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Nearly 1.8 million calls to police emergency number 10111 abandoned, SAPS admits
Nearly 1.8 million calls to police emergency number 10111 were abandoned in 2025/26, with Maitland recording more than 377 000 abandoned calls.
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Almost 1.8 million calls to South Africa's 10111 police emergency number were abandoned in 2025/26, with SAPS acknowledging severe staffing shortages and problems at call centres.
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- November 12, 2026
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- IOL