Calling on you, drone family...
Morning all. A bit of a heavy one to start today. We have a dream for the story of the drone in Africa. Not the war drone, no. Africa …
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Blazing the drone trail with Suzanne von Rauenstein
Suzanne von Rauenstein used to fly helicopters. She still does to be honest. But these days most of her time is spent behind the controls…
What happened to the drone industry during the pandemic?
It is now official – the year 2020 was terrible for humans. It was great for drone business. With the benefit of hindsight, we know we …
Women and Drones Fireside Chat with Kim James
If you do not know what Women and Drones Africa Chapter's Fireside Chats are about; they are the weekly orgy of female drone professionals a…
The focus is on the camera: DJI's Air 2S is here
Seeing as we have not laid our hands on the new DJI Air 2S yet (your fault DJI), we will have to take DJI’s words on it for now. Which …
Drones and the construction world
When thinking about tech-forward industries, construction is likely not the first sector to come to mind. The industry has been notorious fo…
Trailbazing Women: Virginie Uwimana, Namibia Flying Labs
This week on Trailblazing Women, Women and Drones Africa Chapter’s weekly interaction with African female drone industry players, Louise c…
Kim's take on security drones in 2021
Reproduced below is the 'Drone Chick' Kim James’ take on drone technology in the security industry in South Africa. You know those kind of…
The case for medical drones in Africa
Morning folks. Today our attention has been drawn to a report from Zimbabwe, in Southern Africa where NewZWire reports that the governmen…
The women of Flying Labs on International Women's Day
For the past six years, humanitarian robotics non-profit organisation WeRobotics has been working really hard to empower local drone start-u…
Lonely at the top: women and drone technology in Zimbabwe
When drone technology gained cult popularity with a small racing community in Harare, Zimbabwe around 2016, Diana Banda was of the pioneer d…
High time the African Union gave drone technology the real chance it deserves
We have a bone to chew with the African Union. Five years after the then AU Commission chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma appointed a…