The applicant, Manyaba Rubben Mohlaloga, a former Member of Parliament and Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, was convicted in the Regional Court, Gauteng, Pretoria on one count of fraud and one count of contravening s 4 of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act 121 of 1998 (money laundering). The convictions arose from the unlawful diversion of R6 million from the Agri Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (AgriBBBEE) Fund, a state empowerment fund administered by the Land Bank. Although politicians were expressly disqualified from benefiting from the Fund, Mohlaloga orchestrated a scheme with other accused, including senior public officials, to secure the grant through a proxy applicant. No due diligence or approval by the National Advisory Panel occurred. The funds were paid into an attorney’s trust account and largely disbursed for Mohlaloga’s personal benefit, including luxury vehicles, personal purchases, and transfers to his family trust. The grant was fully depleted without being used for its intended empowerment purpose. He was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment on each count, with partial concurrency resulting in an effective sentence of 20 years. His appeal against conviction and sentence failed in the High Court. The Supreme Court of Appeal initially refused special leave to appeal against conviction but granted leave on sentence. Mohlaloga then sought reconsideration of the refusal under s 17(2)(f) of the Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013.