He says it is very hard to get funding because there are a lot of people who have the capabilities to design drones.

The drone could help in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 as the country moved to lockdown level one from September 21.

The drone could be used to detect a person with a raised body temperature in a large crowd using its thermal camera.

The IAM project by SAMRO is aimed at preserving indigenous African music through transcribing and documenting it for among other things, research purposes. IAM project officer Nandipha Mnyani explains the objectives of the project.

Selected news and current affairs clips from SABC radio and digital journalists, used on the SABC News website (www.sabcnews.com).

Tens of thousands of workers are on the frontline of the global war against COVID-19.

Many are in the unenviable position of fighting the pandemic, at the risk of their own lives and those of their families.

SABC News captures their voices in this weekly feature, COVID-19 Frontline Workers. This week, Digital News producer Lebo Tshangela speaks to a paramedic, Charlotte Pillay about her experience with the coronavirus during the nationwide lockdown.

Tens of thousands of workers are on the frontline of the global war against COVID-19.

Many are in the unenviable position of fighting the pandemic, at the risk of their own lives and those of their families.

SABC News captures their voices in this weekly feature, COVID-19 Frontline Workers. This week, Digital News producer Lebo Tshangela speaks to a nursery school owner, Angela Makowe about her experience with the coronavirus during the nationwide lockdown.

Day 3 of the Republican National Convention ended Wednesday night with Vice Presidential Mike Pence formally accepting his party’s nomination for a second term while casting his and President Donald Trump’s re-election as critical to saving America.

Americans will face a moment of reset when they go to the polls in presidential elections this November. That’s the view of South Africa’s former Ambassador to Washington Ebrahim Rasool as Republicans kick off their National Convention later Monday where they will nominate President Donald Trump for a second term.

The Deputy Minister of Social Development, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, says cancer is a contributor to gender-based violence. She was participating in a Pink Drive campaign to raise awareness and to provide education on health-related services to community members in Pofadder, in the Northern Cape.