Let's keep it simple.  It is not easy for many to get to meetup venues.  We can communicate through our computers. It is much more important to give you information to help you in starting your new business. There are many people in Durban who need extra income. It can be scary to start a business without any training! Stay updated with the latest ideas and network with others. Discuss key strategies and share ideas. Keep it simple !  Meet new people and have fun! I am sure everyone of you are h …

No business can operate in a vacuum - we all need customers and suppliers as well as moral and emotional support. Networking is a way for business owners and future business owners to meet and form profitable strategic alliances and joint ventures. If you are an entrepreneur or the owner of a business, however big or small, or if you're just thinking about starting a business, you're invited to join our group. IF YOU WANT TO BE INFORMED ABOUT OUR NEXT MEETUP BY EMAIL, PLEASE JOIN THE GROUP.

This group was started to assist the man in the street to gain an understanding of the Forex markets. The purpose of the group is to provide basic education on Forex Trading and to encourage discussions between the members on how best to make money in these markets. Anybody can join whether you are a total novice or an experienced trader looking to share ideas and network

Welcome to the Johannesburg Siebel User Group! Our aim is to bring together those involved in Siebel implementations to share knowledge and ideas; grow the skill base in South Africa; and generally have a good time. To do that we’ll be holding regular meetings in the Johannesburg area. These are set for the first Monday of every month. The general format will be a presentation on a topic of interest followed by discussion and networking.

Whether you are 25 or 55 years young...alone or with a friend...you are spoilt for choice: our events include beauty treatment & wellness, dining out, entertainment, Fashion, Fitness, Getaways – you name it…Just come along. Meet old friends, make new ones and have fun!

I decided to start this group due to a lack of wine clubs in the Pretoria area. The purpose of this club is to get like minded persons, of all ages - over 18 that is - acquainted and to join one another at wine tastings as a group. Anybody who loves wine or would like to learn more about wine or simply go out and have fun with wine should consider joining this fabulous group. The idea is specifically to encourage people to attend and organize tastings in the Pretoria area.  We have a rich and pa …

In this meetup we will discuss the tools, methods and technologies used by many startups and entereprises to analyse large scale data (big data), obtain predictive and actionable insight, generate business value from data, and exploit business opportunities from data products. We'll have data scientists talking about topics like: data analytics, distributed data analytics, data mining, machine learning, scalable data analytics, predictive analytic, statistical computing, applied statistics, R la …

We welcome beginner to advanced software developers to join us on our mission to build tech capacity here in Johannesburg and create an open and inclusive community where one can come learn and/or teach. If you love technology and want to be a part of it, come code in Braam. Our aim is to get to the point of collectively doing projects that positively impact the community.

This group is for young professionals who have just moved or are living in Johannesburg and would like to hangout with other people of passion, vision, similar age and status.

Do you feel the traditional 9 to 5 office job is not the right thing for you? Would you like to hear more about being your own boss and improving your work/life balance? Are you looking for new career opportunities in the Human Cloud? Join our community of online freelancers in Johannesburg! We are holding various social events and informational trainings about freelancing and how to offer your services online. You will be able to socialize with other online professionals, share best practi …

Calling out to all those who want to make a difference ! This is a group for  volunteers who have a strong desire to  serve the underprivileged and others in need in the Johannesburg and surrounding areas. Places of interest will include orphanages, hospices, NGOs, old age homes, fundraising and charity events, community building workshops, feeding schemes etc.  Ideas and suggestions are welcome ! :) With love, light and sunshine , Shivani

Join our community of next generation startups. Let's get together to network, socialize and share best practices about the new way of building and running your business more efficiently and competitive than ever before. We will organize various events and workshops with the support of the world's leading online work platform. These events will be a great opportunity for you - as an entrepreneur, small business owner or startup enthusiast - to network with like-minded people in your area, learn …

The Johannesburg Azure User Group is a community driven forum that meets on the second Tuesday of every month to discuss any technical or business topics related to Microsoft Azure.

