Notice
Court order seizes property linked to crime · Published 2025-02-28 · What is a POCA?
- Date
- 2024-11-22
Case
- Case number
- 2024-065574
- Court
- GAUTENG DIVISION, PRETORIA, Gauteng
From the gazette
NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 39 OF THE PREVENTION OF ORGANISED CRIME ACT 121 OF 1998
(POCA)
The National Director of Public Prosectutions applied for and was granted a preservation of property order in
terms of Section 38 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act,No. 121 of 1998 in the High Court of South Aafrica
(Gauteng Divison,Pretoria on 22 November 2024 in case number 2024-065574 in relation to:
1. grey Volkswagen VW216-T-Cross, with registration LF 77 WF GP, Chassis number
WVGZZZC1ZNYO17919 and engine number CHZB29173 seized by members of Tshwane Metro Police Drug
Unit on 28 March 2024 at Mooikloof, Pretoria and held at the South African Police Services police pound at
Pretoria West under Pretoria West CAS 447/03/2024 with reference SAP 13 922/2024, and
2.A white Suzuki Swift,1.2 GL MT registration numbers LB 31 CG GP, Chassis number
MBHCZC63S00500331 and engine number K12MN7516493 seized by members of Tshwane Metro Police Drug
Unit on 28 March 2024 at Pretoria Central and held at the South African Police Services police pound at Pretoria
West under Pretoria West CAS 447/03/2024 with reference SAP 13 922/2024.
(a copy of the application and order can be obtained from the person mentioned in par 9 hereunder).
T his notice is addressed to Uchema Nweke, whose last address is number 24 Mooikloof,Middleton Ridge,
Pretoria East,Gauteng Province and any other persons who may have an interest in the property described
above.
1.If you have an interest in the property, you should understand that it is now at risk. You are advised to
obtain legal advice on whether your interest can be protected and, if so, on how to protect it.
2You are notified that the National Director will, within 90 days of publication of this notice, apply to the High
Court under section 48 of the POCA for a forfeiture order. The preservation order will remain in force until the
application for a forfeiture order is finalised, and until any forfeiture order that is made is satisfied.
3.If you intend to oppose the application for a forfeiture order, or you intend to apply for an order excluding your
interest from a forfeiture order in respect of the property, you must enter an appearance in terms of the order. The
requirements for such an appearance are set out in the order and are also dealt with in sections 39(3), (4) and (5)
of the POCA. An appearance must comply with these requirements and must be delivered to the office of the
State Attorney at the address mentioned in paragraph 9, below.
4.Your attention is specifically drawn to the 14-day time limit prescribed in section 39(4) for the entry of an
appearance referred to in paragraph 3 above.
5.If you enter an appearance in terms of the order you will be entitled to be given 14 days' notice of the
application by the applicant for a forfeiture order in respect of the property.
6.If you fail to enter an appearance in terms of the order or to comply with the above requirements, you will not
be given notice of the application for a forfeiture order and you will not be entitled to appear at the hearing of the
application. In such a case, the court may grant a default order forfeiting the property to the state under section
53 of the POCA.
7.You may, on good cause shown (including the non-availability of any other suitable remedy to protect your
legitimate rights or interests), on 3 days' notice in urgent instances and at least 7 days' notice in other instances
to the applicant, and within 8 days of becoming aware of the order, apply for reconsideration of the order.
8.You are specifically advised that even if you intend to apply for reconsideration of the preservation order in
this case, you must, in addition, comply with paragraphs 4 and 5 above if you intend to oppose the forfeiture
application at a later date. Failure to do so can result in a forfeiture order being granted against the property by
default and without further notice to you.
9.Whenever this order states that you must deliver or serve any notice, affidavit or other process document on
the applicant, you must deliver or serve them on the applicant at the following address:
Mr K. Kgaphola
316 SALU Building
Thabo Sehume Street, Pretoria
Tel: 012 209 1677
This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za
STAATSKOERANT, 28 FEBRUARIE 2025 No. 52189 33
Email: Kkgaphola@justice.gov.za
National Prosecuting Authority (030378), 123 WESTLAKE AVENUE, WEAVIND PARK, SILVERTON, Tel:
012 845 6368, Email: ClSibiya@npa.gov.za.
Date submitted: 2025-02-24
Case No: 2024-125543
IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
(GAUTENG DIVISION, PRETORIA, Gauteng)
PRETORIA, 2024-11-08, BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE KUBUSHI, IN CHAMBERS
In the ex parte application of: THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS, APPLICANT,
Applicant
In re: 1. An amount of R1 125 027 and accrued interest held in ABSA Bank account number 4063923746 in the
name of ZION CHRISAIAN CHURCH, ZIMBABWE 2. An amount of R79 500 and accrued interest held in
ABSA Bank account number 9269705808 held in the name of ZCC, Zimbabwe 3. An amount of R69 118 and
accrued interest held in ABSA Bank account number 4063913746 held in the name of ZCC, Zimbabwe