Drone technology and the protests in South Africa
It has been a trying few days for business owners, mainly in South African townships, who have had to helplessly watch as their business pre…
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Optron enters deal to supply GPS-denied drones across Africa
There will be fully autonomous drones flying into GPS-denied environments in Africa soon. This, after American robotics company, Exyn Tec…
UTM company, Altitude Angel, makes foray into South Africa
One of the world’s leading unmanned traffic management companies is coming to South Africa. Altitude Angel, the company that is working…
Search and rescue drones for missing dogs
Many people in the drone world might be aware of DJI’s interactive map that plots places all over the world where drones were directly inv…
Benin celebrates Drone Day
It may have taken them five years to arrive at the party, but the drone community in Benin was very proud to join the rest of the world in c…
UK regional police department to expand drone contingent
They used them once. They used them twice. They used them three times – and now they want everybody in police uniform to use drones in …
More drones for demining operations
It seems the idea of drone technology clearing landmines is not really a far-fetched one, after all. Following our report a few weeks ago…
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…
Wingcopter in Malawi to stay
German drone manufacturer and services provider Wingcopter, has underlined its commitment to improving health delivery in Malawi, by unveili…
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…
User fined for abusing drone in the UK
A drone industry insider in South Africa has warned that people who misuse drones in the country that they risk legal troubles, following th…
Search and Rescue drones to get voice-detecting superpowers
It is not about drones lurking in the sky on the lookout (or is it a listen-out) for telltale human voices screaming into the void, before s…