# Foojay Podcast #42: Jozi-JUG and Cape Town Java Community

> Today, we are traveling to Cape Town and Johannesburg to learn more about its Java communities!

- URL: https://foojay.io/today/foojay-podcast-42/
- Published: 2024-02-05
- Authors: Frank Delporte
- Categories: JUGs, Podcast


Once a month in this podcast, we talk about the history of a Java User Group and the people behind it.

Today, we are traveling to Cape Town and Johannesburg to learn more about its Java communities.

## Video

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## Java User Groups

### Jozi-JUG

* <https://www.meetup.com/Jozi-JUG/>
* <https://www.youtube.com/@JoziJUG>
* <https://twitter.com/jozijug>

### Cape Town Java Community

* <https://www.meetup.com/Cape-Town-Java-Meetup/>
* <https://www.youtube.com/@capetownjug>
* <https://twitter.com/capetownjug>

## Guests

* Corneil du Plessis
  * <https://www.linkedin.com/in/corneil/>
  * <https://twitter.com/corneil>
  * <https://hachyderm.io/@corneil>
* Steven Makunzva
  * <https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenmakunzva/>

## Podcast

Host: Frank Delporte

* <https://foojay.social/@frankdelporte>[](https://foojay.social/@frankdelporte)
* <https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankdelporte/>

## Content

00:00 Introduction of the guests  

04:14 What should we know about South Africa?   

09:42 An anecdote about living and working in Cape Town   

12:29 Stevens history in Java   

16:18 How getting involved in the JUG   

19:14 History of Jozi-JUG   

21:52 Virtual JUGs during Covid   

24:02 Restart after Covid with in-person events   

27:02 Next events at Jozi-JUG   

31:45 Interaction between speakers and attendees   

33:24 Starting as a speaker at a JUG   

37:00 Future events at Cape Town Java Community   

38:38 Most remarkable sessions of the past   

47:01 Conclusions

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## Music

* Barbershop John
* Hermine Deurloo
* Synapse by Shane Ivers - <https://www.silvermansound.com>