Aphelele Mbelu

Court order seizes property linked to crime · Published 2025-07-25 · What is a POCA?

Party
Aphelele Mbelu
ID / Reg no
8506165031087
Date
2025-07-01

Case

Court
East London

Parties addressed

  • Aphelele Mbelu

Identifiers

Company regs
2018/383660/07

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 Prosecutions obtained a preservation of property order in the High Court of South Africa
 (East London ) on 01 July 2025 in case number EL 2025-102453 In re:Cash to the value of R253 860 20 including
 interest in ABSA Bank account number 411 816 524 1 which is the proceeds of unlawful activities (a copy of which
 can be obtained from the person motioned in par 9 hereunder.)
 This notice is addressed to Aphelele Mbelu and all other persons who may have an interest in the property described
 above.

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Take notice that:
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.
2. You 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.

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:

STATE ATTORNEY EAST LONDON// BHISHO

17 Fleet Street East London. Asanda Sakasa. ASakasa@ npa.gov.za
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                                                                                                       Case No. 5361/25P
                                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA

                                 KWAZULU-NATAL DIVISION, PIETERMARITZBURG

                PIETERMARITZBURG, 2025-06-11, BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE NIRGHIN

In the matter between: ABSA HOME LOANS GUARANTEE COMPANY (RF) PROPRIETARY LIMITED, Applicant
THE COMPANIES AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMMISSION OF SOUTH AFRICA First Respondent, THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Second Respondent, THE
NATIONAL TREASURY DEPARTMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Third Respondent, THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Fourth Respondent, THE SOUTH
AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES Fifth Respondent, ARM MOTORS PROPIERTARY LIMITED (Registration
Number: 2018/383660/07) Sixth Respondent, VENTON PERUMAL (8506165031087), RAJHMAN SINGH
(7810285022088)
IT IS ORDERED:
1. The Respondents and all other interested persons be and are hereby called upon to show cause, if any, to this
Honourable Court on 15 August 2025 at 09h30, or so soon thereafter as the matter may be heard why the following
order should not be made final:

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