by Hastings Ndebvu | Feb 22, 2021 | Interview, Members, RENU, Stories
As part of the #womeninSTEM campaign, we talk to Hellen Nakawungu, Systems Engineer at the Research and Education Network of Uganda (RENU). Hellen has worked in the Technical Department of RENU transitioning through different levels. She is currently...
by Hastings Ndebvu | Sep 1, 2020 | Interview, Members, Stories, ZAMREN
Stein Mkandawire (left) with UbuntuNet Alliance CEO, Dr Matthews Mtumbuka (second from left), UbuntuNet Alliance Board Chair, Prof. Stephen Simukanga (third from left), UbuntuNet Alliance Technical Manager Joe Kimaili (forth from left) and former ZAMREN CEO, Bonny...
by Hastings Ndebvu | Jun 2, 2019 | Board, Interview, Stories
Eng. Dr. Matthews Mtumbuka, born in Malawi, attained his DPhil in Communications Engineering at the University of Oxford in 2005. Following his appointment as the CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance, the Department of Engineering Science of University of Oxford caught up with...
by Hastings Ndebvu | Apr 1, 2017 | Interview, Members, Stories, TERNET
National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) within the UbuntuNet Alliance region continue to evolve at different paces. While some NRENs are progressing at a faster rate, others are progressing slowly. NUANCE caught up with Damas Makweba, the Chief Technical...
by Hastings Ndebvu | Apr 1, 2017 | Interview, Stories
At the end of the 11th UbuntuNet Alliance Annual General Meeting of Members on 21st April 2017 in Livingstone, Zambia, participants offered a standing ovation to one of the most outstanding individuals of the Alliance; Dr. Iman Abdelrahman. This was after UbuntuNet...
by Chris Rohrer | Mar 7, 2017 | Connectivity, Interview, Network
African governments and IT players on the continent should aim at building and opening up e-Infrastructure and internet services so that they are affordable and easily accessible to users. Jim Forster, a former 20 year employee of the world’s leading IT and Networking...
