Motor vehicle accident and trauma rates are high in South Africa, and state emergency services are overstretched. In recent years, private "rapid response" emergency services have sprung up to fill the much-needed gap. The biggest is Netcare911, which has the largest fleet of emergency response vehicles - cars, ambulances, helicopters and fixed wing aircraft - and paramedics in the country. Families can join Netcare911 at R240 per year; some medical schemes offer Netcare cover. But this medical rescue service, which is sponsored by cellular network provider Vodacom, will respond to any emergency regardless of a patient's ability to pay.
The sites below were under construction when this guide was compiled:
CSC - Community Service Centre Information services
Community AIDS Information and Support Centre | 011 - 725-6710/21 |
Metro hotline | 011 - 403-2625/3226 |
Metro Communications | 011 - 407-6111 |
Disaster management
Aviation Rescue Services | 011 - 928-6454 |
Metro Disaster Management and Telecommunications Services | 011 - 375-5911 |
In case of fire, call tel. 011/624-2800. For northern suburbs ambulance or fire emergencies, call tel. 011/286-6000.
Ambulance & Fire
Johannesburg Central | 375-5911 |
Boksburg | 894-7333 |
Bedfordview | 458-3000 |
Midrand | 375-5911 |
Randburg | 375-5911 |
Roodepoort | 375-5911 |
Sandton | 375-5911 |
Ambulance and fire headquarters | 472-1599 (non-emergency, office hours only) |
St John's Ambulance | 403-4227/2346 |
Medical Rescue International | 403-7080 |
Emergencies -- Dial tel. 10111 for flying-squad police,
Report a crime
086001-0111
Report unfair conduct by a government official
080011-2040
Report corruption in or out of government
080060-0933
Report unfair conduct by police
(012) 320-0431
HIV/AIDS support
080001-2322
Joburg Anti-Corruption Unit
0800 002587 (toll free)