Mother Battles Repo Company Over Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Financed Under Her Son’s Firm

Maputu Sefoka arrived at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday morning carrying a thick folder of bank statements, company registration documents, and a single photograph of a silver Porsche 911 Carrera 4S she insists still belongs to her family.

The dispute centres on a vehicle originally financed under her son’s registered business, a small Gauteng-based enterprise whose directors allegedly failed to maintain monthly repayments after a contractual restructuring last year. Sefoka maintains the outstanding balance was settled through a third-party transfer in March, yet the repossession firm proceeded anyway, arriving at her Midrand property on a Saturday afternoon and towing the Carrera 4S without prior written notification. She described watching the flatbed truck pull away as “humiliating — my neighbours stood outside and stared.”

The repossession company, whose attorneys were present during Tuesday’s sitting, told Advocate Priya Naidoo that all legally required notices had been issued via registered post and that the vehicle remained tied to an unpaid judgment debt. Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court records show the matter has been postponed twice already, with the presiding magistrate directing both parties to submit a joint financial reconciliation before the next hearing, scheduled for 14 August. SAPS members confirmed no criminal charges have been laid by either side.

Sefoka’s family acquired the 911 Carrera 4S three years ago as a business-use asset, insured and licensed under the company name. Sources familiar with the matter say a miscommunication between the financing institution and the firm’s bookkeeper triggered the initial default flag, complicating what might otherwise have been a straightforward administrative correction. The vehicle’s current whereabouts remain unknown — it has not been returned to Sefoka’s possession and was not visible at the impound yard visited by this publication on Wednesday.

Outside the courtroom, Sefoka clutched her folder tightly, wearing a navy blazer and reading glasses pushed up onto her forehead. Her son stood beside her, silent, staring at the floor tiles.

The magistrate has not yet ruled on whether the repossession itself was procedurally lawful — and until that determination lands, neither Sefoka nor her son knows whether they will ever see that car again. Can a mother reclaim what was taken from her driveway on a quiet Saturday, or will paperwork outlast justice.

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