Helpful contact info.
Ambulance services
10177
National Medical Emergency Number/Ambulance
112
Cellphone National Medical Emergency Number (MTN, CellC
and Telkom)
0860 142 142
Western Cape Government
107
City of Cape Town General Emergency
084 124
ER 24 Medical Care/Private Ambulance
082 911
Netcare Medical Care/Private Ambulance
Police services
10111
National Police
021 467 8001/2/7
Cape Town Central Police Station
0860 15 15 15
CityBowl Armed Response
Fire brigade
021 480 7700
Cape Town Central Fire Department
086 110 6417
Table Mountain (Security/Wildfire)
Hospitals
021 402 6911
New Somerset Hospital
021 799 1111
Victoria Hospital
021 441 0000
Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital
021 506 5111
Life Vincent Pallotti Hospital
021 404 9111
Groote Schuur Hospital
086 122 4466
Mediclinic Cape Town Hospital
021 670 4255
Life Kingsbury Hospital
021 658 5111
Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital
021 465 4846
Booth Memorial Hospital
Emergency numbers
082 380 3800
After Hours Emergencies
0800 656463 or 021 812
N2 Emergency Number
084 124
ER 24h
021 480 7700
City of Cape Town Emergency Control Room
021 703 2233
or 082 658 0260
Tow Truck Services
021 937 1229
Airport Security
0861 400 800
Arrive Alive (to report
an accident)
0800 00 4424
Table Mountain Hotline
021 937 0300
Wilderness Search and Rescue
080 911 4357
or 021 480 7700
Disaster Risk Management
0861 555 777
Poison Information Centre
