July 20, 2025
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
MCSA SEARCH & RESCUE
For mountain / wilderness emergencies in Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West call:
Primary Emergency Number: 074 125 1385
Alternative Emergency Number: 074 163 3952
Have the following information available:
Your name & contact number?
Your exact location (GPS if possible)?
What has happened? When? Where?
Number of victims & bystanders? Injuries?
First aid given. Who else is on-scene to assist?
Local weather?
IMPORTANT: Stay at the Phone. We may need to contact you. Send someone else back to assist the injured
FOR MOUNTAIN RESCUE EMERGENCIES IN OTHER PROVINCES CONTACT:
Western Cape: 021 937 0300
South Cape (Plettenberg Bay/Knysna/George) - Tel: 10177 (Metro) or alternatively 082 339 1240
Eastern Province (Port Elizabet): 10177 or alternatively 072 324 4985 / 073 755 2250
KwaZulu-Natal: 0800 005 133
General queries MCSA Johannesburg: 011 807-1310 (8-10am)
General queries MCSA Magaliesberg (Pretoria): 083 845 1573 (8-10am)
Other Important Numbers
Tygerberg Poison Centre: 021-931 6129