Willim Welsyn aka William Welfare, born William Barnard on 17 September 1984, is a South African Afrikaans rock singer/songwriter and podcaster originally from Ladismith in the Western Cape. He is better known as the lead singer and guitarist for the Afrikaans Rock band, Willim Welsyn en die Sunrise Toffies and as former photographer, features writer and podcast host for the South African Rolling Stone magazine.