Simon Nare
Eastern Cape High Court president Judge Selby Mbenenge could possibly be impeached and lose lifetime judge benefits after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) overturned Judicial Conduct Tribunal findings and concluded that his actions amounted to gross misconduct.
A tribunal report handed to the commission had found that his actions as laid out in a complaint by Andiswa Mengo amounted to misconduct, but the commission, after considering the report, disagreed.
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The commission in a press statement on Thursday said it met on 5 March 2026 excluding the members designated by the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces in terms of section 20 (1) of the Judicial Service Commission Act 9 of 1994, to consider the report.
The commission revealed that the tribunal found Mbenenge guilty of misconduct not amounting to gross misconduct and not
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