Swoop Aero releases the Kite
The question of whether it is a plane or a bird has been answered. It is a kite. No; really. We are serious. Or rather, Swoop Aero …
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De-mining drones gaining more traction
Twice now, we have written about how drone technology has been deployed to clean up in two African countries looking to erase the tragic rem…
The journey so far - cargo drones in Africa
...according to Denise Soesilo One of the founders of Outsight International – a consulting and project management company for the huma…
The future of delivery drones
Spoiler alert... it is bright. The World Economic Forum has clearly warmed up to the arrival of drone technology as an economic force on …
Cultivating community trust in humanitarian drones
Humanitarian drones have been the most common way of introducing drone technology in most communities in the Global South. The drones have b…
Spotlight on DeltaScan
While industry players are having a hard time haggling with aviation authorities safely integrate drone operations into urban skylines, the …
Making technology work in the security industry
Security of persons. Security of property It was the hottest topic at the Drones and Unmanned Aviation Conference this year. And of co…
Drone companies and the quest for medical delivery in Africa
It was just the thing you would have loved to see on a lukewarm Johannesburg mid-morning whose tepid sunshine you were likely never going to…
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 (…
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…
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 �…