Growing problem of unlicenced drone operations in South Africa
Remember this 2021 blaze in Cape Town, South Africa, where the local drone body had to issue a warning for people to stop flying drones arou…
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African Development Bank enters the drone game
The African Development Bank has introduced itself to the commercial drone world, after signing a partnership agreement with a Japanese dron…
Another bird-inspired drone projects under way
Remember how this Dutch drone start-up has tried to break onto the drone market by making UAVs that look like birds? The company is literall…
Drone shatters records with 3-hour long electric flight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HN8pkJHNTU With tangible progress being made for drone technology on the actual data collection front, …
On inclusion: opening up the aviation industry for underserved African communities
A South African aviation expert has challenged the industry in her country to set up better plans and programmes in order to inspire more yo…
Dreaming of sustainable drone programmes in African education
The best way to make sure an industry survives is to ensure that the next generation has enough people invested to keep it going. And giv…
Breakthrough tech for first response drones
Researchers at Texas A&M University in the USA have a developed a tool that is set to transform how first response drones will assess da…
Using drones to preserve historical sites in Africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF6GZh-uAco The Cappadocia historical region in central Turkey is world famous for its iconic fairy chim…
Drone start-up expands into Namibia with new partnership
Gaborone-based drone services company Drones for Africa (not to be confused with us; we are Drones R Africa) have entered a partnership with…
Another South African municipality to launch drone programme
It is a huge statement of trust in a technology when government and municipal authorities in a country are lining up to set up drone program…
US lawmakers worried about drones near airports
In the USA, officials told a Senate committee on Tuesday that there have been more than 3,000 drone events near American airports since 2021…
Drone company fights to stay in Dublin airspace
Irish drone delivery company Manna thought they were doing good. They had worked hard to be where they are right now; from the shaky grou…