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 the vehicle itself remains a critical, and sometimes overlooked, factor in road safety. For over…
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 companies, the focus is no longer simply on backup power, but on building energy infrastructure…
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 whine of engines being pushed far beyond what nature ever intended. Somewhere in the distance,…
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 make a plan, and we stick together. There’s always a solution. For Ryno and Zandria…
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 event drew more than 81 000 visitors and over 910 exhibitors under the theme “Resilience…
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 pass it by. But take the turnoff just before the old NZASM tunnel and you’ll…
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 at Villa Liza Primary School in Boksburg, and on 5 September, the greening momentum continued…
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 the hill’s ecosystem, restore balance to its natural environment, and ensure its vitality for generations…
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 important legacy, one rooted in community upliftment, environmental responsibility and a belief that long-term sustainability…
South Africa’s energy supply is primarily generated by coal, producing 82% of all our domestic power. As a country, we have a lot of work to do to meet our UN Climate Promise goal of net zero emissions by 2050. Given our collective need to meet these climate promises, the government has pushed all South…