Cape Town fire aftermath: drones fly in to assess the damage
The Cape Town resident watched helplessly as the fire swooped on his home, turning everything in its path into ash and cinder. The fire h…
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TerraCam drones to the world
Most folks in South Africa woke up to the reality of drone technology around 2015, when its applications to various commercial ventures were…
Drones and utility infrastructure inspections
One area in which drone technology has proved its usefulness since it arrived on the scene has been in the way it has made some jobs safer f…
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 …
Drone Diva Desi to address the Drones Conference
The 2021 edition of the Drones and Unmanned Aviation Conference – set for June 24 and 25 in Johannesburg, South Africa – is pulling out …
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…
Wingcopter glides in for SA drone conference
German delivery drone maker and drone solutions provider Wingcopter has joined an all-star cast of experts who will share their experiences …
Drones and their place in dangerous working environments
An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation into an accident where a Squirrel helicopter struck a powerline pole and crushed …
World trade body urges Africa to stay abreast with new technology
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned against the potential of emerging technologies creating a greater…
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…
PrecisionHawk partners with American Tower for drone-based tower inspection solutions
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA — It is understandable if engineers get antsy about having to climb the dangerously dizzy heights of cell tow…
Drones, 5G and smart cities
With drone technology making nothing of a necessarily miraculous rise in the past year, largely thanks to the need to feel the gap left by t…