Emergency Numbers

POLICE, FIRE BRIGADE AND AMBULANCES

The main emergency number to call medical service/police/fire brigade in South Africa is 10111.

To call the local police in Cape Town dial +27 21 403 1000

To call the ambulance in Cape Town and Pretoria dial 084 124.

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HOSPITAL AND PHARMACY

Cape Town

Emergency Hospital:

  • Netcare Christian Barnard Memorial Hospital

      Address: Christian Barnard 25 DF Malan street Foreshore 8001 (1,2 km from the Westin Cape Town Hotel – 4 min. drive)

      Phone number : +27 21 441 0233

 

Pharmacy:

  • Tothills Pharmacy

      Address: Lower Burg Street, Foreshore, Zonnebloem (1,4 km from the Westin Cape Town Hotel – 6 min. drive)

      Phone number: +27 21 419 2903

 

Pretoria

Emergency Hospitals:

  • Life Groenkloof Hospital

        Address: 50 George Storrar Drive, Groenkloof, Pretoria (4,1 km from the Sheraton Pretoria Hotel – 10 min. drive)

        Phone number: +27 12 460 4744 / +27 12 424 3600

 

  •  Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital

        Address: 255 Bourke street, Muckleneuk, Pretoria (2,4 km from the Sheraton Pretoria Hotel – 7 min. drive)

        Phone number: +27 12 343 3736

 

Pharmacy :

  • The Medicine Shop 

       Address: Groenkloof Plaza, Shop 11, George Storrar Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria (4,1 km from the Sheraton Pretoria Hotel – 10 min. drive)

       Phone Number: +27 12 346 4317

 

TRAVEL ADVICE

Please read carefully the travel advice for the Republic of South Africa published by the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs:

In Dutch
In French

All measures foreseen in this travel advice fully apply during the State Visit.