Home politics-governance Nearly 1.8 million abandoned 10111 calls spark fears over police emergency response failures Nearly 1.8 million abandoned 10111 calls spark fears over police emergency response failures Millions of calls to SAPS emergency number was not received
November 11, 2026 · Image via Cape Argus. Supplied with the article; rights remain with the copyright holder . Over 1.7 million calls to SAPS emergency line were abandoned in 2025/26, raising concerns about police emergency response failures.
A parliamentary reply shows that 1,790,428 calls to the SAPS 10111 emergency line were abandoned during the 2025/26 financial year, with staffing shortages, long waits and technology problems blamed for the high rate.
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Published November 11, 2026 
