Willem van de Putte

Motoring Journalist

Mercedes invests in changing lives through education with Ruta Sechaba Foundation

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Mercedes has donated three Sprinter Inkanyezi vehicles to the Ruta Sechaba Foundation which is dedicated to empowering SA’s brightest young minds.

African camaraderie around a fire and the iconic Land Rover Defender

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Don’t be intimidated by fitment centre advertisements, hype and social media, if Africa’s most prolific explorers and adventurers can do it, so can you.

Into Africa with team Holgate in the new Land Rover Defender 130

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Immersing themselves into the continent leaving a trail of humanitarian work in their wake is what the Holgates do best.

Audi Centre Arcadia wins the Silver Arrow Award 3 years in a row

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The Silver Arrow Awards is a competition with a set of rules and we play hard with the knowledge that this is a marathon and we have to be consistent.

Driving impressions: Ford freshens up its Figo range

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Figo facelift a significant improvement to a model which Ford describes as the car that introduces the brand to buyers.

A tyre is a tyre, right? Wrong!

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Your life is on four rubber strips as big as a hand and all tyres are not created equal.

And all good things shall come to pass…

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Lesotho’s legendary Baboon’s Pass is not for the faint-hearted, but it cannot be surpassed for thrills, terror and excitement, writes Willem van de Putte

A car to get revved up about

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The new Alfa Giulietta is a sweet ride, writes Willem van de Putte

jeep that’s fit for a general

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Even a hard man such as World War II general Douglas MacArthur would have been pleased had his driver picked him up in the 2011 Jeep Wrangler.