User fined for abusing drone in the UK
A drone industry insider in South Africa has warned that people who misuse drones in the country that they risk legal troubles, following th…
June 2021
Search and Rescue drones to get voice-detecting superpowers
It is not about drones lurking in the sky on the lookout (or is it a listen-out) for telltale human voices screaming into the void, before s…
Four days until #DUACon2021
It is looks set to be a really important week for the drone community in Southern Africa, with the Drones and Unmanned Aviation Conference (…
Start-up using drones to inspect wind turbines in South Africa
South African drones-as-a-service provider, Integrated Aerial Systems have added their voice behind the use of drone technology for inspecti…
South Africa Flying Labs catching them young
They may have officially come to life only in March this year, but South Africa Flying Labs – the latest offspring from WeRobotics’ fami…
Intermap to work with Idronect on medical delivery in Africa
Geospatial content and intelligence solutions provider, Intermap Technologies has announced the successful integration of its NEXTView platf…
Volocopter still perfecting the VoloDrone
Munich, GERMANY – It has been a bit since we last mentioned the VoloDrone, Volocopter’s cargo drone which was supposed to be a game cha…
Drones making demining safe in Chad
We know we vowed right from the off that we would never write about war drones here; reason being we are against war and we believe there ar…
Drone, robotics technology and the African child
The continent of Africa might have missed out on many development opportunities over the course of history, due to various reasons beyond it…
Hundreds of birds were nesting a in nature reserve. Then a drone crashed...
Authorities in the USA are hoping to identify the operator of a drone that crashed in a nesting area for elegant terns, scaring off 2,500 bi…
When crashing your drone into a volcano is worth it...
Apparently, you can never put a price on a good shot. At least that is according to the philosophy of Joey Helms, a Chicago-based filmmak…
Drones stepping in to fill the transport gap in Africa
By Aiga Stokenberga; Economist, Transport Global Practice; World Bank Group; and Maria Catalina Ochoa; Senior Urban Transport Specialist at …
Drone technology and the law in Rwanda, Tanzania
The following article, which first appeared on ICT Works, analyses the trajectories of drone technology development in Tanzania and Rwanda �…
Some DJI drones cleared for use in the USA
Some welcome news for DJI in the fight for security clearance in the USA. The world’s leading commercial drone maker has been going bac…
The eruption at Mt Nyiragongo
About twelve kilometres away from Goma – the capital of Northern Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – lies an u…
Drone-based STEM education for Zimbabwean kids
Drone-based STEM education has made its first landing in Zimbabwe. This follows the launch of the Drone in STEM Education project by loca…
Zipline retires the 'Robin' drone generation
You could say it has been another normal week in Ziplineland, the American medical drone logistics company that has found a home in Africa. …