Phone: 015 309 9792 Cell: 073 274 2080 Recently we held PLTC which is a leader- This training was run by our first two E-mail: ship training course for Patrol Leaders, Rover Crews: Nghonyama and Marula [email protected] if you were lucky enough to go you have a Crews working together during and for big responsibility to share all that you the first time investing new scouts which Building Tomorrow have learnt with your troop. means the Scout program is self sustainable with the new generation of TODAY! www.keepthedream196.com adult leaders coming through , WELL I would just like to add special thanks to DONE to all concerned. Take care and 1st Shiluvane who were able to step in GOOD SCOUTING! assist in sharing their skills. CUBs CORNER Climate Change and Alien Plants

Why are alien plants an issue? Plants in their natural environment are kept in check by natural enemies. Often when taken to new environ- ments these natural enemies are missing so the plants can grow wildly. They can take over and become a problem to the indigenous or native

plants of that land. For example the Eucalyptus drinks lots of water, the Lantana is a plant beautiful in ap- pearance, but ugly in behavior. It has Port Jackson can destroy houses The Eucalyptus is native to Australia become a serious danger to the natu- whilst Lantana is difficult to destroy as well as its subspecies the Blue ral environment of important native and can kill wildlife and domestic gum . The Eucalyptus was brought to species. Lantana takes over the animals who eat it. South Africa, because it is a fast- places in which they grow and uses growing source of wood, its oil can be their often limited water resources. used for cleaning and functions as a It originates from Southern America natural insecticide and it is some- and now has covered large areas in times used to drain swamps and India, Australia and Africa. Lantana thereby reduce the risk of malaria. colonizes new areas when its seeds Outside their natural ranges, euca- are distributed by birds. Once it lypts are both praised for their reaches an area, Lantana spreads beneficial economic impact on poor quickly. It grows back so fast, that communities and blamed for being efforts to eradicate it have com- invasive water-suckers, leading to pletely failed. It is resistant to fire, controversy over their total impact. Port Jackson is native to eastern and quickly grows in and colonizes Australia. It likes warm climates and So What can I DO to help the can grow very big. It requires polli- environment? You can plant native nation by a particular wasp species bushes and trees to help the country to set seed. The aggressive root recover from the alien plants and you system of the Port Jackson makes it can make sure your family knows how only suitable for large gardens and important it is to only plant parks and can destroy houses or indigenous plants. other plants close to it.