Fighting malaria in Africa
Some grim statistics to commemorate this year's April 25. It is World Malaria Day last Sunday; and Africa has not covered itself in glor…
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Youth drive to promote drone technology in Africa
The article below follows the story of young drone entrepreneurs who are part of the AfricanDRONE Youth Scholar, a World Bank-support progra…
CUAASA warns of unauthorised drone activity amid Cape Town blaze
The Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Association of Southern Africa (CUAASA) has reminded drone owners to adhere to the legal parameters of dron…
VillageReach looks back on a tough year
2020 marked the 20th year in which VillageReach has been operating in Africa – and it was by far the toughest they ever faced. The non-…
Medical drones being cool
Here is a customary video of Zipline being cool in Africa and raising the flag for all medical drone delivery operations all over the world.…
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 …
How not to use a drone: kids scare of nesting eagles in Canada
Kids; this is not how you use a drone. Because incidents like this one are why some aviation authorities still look at drone technology w…
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 …
Wingcopter takes delivery drones to Japan
Tokyo, JAPAN – Wingcopter are taking their medical delivery drone to the world. The award winning German eVTOL drone manufacturer and d…
SA wildlife conservation trust hits ground running following RPAS certification
Organisation to use drones to drop flappers on power cables in bid to save birds Three years. That is what it took for the Endangered …
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 on patrol in Kruger National Park
“If you look at the elephant and rhino population (in national parks in Africa; you will realise that) if we do not do something soon, the…