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Emergency numbers
Every number is tap-to-call on a phone. Cell signal is patchy in the reserves and inside the Kruger, so save this page before you go. If a number does not answer, 112 from any cellphone reaches the emergency services.
National emergency numbers
Free, and they work from anywhere in South Africa.
Hoedspruit
Kruger National Park
Hospitals
There is no hospital in Hoedspruit itself; these are the nearest.
Pharmacies
Inside the Kruger
The emergency number for the park is also printed on your entry permit. Before you leave a camp or gate, tell reception your route and when you expect to be out, and stay in your vehicle outside the marked get-out points.
Community safety in Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit Farmwatch & Townwatchis the town's community security network, working with the police on incidents across the farms, estates and town.
The Hoedspruit Victim Support Unit (VSU) has worked since 2008 with Hoedspruit SAPS and Farmwatch to help victims of traumatic experiences in the region. It deals with the first 72 hours after an incident, helping a victim through the shock and to recall the details the police need, and it helps at road accidents, particularly where tourists or visitors are stranded.
Documents from Farmwatch and the VSU
- Farmwatch presentationWho Farmwatch is and how it works
- Farmwatch constitutionThe official constitution of Hoedspruit Farmwatch (Afrikaans)
- Farmwatch structureStructures and levels of participation
- Reaction unit levelsOperational reaction levels of the Farmwatch reaction unit
- VSU code of conductThe principles of taking part in the Victim Support Unit
- VSU scope of workWhat the Victim Support Unit does
- What is traumaTrauma and its common symptoms
- Recognising and dealing with traumaHow to tell you may be affected, and what to do
- Trauma debriefingBasic guidelines for debriefing someone after a traumatic event
- Living with someone with PTSDSupporting someone after a traumatic experience
- Rape survivor's guideWhat to do, and where to get help
- Child safety bookletKeeping children safe
- Missing child bookletWhat to do if your child is missing
- Rural safety study (2012)A study of rural safety in South Africa
- SMARTCommunities presentationThe development of Smart Communities
- SMARTCommunities one-page summaryAn introduction to Smart Communities
- SMARTCommunities development proposalThe full proposal
- Illegal immigrant MoU (November 2017)Signed between Farmwatch, SAPS and the Department of Home Affairs
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