For ME” is …... An opportunity to escape into a few minutes just “For ME A Community in which you can “fill your cup” A place and space where women can be free to be women. It is a home for feminine energy and issues that relate to the authenticity of this Divine element of who we are. A Network that focuses on the issues and challenges that face women in today’s world. It promotes Self Development and the opportunity to become more of who we are as a women fully engaged in our sense of BE-ing A …

The Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) is a three way partnership between government, academia and industry. Based at Wits University, the JCSE is multifaceted with various programmes and facilities positioning it as a focal point of a software development industry for South Africa and the rest of the continent. The JCSE strongly supports the City’s “Joburg 2030 Vision”, which sees Johannesburg becoming a World Class city with service delivery and efficiencies that meet global best pr …

Mobile Monday is a global community of mobile industry visionaries, developers and influential’s fostering cooperation and cross-border business development through virtual and live networking events to share ideas, best practices and trends from global markets. Mobile Monday has the following objectives: To encourage innovation within the mobile sector. To facilitate networking between small and large companies, and between local and foreign. To help local companies effectively participate …

Free Ruby on Rails workshops open to everyone!

A co-working space for entrepreneurs, professionals, social innovators. We foster collaboration. A learning network and provider of entrepreneurial support services and training. An ideas think tank. Part of a network of 36 HUBs in major cities around the world with over 6000 members.

Make Games SA is here to help you make games! Anyone can join and membership costs nothing. Visit our website http://makegamessa.com and join a community of video game and board game designers, developers, artists and sound engineers. Come to the Community Nights where we chat about all aspects of game development and local hobbyists and indie developers show off their games. Enter our local competitions and practice the art of game development.

The Apache Cassandra Project develops a highly scalable second-generation distributed database, bringing together Dynamo's fully distributed design and Bigtable's ColumnFamily-based data model. The Johannesburg Apache Cassandra User Group is a highly awesome meetup group, bringing together cool people distributed across Johannesburg to talk about our favorite NoSQL implementation, Apache Cassandra.

This meetup group is for mixed racial couples of any age. Since the changes in South Africa over the past few years it has become much easier for people in mixed race relationships to move freely and as normal couples. One still gets the “look” and gossip from the general public which will be with us forever and a day... This group is aimed at like-minded people that can meet on a social platform and share experiences. Also to provide encouragement to new couples and to some couples or individua …

This is a group for anyone who has started writing something and wants support and inspiration to continue. If you have not yet started writing, and have always wanted to, here is your opportunity! We are a group of passionate, inspired, creative want-to-be writers who work on novels, essays, short stories, magazine articles, also your very special biographies and more. We meet once a week in the Northcliff area for around 2 hours (or more if needed!) where we read and share our individual works …

This is the group for people who are enthusiastic about Software Quality, keen to learn new things and share their experience with the community. It's a platform where you can learn from others experience. If you are interested in learning new practices, tools and techniques then Join Us. Our aim is to build up a strong QA community.

The book club cafe is a book lover's market designed for book lover's in Johannesburg to meet once a month over some wine, with a 3 course meal and conversation with like minded Joburgers. The book club cafe offers a bargain book market by setting up book displays by reputable book shops for bargain book buys. Ambiance is the central theme. A ticket of R240 gets you a 50% discount on the book of the month, a 3 course meal, wine, coffee and access to the book market...all this in a beautiful gard …

The Scrum User Group of Johannesburg wants to build a community of Scrum and Agile people in Johannesburg. A place where we can get together and share and learn from each other.

Anyone interested in Islamic theology, Islamic art, islamic poetry. Learning and networking as muslims in South Africa and the world.

This is a group for all users, developers and designers interested in the Drupal Open Source CMS, who are based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The goal of this group is to foster the local community, provide local support and to allow the local Drupal industry to grow.

We aim to provide a Gay, Lesbian and Straight-friendly hiking environment for anyone and everyone to enjoy the beautiful outdoors in the company of like-minded friends. Our day outings in the Johannesburg area are usually planned for a Sunday, and are within a one or two hour drive from Johannesburg. Come hike, mingle, relax, braai and picnic with friends - old and new. We have recently launched an initiative to start a similar type of scenario in Cape Town, so watch this space for new hikes or …