The British Consul General is engaging urgently with South African authorities and the airlines on a plan to return British travellers back home as soon as the 21-day lockdown comes to an end.
In the Western Cape, the Provincial Government has launched a hotline to help British travellers to find accommodation.
- Cape Town, Overberg and Winelands and West Coast – 082 554 2010
- Garden Route and Karoo - 082 972 2507
- Cape Town CBD - 021 487 6552
The National Department of Tourism has also launched a hotline to support stranded travellers. The number is 0860 868 747. For Consular emergencies, British travellers are asked to call +27 124217500.
Casey has asked all British travellers in the country to arrange safe accommodation for the duration of the lockdown and has given a list of accommodations.
Gauteng:
- The Capital on the Park: 101 Katherine Street, Sandown +27104430000
- The Capital Menlyn Maine: 194 Bancor Avenue, Pretoria +27129425000
- The Capital on Bath: 72 Bath Avenue, Rosebank +27113400000
- The Capital Melrose: Corner Athol Oaklands and Kernick Avenue, Melrose North +27106012000
- The Capital Empire: 177 Empire Place, Sandhurst, Sandton +27119115000
- The Capital: 20 West Road South, Morningside, Sandton +27112909600
- Central reservations, the Capital Tel: +27112909700 or email [email protected]
- The Capital Pearls: 6 Lagoon Drive Umhlanga. +27319450000
- The Capital Mirage: 40 Chiappini Street, Cape Town. +27212005100
- Radisson Blu Waterfront: Beach Road, Granger Bay, Cape Town +27214413000
- The Bantry Bay Suite Hotel: 8 Alexander Rd, Bantry Bay, Cape Town +272143484
