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The SAOUG, although closely aligned with Oracle Corporation South Africa, is an independent, not for gain association managed by Oracle Users.
SAOUGYesJohannesburgYesNoNoneTechnicalOracle
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This user group is for software developers and database administrators in the East Rand region of the Gauteng province of South Africa. While we are primarily aiming at Microsoft technologies like the .NET platform (C#, F# and Visual Basic.NET) and SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2, developers and DBAs of whatever technology are welcome. (Yes Java, C++, Lisp, Ada, C, Haskell, Smalltalk and Erlang, that means you too! :-) We talk about everything related to developers and DBAs from design philosophies to code to architecture to patterns to partitioning.
ERDDUGYesJohannesburgYesNoTwitterTechnical.NET
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This uniquely South African Information Worker community is focused on Microsoft based technologies and solutions for SharePoint and Office Workers. We have the top South African IW experts contributing here. Register to participate in the discussion forums. Give us feedback through the contact link and generally get involved!
IWYesJohannesburg, Cape Town, DurbanYesYesNoneTechnicalSharePoint
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The aim of the Port Elizabeth.Net community is to get Developers in the Eastern Cape involved and keep them informed about the latest development happenings at Microsoft and all other interesting spheres regarding software development.
PE.NetYesPort ElizabethNoNoTwitterTechnical.NET
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No official purpose on website - but this forum is for the .NET developers across the country to collaborate.
SA DevYesAll regionsNoYesNoneTechnical.NET
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All things Drupal in South Africa. (Drupal is an open source content management platform powering millions of websites and applications. It’s built, used, and supported by an active and diverse community of people around the world).
DrupalYesJohannesburgYesYesNoneTechnicalDrupal
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If you live in or around Johannesburg and are a Mac or iPhone developer, or are interested in becoming one then come along and join us for our meetings.
CocoaHeadsYesJohannesburgYesYesNoneTechnicalMac
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Just to establish from the offset that this user group is not exclusive to Bloemfontein people and should you consider this user group your PHP home so to speak then so be it.  With regard to the purpose of the user group here are some thoughts:  Create a larger awareness of PHP assisting new developers to get started; Allow PHP developers to collaborate and share knowledge; Provide a forum to field common questions about PHP development.
phpBBNoBloemfonteinNoYesNoneTechnicalPHP
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From beginners through to advanced users, everyone is welcome. Even if you've never used any of Adobe's or Macromedia's incredible suite of products before and want to find out more. There will always be lively discussion on topics relating to the different Adobe products.
AUGSAYesCape TownNoNoNoneTechnicalAdobe
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SQLCape is an independent community-driven user group based in the Western Cape.
The main focus is Microsoft SQL Server, and components associated to it. We’ve split up the main focus areas into the following sections Database Administration (DBA), Database Development (T-SQL) and BI (Business Intelligence).  They meet the 3rd Thursday of every month.
SQL CapeYesCape TownNoNoTwitterTechnicalSQL
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Welcome to S.A. Architect - the home for IT architects and those wanting to become an architect.  This user group is a virtual group meaning that we mostly meeting in cyberspace, but the occational meetup has been known to occur. We are open to anyone who is an architect, wants to be an architect or wants to meet the best and brightest in the South African IT community!
SA ArchitectYesJohannesburgNoNoNoneTechnicalIT Architecture
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6 Degrees of Code is a developer user group based in Centurion, South Africa. Meetings take place once per month to discuss (mostly) .Net related development topics. Keep an eye on this blog for meeting announcements and other newsworthy items.
6 DegreesYesPretoriaNoNoNoneTechnical.NET
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The Cape Linux User Group is a non-profit organization located in the Western Cape, South Africa which aims to promote Linux; Open Source and Free Software and to create opportunities for interested individuals to share their knowledge with one another via meetings, social events and mailing lists. Membership is open to all, and there are no membership fees. For more information on our objectives refer to our constitution.
CLUGYesCape TownNoNoFacebook, Twitter, LinkedInTechnicalLinux
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The South African SQL Server User Group (SASSUG) is organized to bring together anyone who works with Microsoft SQL Server. Regular planned events allow users to get together to share ideas, problems and experience. This is a great opportunity for SQL beginners through to professionals to teach, learn and network with like minded people.
SASSUGYesJohannesburgYesNoNoneTechnicalSQL
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TLUG was formed by a group of students on the campus of University of Pretoria some years back as means of communicating between the Linux users on campus.  It started out purely as a mailing list hosted by the CS department, but has now grown to owning it’s own domain, hosts forums, an IRC channel, a jabber service, this “blog” in addition to the mailing list(s).
