DJI has not caught a cold in the USA yet - but for how long?
We all loved Romeo Durscher as the face of public safety drones during his time at DJI. Then – terrified of losing such an influential …
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How has the DJI ban in the USA affected business?
We know that – with a projected $2,3billion share of the global market (according to Valuates Reports) – North America is the biggest co…
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 d…
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 …
World trade body urges Africa to stay abreast with new technology
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has warned against the potential of emerging technologies creating a greater…
Show me your drone: In conversation with ADDA's first graduate
We are sure there will come a time when the African Drone and Data Academy in Malawi will be the Harvard of Drone training in Africa, and pe…
Trouble in EHang paradise
Chinese drone maker fends off fraud allegations You could say something had to go wrong for the EHang fairy tale. The Chinese passenge…
Update: NASA's Perseverance makes safe touchdown on Mars
203 days ago, on July 30, 2020 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Florida, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) l…
UAV set for historic Mars landing
We know this might have nothing to do with Africa but (in Spider Man’s voice, just after he was snapped back to life and reunites with Mr …
High time the African Union gave drone technology the real chance it deserves
We have a bone to chew with the African Union. Five years after the then AU Commission chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma appointed a…
Now you can fly a drone without GPS
The way it normally works with drones in flight is that, when you want to determine your drone’s location; track its movement or help it n…
The 2021 drone horoscope: Africa edition
We all know what the year 2020 was like to all of humanity. We were all happy and looking forward to the start of another year – then j…