CAPE TOWN – Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) could help to overcome poor transport infrastructure, as only one-third of Africans live within 2 kilometers of an all-weather road. Making sure that the remaining two-thirds have access to decent roads will cost more than $50 billion (R736.4bn) and take several years, which is why Africa has been a pioneer in using drones for peaceful civilian use. Timothy Reuter, Head of Aerospace and Drones at the World Economic Forum was part of a panel discussion on unleashing the drone economy at…
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SA getting its ducks in a row for Fourth Industrial Revolution
Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams is hopeful that the ideas shared at the World Economic Forum (WEF) will empower South African industries to move at an enhanced speed towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The theme for WEF 2019, which concludes today, is ‘Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution’. Ndabeni-Abrahams said the theme is in line with the global vision which seeks to redefine major transformations and manage the new technologies that have been spurred on by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, as well as…
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