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 damage after disasters. The technology, known…

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 programme for various operations. And…

In a development that could help with emergency preparedness for the cyclone-prone region of Southern Africa, a drone in China has successfully conducted typhoon warning reconnaissance for the first time…

A video has emerged online of what looks like drone maker DJI’s Flycart 30 cargo drone rescuing a man trapped in a flooded river during a storm in China. The…

We all know how the damage that that the southern African country of Mozambique has suffered at the hands of tropical cyclones in recent years. Which is why the government…

It has been a particularly wet start to 2025 for most parts of Southern Africa, with heavy rains a welcome sight for many a farmer in the region. Sadly, the…

Using drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in disaster management has revolutionised emergency response efforts across the globe, a South African Insurer says. ITOO Special Risks is insurance company Hollard’s…

Countries in Southern Africa – particularly those close to the Indian Ocean – have suffered devastating loss of lives, property and untold damage to infrastructure, owing to unwelcome annual visits…

A local drone company has flown into to assess the trail of destruction left by the massive explosion that ripped through Lilian Ngoloyi (formerly Bree) Street in Central Johannesburg last…

Globhe Drones, the world’s biggest drone-for-hire platform recently signed a deal with the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in Malawi that would see the former providing drone services in…