UPDATE

I have created a better page for these events. Although the content of this new page is almost identical to this page, It looks way better. Be sure to check it out here and share to with your South African family/friends/colleagues/developers.

ORIGINAL

Every month, three cities across South Africa have User Groups for anyone interested in Xamarin. These events range from hands-on development to interesting talks related to Xamarin development.

There are user group meetups in 3 major cities:

• Cape Town
• Gauteng
• Durban

Cape Town Xamarin User Group

As I stay in Cape Town, I always attend this User Group. We often discuss a wide variety of Xamarin-related topics.

We meet the second-last Thursday every month:

Location	When	Summary	Description
Online event	April 21, 2021 at 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Azure SDK for .NET, Shiny 2.0 and news from Microsoft Ignite	Cape Town MS Developer User Group (@CPTMSDUG) Wednesday, April 21 at 6:00 PM ** After the sessions tonight there will be a Networking event, to ask questions, network or just all hang together. Event URL:... https://www.meetup.com/Cape-Town-Ms-Dev-User-Group/events/276284524/
Online event	May 19, 2021 at 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Chromecast in Xamarin.Forms, PowerApps AI Builder, TBA	Cape Town MS Developer User Group (@CPTMSDUG) Wednesday, May 19 at 6:00 PM ** After the sessions tonight there will be a Networking event, to ask questions, network or just all hang together. Event URL:... https://www.meetup.com/Cape-Town-Ms-Dev-User-Group/events/276284555/

Gauteng Xamarin User Group

Fairly often, I will come and visit this user group to say hi, and maybe present. Although I am not always there, the presenters / organizers are very good.

These guys meet almost every second Tuesday of the month:

Location	When	Summary	Description
Online event	April 21, 2021 at 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Azure SDK for .NET, Shiny 2.0 and news from Microsoft Ignite	Johannesburg MS Developer User Group (@JHBMSDUG) Wednesday, April 21 at 6:00 PM ** After the sessions tonight there will be a Networking event, to ask questions, network or just all hang together. Event URL:... https://www.meetup.com/Johannesburg-Ms-Dev-User-Group/events/277520312/

Durban Xamarin User Group

This user group has just started up, but I know Xamarin developers. We are a great bunch, so come along and see what is happening.

Still to be confirmed, they meet the last Thursday of the month:

Location	When	Summary	Description
Online event	April 21, 2021 at 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm	TBA	Durban MS Developer User Group (@DBNMSDUG) Wednesday, April 21 at 6:00 PM ** After the sessions tonight there will be a Networking event, to ask questions, network or just all hang together. Event URL:... https://www.meetup.com/Durban-Ms-Dev-User-Group/events/277520677/