Setting bugs against pests in vineyards in South Africa
A South African agricultural drone services provider has partnered with a pest management company to deploy drone technology into the fights…
August 2024
South Africa: Fined for flying drone in game park
Perhaps this is a good time to remind holiday makers and visitors to South Africa’s tourist resorts that authorities in these places frown…
Drone hauls 5,5 tons of cargo at wind farm
A heavy-lift cargo drone has just hauled nearly 5,5 tonnes of cargo in a cargo delivery mission that may have changed the game for offshore …
Drone insurance in Africa: From the viewpoint of an insurer
https://youtu.be/d-_nqsJR4m4 In June this year, we attended the Drone & Unmanned Aviation Conference, South Africa’s flagship dron…
China in successful trials for biggest cargo drones yet
According to reports from China, the country’s bid to dominate the low altitude economy has taken significant steps forward, with successf…
UK's Apian conducts successful blood delivery trials
UK healthcare logistics company Apian’s latest trials into the feasibility of deploying drone technology for the delivery of blood samples…
Walmart grounding drone deliveries in three US states
American Walmart and drone partner DroneUp are ending drone delivery in the states of Arizona, Florida and Utah, because operations in the…
Drones and security applications in Africa: Bidvest UDS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qngCe-rZGsY&pp=ygUEaXRvbw%3D%3D In June this year, we attended the Drone & Unmanned Aviation Con…
Zipline influence grows in Kenya
As drone logistics company spreads its reach in Kenya; we have covered how the American company has helped in the distribution of HIV medica…
UK CAA approves drone tests for various industrial applications
It is here we go again for online retail conglomerate Amazon’s attempts at establishing a sustainable drone logistics network in the Unite…
Belgium tests medical delivery by drone
A Belgian project to test the feasibility and scalability of medical drone delivery operations has successfully completed its first flight i…
Drone Chick on the convenience of drone technology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfrn4fsv-ys In June this year, we attended the Drone & Unmanned Aviation Conference, South Africa’…
Drone training for Kenyan small holder farmers
Kenya Flying Labs – WeRobotics’ Kenyan custodian of the Flying Labs franchise – has joined hands with a German agency to bring drones …
Zimbabwean drone training start-up to train university students
Harare, ZIMBABWE – Oftentimes on this blog, we have tried to insist that – as game-changing as they are to the industries they apply to …
UTM and the future of drone logistics
https://youtu.be/oafCitqnJqA You will remember that very recently, we covered a story where the United States Federal Aviation Administr…
Drones to take over Mt Everest clean-up operations
Kathmandu, NEPAL – From just feasibility tests four months ago; today we are here: drones will be officially taking over the cleaning of g…
Drone insurance coming to Zimbabwe
Step by little step, commercial drone applications ate taking root in the southern African state of Zimbabwe. At least so much that the a…
Made in Africa: New multi-purpose drone on the market
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnNzHXaUqaM&pp=ygUSaXRvbyBzcGVjaWFsIHJpc2tz In June this year, we attended the Drone & Unmanned …
Zipline drones and the quest to reduce HIV infections in Kenya
We know it does not directly solve the problem of removing stigma among people affected and infected by HIV and AIDS in the Kenyan county of…