Tshepo Reuben Makinita residing at House Number 1223 Unit One, Lehurutshe

      IN AN APPLICATION FOR A PRESERVATION ORDER IN TERMS OF SECTION 38(1) 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 Organised Crime Act, No. 121 of 1998 in the High Court of South Africa
(North West Division, Mahikeng) on 13 NOVEMBER 2025 in case number 210773/2025 in relation to:
   A White Toyota Hilux Pickup truck with registration number JZJ855NW and VIN number
AHT33GNK008001038 seized by members of the South African Police Service on 22 December 2023 in the
Nietverdiend area under case docket Nietverdiend CAS 21/12/2023 and held at Lehurutshe police pound with
reference SAP13 51/2024. ( a copy of the application and order can be obtained from the person mentioned in par
9 hereunder).
  This notice is addressed to Tshepo Reuben Makinita residing at House Number 1223 Unit One, Lehurutshe,
Zeerust and any other persons who may have an interest in the property described above.
  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 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.

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