Anthony Frans Mathabela ( Mathabela) and all other persons who have an interest

Court order seizes property linked to crime · Published 2025-10-17 · What is a POCA?

Party
Anthony Frans Mathabela ( Mathabela) and all other persons who have an interest
Date
2025-09-09

Case

Case number
2025-158118
Court
GAUTENG DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng

Parties addressed

  • Anthony Frans Mathabela ( Mathabela) and all other persons who have an interest

Asset description

This notice is addressed to Anthony Frans Mathabela ( Mathabela) and all other persons who have an interest in the sum of R7 800 seized by members of the SAPS under criminal case docket Fairland CAS 119/05/2025 with reference SAP13/80/2025, taking number: 194133567 and purpose receipt number: 33591928 ( the property).

From the gazette

In re: The sum of R7 800 seized by members of the SAPS under criminal case docket Fairland CAS
119/05/2025 with reference SAP13/80/2025, taking number: 194133567 and purpose receipt number: 33591928
  AN APPLICATION IN TERMS OF SECTION 38 OF THE PREVENTION OF ORGANISED CRIME ACT 121
                                                  OF 1998
  NOTICE IN TERMS OF SECTION 39 OF THE PREVENTION OF ORGANISED CRIME ACT 121 OF 1998
(POCA)
   The National Director of Public Prosecutions applied for and was granted a preservation of property order in
terms of section 38 of the Prevention of Organized Crime Act, No. 121 of 1998 in the High Court of South
Africa(Gauteng Division, Johannesburg) on 09 September 2025 in case number 2025-158118 in relation to:
   This notice is addressed to Anthony Frans Mathabela ( Mathabela) and all other persons who have an interest
in the sum of R7 800 seized by members of the SAPS under criminal case docket Fairland CAS 119/05/2025
with reference SAP13/80/2025, taking number: 194133567 and purpose receipt number: 33591928 ( the property).
  Take notice that:
   1 The National Director of Public Prosecutions ( National Director) has obtained a preservation of property
order ( the order), in terms of section 38(2) of the POCA in respect of the property;

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  2 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;
   3 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 an order declaring the property forfeit to the state. The order will remain
in force until the application for a forfeiture order is finalised, and until any forfeiture order that is made is
satisfied;
   4 If you intend to oppose the application for a forfeiture, 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;
  5 Your attention is specifically drawn to the 14-day time limit prescribed in section 39(4) of the POCA for
entry of an appearance referred to in paragraph 4 above;
  6 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;
   7 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;
  8 You may apply for reconsideration of the preservation order on no less than 24 hours-notice in terms of
Rule 6(8) of the Uniform Rules of the High Court.
  9 Whenever the 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:
  The State Attorney
  Mr TJ Mpulo
  10 th Floor, North State Building
  95 Albertina Sisulu Street
  Cnr Kruis Street
  Johannesburg
  Email: afujhblitigation@npa.gov.za
  Ref: 2025/P14/ Mathabela A
  Any correspondence or other enquiries must also be directed to this address or contact number.
  National Prosecuting Authority ( Order no: 030378), Innes Chambers, Cnr Kruis & Pritchard Streets,
Johannesburg, Tel: 0112204233, Email: beremina@npa.gov.za.
  Date submitted: 2025-10-06

                           IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
                      (GAUTENG DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng)
 JOHANNESBURG, 2025-08-22, BEFORE THE HONOURABLE ACTING DEPUTY JUDGE PRESIDENT TP
                                         MUDAU

   In the ex parte application of: THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS, Applicant and
                                        ZUBAIR HANSLOD, Respondent

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