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South Africa has one of the highest road fatality rates in the world. Every year, thousands of lives are lost and many more people are injured. While speeding, distracted driving and poor road conditions are often highlighted, the condition of…

Across Africa, businesses are facing increasing pressure to secure reliable and sustainable sources of power. Rising electricity costs, unstable supply and the operational impact of downtime have shifted energy from a utility concern to a core business priority. For many…

The smell hits you long before you see anything. Burning rubber. Racing fuel. Hot metal. The unmistakable perfume of mechanical excess hanging over the Gauteng winter air. From the full parking area, you can already hear it too: the high-pitched…

For most South Africans, loadshedding and cable theft is an inconvenience. For the Du Toit family, it can mean the difference between life and death. But if there’s one thing that adversity teaches us, it’s that South Africans will always…

Willard Batteries once again reaffirmed its long-standing commitment to South Africa’s agricultural sector through its strong presence at NAMPO 2026, the largest open-air agricultural exhibition in the Southern Hemisphere. Held at NAMPO Park outside Bothaville from 12–15 May, this year’s…

Waterval-Boven, or Emgwenya, “the place of the crocodile,” is one of those South African towns you could miss in the blink of an eye. Driving the N4 from Gauteng to Nelspruit, it takes no more than three distracted minutes to…

Willard Batteries, in partnership with Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA), is strengthening its legacy of community upliftment and environmental stewardship through two school tree-planting initiatives held just days apart. On 4 September, the team collaborated with educators and learners…

On 6 September 2025, Willard Batteries joined hands with community members and partners to breathe new life into one of Bloemfontein’s most treasured landmarks, Naval Hill. In a spirited tree planting initiative, Willard Batteries donated 50 indigenous trees to enrich…

For more than seven decades, Willard Batteries has been a trusted presence in South African lives, powering vehicles, livelihoods and industries across the country. Alongside the role as a leading automotive battery manufacturer, the brand has quietly built an equally…