TLUGYesPretoriaYesYesNoneTechnicalLinux
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The Linux Enthusiasts Group (LEG) is a Society at the University of Cape Town, affiliated with the Cape Linux Users Group. This site focuses exclusively on the use of Linux, and other free software at UCT. LEG isn't currently a user group in it's own right. If you want help with linux, you should join the CLUG Mailing lists.
LEGNoCape TownNoNoNoneTechnicalLinux
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The primary objective of this Organization is to advance the effective utilization of HP NonStop™ Computers by promoting the exchange of information concerning the use of such systems.
SATUGNoJohannesburgNoNoNoneTechnicalHP NonStop Computers
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The SAOUG provides a forum for the exchange of information on current developments, and applications and opportunities in the expanding field of online information in the broadest sense. Our aim is to provide an insight into the extent of the growth and activity taking place in the information industry.
SAOUGYesPretoriaNoNoNoneTechnicalOnline Development
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If you live in South Africa and use any Altiris products, we invite you to join our User Group! To become an official member, click the "Request Membership" button (you must log into Connect first).
SAEMUGNoUnknownYesYesNoneTechnicalAltiris
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To build a framework for collaboration between all Agile/Scrum participants through localized User Groups and support from the Scrum Alliance. To improve the Agile/Scrum maturity level in South Africa by sharing of war stories of successes and failure and good practices and through expert presentations.
SUGSAYesJohannesburgNoNoNoneBusinessProject Management
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The Pretoria Linux Users Group is a voluntary organisation operating in Pretoria South-Africa. Our goal is to promote the use of the Linux operating system. We do this by providing as a community free technical support and information on Linux and open-source software to all who may be interested.
PLUGYesPretoriaYesNoNoneTechnicalLinux
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The Joomla! Southern African Community Portal has been created by some of Southern Africa's biggest Joomla! fans. We have been using Joomla! sites for over 5 years years now, and are actively engaged in teaching and training clients and students, hosting and developing their Joomla! sites. We actively promote the use of Joomla! among Southern Africans, who are - on the whole - relatively ignorant of many open source solutions that can be employed with ease and managed with convenience.
SAJUGNoAll regionsNoYesTwitterTechnicalJoomla!
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The Software Architecture Forum is a community for IT Architecture professionals in the South African industry. The forum's immediate objective is to create an industry awareness of not only the role of an architect but also the required skills, education and experience. Furthermore the forum aims to enable specialists in the industry to share their experiences and to educate interested individuals on emerging trends, practices and techniques. The Architecture Forum is hosted by the Johannesburg Centre of Software Engineering in conjunction with Digiterra.
JCSEYesJohannesburgYesYesNoneTechnicalIT Architecture
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No official purpose on website - we have an active mailing list that is about Java and other things technical.
JUGSA / JUGGNoJohannesburgYesYesNoneTechnicalJava
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Welcome to the Gauteng Linux User Group's (GLUG) website. GLUG is a community of geeks, sysadmins and ordinary people that use and provide support for Linux in Gauteng.
GLUGNoJohannesburgYesYesNoneTechnicalLinux
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No official purpose on website - this is a gaming developers community.
NAGNoJohannesburgNoYesNoneTechnicalGaming
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Attention any newcomers, and people that might not be sure. You do not have to be a member of the mailing list to attend meetings, you may also bring a friend if they use or are interested in Linux.
ELUGYesJohannesburgYesNoNoneTechnicalLinux
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The Port Elizabeth Linux User Group is a group of people who are passionate about Linux. We meet as often as we can to discuss our successes and failures and to share information about our experiences. This forms a wonderful peer support group which will help users at all levels of the spectrum. Meetings will be discussed on the forums.  Mission Statement : to support and promote the use of linux, and Open Source Software in general, in the Port Elizabeth area; to aid in the maintenance of tuXlab installations.
PELUGYesPort ElizabethNoYesNoneTechnicalLinux
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Lead SA is a Primedia Broadcasting initiative, supported by Independent Newspapers. Lead SA recognises that there are millions of ordinary South Africans who continually seek to do
the right thing for themselves, for their families and for their country. We want to celebrate and support their efforts. If we all treat others the way we’d like to be treated, we’re there!
LEAD SANoAll regionsNoNoFacebook, TwitterBothMaking a Difference
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No official purpose on website - portal for gaming developers.
SAGDNoUnknownNoYesNoneTechnicalGaming
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