The story of Africa's commercial drone space
We know there is little to celebrate yet: as a continent, Africa continues to be the only drone market that is primarily a consumer of drone…
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Drones and GIS: Bringing new dimension to land surveying
Drone applications in geospatial operations are ESRI’s thing, so we will just give them the platform to speak. When heavy rainfall caus…
DJI Mavic 4 Pro: Creator's wet dream with better camera and longer flight time
We know DJI has been making great drone products since the first Phantom in 2013, but the shape of the new Mavic 4 Pro left many a drone lov…
Of trade wars and their impact on the global drone tech supply chain
Of course, the change of government in the USA and its subsequent decision to use tariffs as a negotiation tactic in international trade has…
Bill Gates's first impression of flying a drone was meh. Then he went to India
Bill Gates – yeah; THAT Bill Gates – got his hands on the controls of a drone last year, then voluntarily put them down and away because…
The role of drones in promoting industrial safety
With the International Labour Organisation declaring April 28 every year as the Day for Safety and Health at Work, 2025 is the year new tech…
Insurer proposes drones as alternative to heavy duty firearms
In light of the recent draft amendments to the Private Security Industry Regulations that now restrict the use of certain types of firearms …
African students win scholarship to attend top drone event in the USA
Two African are among the first recipients of the Commercial UAV Expo’s new scholarship initiative, aimed at promoting inclusion and diver…
Drone investment decreasing (at least for now): DroneII
While Chinese drone maker DJI continues to set the pace ahead of the rest on the commercial drone space, many ventures that started with a l…
Saving the white rhino in South Africa: The case of the Sabi Nature Reserve
When it comes to drone technology and helping in the eradication of poaching and other crimes against wildlife in national parks – especia…
State of the drone industry 2025
It has been a minute since we had the DroneIIBomb from the leading commercial drone market research company Drone Industry Insights. But …
Agric drone tech's potato story
Beyond just crop spraying, there is a lot more that drone technology offers to the agriculture industry; and the article below – from Pota…