New figures released by the Department of Health show that only 28% of Priority 1 emergency calls in urban areas in KwaZulu-Natal were attended to within 30 minutes during the 2025/26 financial year. In rural areas, just 44% of life-threatening emergencies were reached within the target of 60 minutes.

New figures released by the Department of Health show that only 28% of Priority 1 emergency calls in urban areas in KwaZulu-Natal were attended to within 30 minutes during the…

IF YOU suffer a life-threatening medical emergency in urban KwaZulu-Natal, there is less than a one-in-three chance that an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) ambulance will reach…