South Africa’s transport department has introduced a draft airfreight strategy suggesting that all drones sold or distributed in the country must be registered.
The proposal appears in the Draft Airfreight Strategy for South Africa 2025, which highlights growing concern over unregulated drone activity and public confusion about drone laws.
The department recommends creating “an electronic register for all RPAS distributed or sold in South Africa” to track drone distribution.
It also advises that “all RPAS of determined minimum specifications must be installed with a device to monitor and track it.”
Officials say the current disorderly use of drones poses risks to civil airspace.
The draft strategy forms part of South Africa’s larger effort to reform and strengthen its airfreight regulations.
