Emergency Services

10111 outage hits Cape Town as police turn to backup emergency lines – report

Cape Town – Cape Town residents are being urged to use alternative emergency contact numbers after the South African... Read more

2 Sep

41 ambulances, millions spent: Gauteng defends Joburg EMS licensing process

Johannesburg – The Gauteng government has defended the provincialisation of emergency medical services after reports that 41 City of... Read more

30 Aug

Hope dwindles for survivors days after deadly Afghan quake

Jalalabad – Hope faded Wednesday of finding survivors in the rubble of homes devastated by the weekend’s powerful earthquake... Read more

3 Sep, 2025

PICS | At least 60 people injured as 16 vehicles, including a bus, ambulance and truck collide

Cape Town – At least 60 people were injured when 16 vehicles collided on the N1 north in Pretoria... Read more

3 Jul, 2022

WATCH | EMS brings in high-tech robots to find boy, 6, who fell down manhole

Cape Town – High-tech robots have reportedly been brought in to help find the six-year-old boy who has been... Read more

18 Jun, 2022