Nationwide | |
| Emergency : | 10111 |
| Cell phone: | 112 |
| Ambulance : | 10177 |
Ethekwini | |
| Fire/emergency : | 031 361 0000 |
| Metro Police: | 031 361 0000 |
Metro Police (Local) | |
| Pinetown : | 031 311 6816 |
| Gillitts : | 031 767 1222 |
| Queensburgh : | 031 311 6753 |
Animal Rescue | |
| S.P.C.A. Durban : | 031 577 6500 083 212 6103 (a/h emergency) |
| S.P.C.A. Kloof : | 031 764 1212 / 031 764 1213 073 335 9322 (a/h emergency) |
| S.P.C.A. Pietermaritzburg : | 033 386 9267 083 627 9736 (a/h emergency) |
| Monkey Rescue : | 082 659 4711 / 082 411 5444 |
| C.R.O.W. : | 031 469 0583 / 031 462 1127 083 212 5281 (a/h) |
SAPS (Local) |
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| Berea West | 031 267 7343 |
| Camperdown | 031 785 1711 |
| Cato Ridge | 031 782 8952 |
| Eston | 031 781 1710 |
| Hammarsdale | 031 736 1191 |
| Hilldene, Hillcrest | 031 765 9100 |
| Hilton | 033 845 6522 |
| Malvern | 031 451 2840 |
| Monteseel | 031 783 4441 |
| Pietermaritzburg – Alexandra Rd | 033 845 7700 |
| Pietermaritzburg – Athlone | 033 845 7789 |
| Pietermaritzburg – Copeville | 033 393 1579 |
| Pietermaritzburg – Mountain Rise | 033 387 9680 |
| Pietermaritzburg – Prestbury | 033 344 3756 |
| Pinetown – Joshua Gumede /Old Main Rd | 031 325 5052 / 031 325 5077 |
| Pinetown – Marianridge | 031 717 2000 |
We’ve put together a few tips along with the three emergency numbers we believe every South African should have to help you through most situations.
I’VE GOT AN EMERGENCY…WHAT NOW?
Try to stay calm and make sure you have these details ready:
- The nature of the emergency;
- Exact location of the incident (including nearby landmarks); and
- The details about any injuries.
Remember: never hang up until you are told to do so.
Nationwide Emergency Response – 10111
Dial the telephone number 10111 from anywhere in South Africa and a call centre operator will answer the incoming call, take all necessary particulars and assign the complaint to a Flying Squad patrol vehicle, or the local police station, to attend the incident.
Cell phone emergency – 112
For emergencies, you can call 112 from any cell phone in South Africa. You will then reach a call centre and they will route you to an emergency service closest to you.
When you dial this number you will reach an automated menu. Don’t let this frustrate you. The menu acts as a form of triage (priority of treatment) control and filters out abuse of the medical and emergency system.
It’s very easy to get caught up in distress but remember to stay calm and make sure the emergency medical services team knows exactly how to reach you.
Ambulance – 10177
This number can be used in the case of a medical emergency and can be called in conjunction with both the fire and police department respectively, depending on whether or not there are casualties.
If you don’t have them stored already, we recommend that you put these three numbers on your phone. In fact, you may want to store them all under ‘Emergency’ as follows:
- Emergency – Ambulance (10177)
- Emergency – Cell phone (112)
- Emergency – National (10111)
