SA government welcomes drone fishing ban ruling
It is the aftermath of a bruising battle for the legitimacy of using drone technology in angling and recreational fishing in South Africa and in this battle, the government won,…
South Africa: Drone fishing lobbyists lose Supreme Court Appeal
The final verdict is now in; and it is not good news for drone fishing enthusiasts in South Africa: using drones for recreational fishing is now really banned in the…
TikTok ban spooks DJI
The passing into law of a bill potentially banning Chinese addictive social media app TikTok by the US Congress is giving fellow Chinese addictive drone manufacturer, DJI, sleepless nights. In…
Zimbabwe holds another successful drone light show
The world-renowned majestic waterfalls at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe were bathed in an illuminating glow last week, as hundreds of little drones made light patterns that celebrated the best of…
Bundesliga club to deliver fan merchandise with drones
Remember the LeiferMichel Project? That pilot project where German drone logistics company Wingcopter is working in collaboration with the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS) to deliver groceries around…
The challenge of rethinking drone technology in Africa
We love this – questions about drone technology in Africa are moving beyond just the hype to the hard yards needed to scale up drone operations in every facet of…
Botswana hops aboard the Flying Labs drone
It is the seventh drone and robotics services franchise in Southern Africa, the 21st in Africa and the 40th in the world. WeRobotics has just given birth to another baby;…
Drone business training for African start-ups
In a continent where the technology still has a lot of ground to cover, it is heartening to note that stakeholders in the drone industry are working round the clock…
New drone training school for South Africa
As the drone economy continues to take strides in South Africa, another drone training school has surfaced on the local market. Rectron Drone Academy is set to open its doors…
Two US men arrested for flying drones above sports events
Kids, this is why we have hardware and software to counter the activities of people who abuse drone technology to gain criminal ends. Two men have been charged with federal…
US carrier to test 5G network on drones
Chicago, US – 5G. Yes. That fifth-generation mobile networking connectivity that was met with so much noise at its introduction solely because… … of its origins. But we are not…
Brentford vs Wolves: Drone stops play
Play at a Premier League match was suspended for a significant amount of time at the weekend, when a drone materialised out of nowhere to spook everyone in the stadium….
Latest DJI ban escalates data security war between China and USA
Another year ending – and DJI has been added to yet another list by the federal USA government, looking to clip one more rotor on the world’s biggest drone maker’s…
The DJI Mavic 3 is here…
Sadly, we have not yet laid our hands on the new DJI Mavic 3 to make independent reviews yet, so for this one, we will rely on the testimony of…
2021 Drone Photo Awards winners announced
A poisoned river (yea; we did a double take too, and went back to read it again: the river is in Romania), a turtle trudging back to water and a…
Qualcomm avails flight platform to make your drone as smart as the Ingenuity Mars helicopter
This one goes out to all the smart people in Africa who are leading the race to make the first perfect drone made in Africa. We know we already have…
Four days until #DUACon2021
It is looks set to be a really important week for the drone community in Southern Africa, with the Drones and Unmanned Aviation Conference (dubbed the DUA Con) just four…
Drone enters fray in Argentinian soccer rivalry
As another quadcopter forces heliport to temporarily shut down in South Africa The greatest rivalries are always found on the soccer field. Or what Americans call soccer, but the rest…
Right up the alley
We do not have much to say; but if you have no idea what they mean when they talk about regular drone footage and that of FPV drones, we have…
Inspire Africa launches drone league
STEAM and drone coding education provider, Inspire Africa Group, has launched a drone racing league for its elementary and high school students, which is aimed at harnessing their grasp of…
Lonely at the top: women and drone technology in Zimbabwe
When drone technology gained cult popularity with a small racing community in Harare, Zimbabwe around 2016, Diana Banda was of the pioneer drone racers to don the goggles and get…
Introducing the DJI FPV
Do you remember those alien fighter jets in the movie Independence Day? The new DJI FPV (first person view) drone looks like a miniature version of that. Not that it’s…
What should Africa do to win the Game of Drones?
The just ended Drones and Unmanned Aviation Conference 2021 had experts covering various issues that included the legislative and regulatory situation in Africa and in general and South Africa in…
Lights out, and its lift off for DJI and Mercedes Benz
Commercial drone maker DJI has officially joined motorsport – and they are racing in Mercedes Benz’s corner. The world-renowned manufacturer of commercial and enterprise drones will supply the Mercedes-Benz EQ…
Spy drone halts Bayern Munich training
FC Bayern Munich stars had a brief heart-in-mouth moment yesterday when a drone hovered over their training facilities. The Bavarians were making final preparations for the second leg of their…
Drones light up Seoul as fight against COVID-19 persists
South Korea might be winning the war against COVID-19 pandemic, having reduced the number of active cases in thee country to below 1,000, but that has not stopped the Seoul…
Inspire Africa: Preparing kids for the future workplace
A South African organisation has taken up the challenge to prepare African children for tomorrow’s workplace by embarking on a drone coding programme that equips students with skills in STEAM…
Drone Racing League to conclude this Sunday
The Drone Racing League will crown a champion in its popular 2020 FanDuel DRL SIM Racing Cup at 20:00hours GMT this Sunday. The races will be aired on NBCSN and…
Drone racing League looking to keep sports fans entertained during pandemic
The Drone Racing League (DRL) is using technology to be one of the few professional sports leagues still active during the coronavirus pandemic. In drone races, pilots fly drones around…
The best drones for 2020
As the technologies of mobile phones, cameras, and lithium-ion batteries have evolved in recent years, drones have come a long way since the advent of expensive models that were once exclusive to Hollywood…