💔 Suicide: 0800 567 567
🙏 Rape: 021 447 9762
✋ Assault: 0861 322 322
😔 Depression: 0800 121 314
🚔 SAPS - 10111
🚑 Bester Emergency Medical Service: 087 711 0001
📱 Government Emergency Services: 112
📚 ADHD Helpline: 0800 554 433
💬 Trauma Line: 0800 205 026
🧠 Mental Health Line: 011 234 4837
Flooding, blocked drains and service disruptions
0860103089 or sms 31373
Electricity outages/disruptions
0860103089 or sms 31220
Roads closures, delays on roadways and deviations
0800656463
CT Weather office
021-9340749 or 021-9340831
Weatherline
0831230500
Emergencies - general
107 from Landline or
0214807700 from a cellphone
Depending on the nature of your emergency, you can call the appropriate emergency number below:
Police Flying Squad 10111
Ambulance 10177
City of Cape Town General Emergency 107
Cell Phone Emergency 112 (MTN, Vodacom, Cell C and Telkom)
Fire and Rescue Services Please see your district municipality for emergency contact numbers.
Fire Departments
If you live in Cape Town, you can also contact the nearest City of Cape Town’s Fire Stations to report fire dangers.
City of Cape Town
Cell phone:021 480 7700
Landline: 107
Overberg
028 425 1690
West Coast
022 433 8700
Eden
044 805 5071
Central Karoo
023 414 2603
Cape Winelands
021 887 4446
Disaster Risk Management Centre 080 911 HELP (4357)
Lifeline 021 461 1113
Poisons Information Helpline of the Western Cape 0861 555 777
Childline 116
Sea Rescue
Cape Town
021 449 3500
Saldahna
022 714 1726
Mossel Bay
044 604 6271
National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) 087 094 9774
Wilderness Search & Rescue 021 937 0300
Electricity 0860 103 089
(City of Cape Town only)
Water (24 hours) 0860 103 089
(City of Cape Town only)
Safe Schools call centre 0800 454 647
Crime Stop 0860 010 111
Bureau for Missing Persons 021 918 3512 / 3449 / 3452
AIDS Helpline 0800 012 322
Animal Welfare 021 534 6426
SASSA Helpline 0800 601 011
Western Cape Government 0860 142 142
(7:30am - 4pm, Monday to Friday)
Police Flying Squad 10111
Ambulance
10177
City of Cape Town General Emergency
107
Cell Phone Emergency 112
(MTN, Vodacom, Cell C and Telkom)
Fire Departments
City of Cape Town Headquarters
Landline:
021 480 7700
Cell phone:107
Southern District
Wynberg Fire Station:
021 444 9621/3
Table Bay District
Roeland Street Fire Station:
021 444 8963
Blaauwberg District
Atlantis Fire Station:
021 444 4260
Milnerton Fire Station:
021 400 6949/480 7700
Northern / Tygerberg district
Bellville Fire Station:
021 444 8279
Cape Flats / Khayelitsha district
Gugulethu Fire Station:
021 444 5481
Mitchells Plain Fire Station:
021 444 3085
Helderberg District
Strand Fire Station:
021 444 7600/01
Cape Winelands District Municipality
021 887 4446
Disaster Risk Management Centre
080 911 4357
Lifeline 021 461 1113
Poisons Information Helpline of the Western Cape
0861 555 777
Child Emergency
0800 123 123
Sea Rescue
Cape Town
021 449 3500
Mountain Rescue
021 948 9900
Electricity 0860 103 089
(City of Cape Town only)
Water (24 hours)
0860 103 089
(City of Cape Town only)
Safe Schools call centre 0800 454 647
Crime Stop
0860 010 111
Bureau of Missing Persons 021 918 3512 / 3449 / 3452
Childline
0800 055 555
Animal Welfare 021 534 6426
