SOS Stories

  DNG Presentation Staging’s Allan Dickinson and three friends plan to be the first South Africans to summit the K2, also known as Savage Mountain. Each climber is raising funds for a charity and having seen the devastating effects Covid-19 has had on the live events industry, Allan will support

  The South African live events industry was heartbroken when audio technician, Mpumelelo Dakile, was killed when caught in a taxi-related crossfire on 10 December 2021.  A family man, he left behind his wife Itumeleng Motswaledi, who at the time was 26 weeks pregnant, and their 8-year-old daughter. The SOS

  Carolyn Steyn, South African philanthropist, actress, founder of 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day and Classic FM1027 radio host personality, has donated R100,000 to the Feed Our Crew initiative established to help theatre and entertainment crew and freelancers who most need assistance. As an accomplished actress, Carolyn was concerned

  Please keep our friend Sean Crawley, whose three-year-old son tragically passed away, in your hearts. The SOS Charity fund has donated R3 000 to assist his family at this terrible time. The Covid-19 pandemic has been tough for the events industry and when Sean’s work, as Head of Lighting at

  The SOS Charity was pleased to assist respected lighting designer, Bongani Makanya, who is also the owner of Yamampela Events, a small technical company in Durban, by donating R15 000 to assist with his medical expenses. Once again Belinda Saville, who really has become a life-line for people in Durban,

It’s with a very sad heart that we have had to say good-bye to Lee Baird who died in the earlier hours of Sunday morning. What a woman and inspiration she was. Lee had cancer and she was such a fighter that many years were added to her life because

  Many people in the entertainment industry will know the lovely Lee Baird, who worked in DWR Distribution’s marketing department from February 2017 until recently resigning due to her health. Lee has been bravely fighting cancer for some time, and it has been a challenging journey for her and her

The SOS Charity fund was pleased to sponsor two girls to participate in Code Teen Camp – the Teenage Girl’s Passport to a positive self-image. The weekend of self-discovery, inspirational workshops and healthy lifestyle, hosted from 5th to 7th April at Kunguru Lodge in Elgin Valley in the Cape, was

The South African industry have rallied behind legendary Kendall Dixon as he fights for his life – he urgently requires Immunotherapy treatment and an additional R200 000 still needs to be raised to meet the total cost of treatment which is R700 000. The SOS Charity fund have donated R25 000 and are

  In October 2018, the SOS Charity fund took hands with the entertainment industry in Durban, to raise funds for a fallen soldier who had an enormous hospital bill when his leg was amputated after being diagnosed with sugar diabetes.   René Pennington comes from the Durban Jazz music scene

With a general insanity and a profound love and belief in the arts, Sue Clarence and her team proudly put on the 26th Hilton Arts Festival, hosted at Hilton College in KwaZulu Natal. This year DWR Distribution’s SOS Charity Fund and the Hilton Festival stepped in to make a difference

  Everyone needs a helping hand from time to time, but in the case of Vincent Joubert, owner of Vibe Audio & Backline based in Springs, Johannesburg, it was a fader finger he needed. Family, friends in the industry such as actress and writer Lizz Meiring, and the SOS Charity

DWR Distribution recently received an SOS message for help. Twelve bedside lamps were needed at The Hope School situated in Westcliff, Johannesburg. What sets the Hope School apart is that the 197 students who attend the school, numerous of whom are weekly boarders, are also physically disabled, mostly from disadvantaged

Lighting designer Joshua Cutts and the SOS Charity Fund have joined hands to help young Daniel Meledimo, a student from the Tshwane University of Technology, to complete his tuition. “Daniel, a young gentleman from TUT, arrived on our first day of Idols South Africa set up and to see if

It is with great sadness that we pay tribute to Richard Blamire, husband, dad, friend and the owner of Cape Staging who died tragically in a motorbike accident on the 8th November. Living in Bergvliet, Cape Town, Richard was well-known in the South African events industry having previously worked at

With the aim to inform, inspire, mobilize and educate community members involved in the arts, the fourth Hello Community Arts Development Programme and Festival was hosted at the Breytenbach Theatre from 16 to 26 August 2017. For many artists, this platform gave them the opportunity to be on a professionally

Karen Burt and Gavin Taylor from the GrandWest Casino have a passion for the youth, and their latest project saw over 1 200 teenagers performing at two Sold Out performance at the Grand Arena at GrandWest Casino, Cape Town, for the High School Jam and KFM Singer Songwriter Challenge in

South African writer and actor, Robert Fridjhon, had a stroke on 1st August 2017. He was on his way home from an interview about his most recent production, My Name is Asher Leve, which was showcasing at the Monte Casino Teatro. Friends in the industry are rallying to assist with

Not tip-toeing around what’s wrong and very wrong in the Rainbow Nation, South Africa, Mamba Republic is a rapidly-paced satirical sketch theatre comedy which reunites the talents of Ben Voss (Beauty Ramapelepele) and John van de Ruit (Spud). This brutally amusing production, from its opening at Durban’s Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre

  After hearing that funds were being raised for the hospital bill for young Sineziwe Khumalo, who landed up in a coma and on life support after her lungs collapsed while working on an event, the SOS Charity Fund were glad to assist with a donation. Thankfully, all’s well that

  Thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas and the help from the SOS Charity Fund, South African lighting technician Malesela Josias Mashiane, is heading off to Las Vegas to attend training to further his career. In 2016, Josias attended the Movers, Media and Rock’n’

The SOS fund needs your help to assist Josias Mashiane, a  young man from Tembisa, who is passionate about entertainment lighting and who has been invited to attend training at the Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas. While the SOS Fund, an initiative by DWR Distribution is there to assist people

Have you watched as gifts come in an out your office, yet there was nothing for you from DWR Distribution? It’s not that you have been bad or naughty! This year we have decided to do something different and indirectly you are part of it. DWR is setting up a