By Akani Nkuna
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal investigating allegations of misconduct by Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge is set to resume on Tuesday in Johannesburg.
Chaired by retired Gauteng High Court Judge President Bernard Ngoepe, the tribunal will hear the closing stages of evidence following months of delay.
The outcome could determine if Mbenenge faces impeachment.
Mbenenge has been accused of sexually harassing Andiswa Mengo – a judge’s secretary at the Eastern Cape High Court. Mengo filed her complaint in January 2023 at the same court.
In the complaint, she referred to “in-person and electronic complaints of a sexual nature” that took place at the High Court building, between June 2021 and November 2022. This included receiving sexually explicit photos of the Judge’s genitalia, via WhatsApp, from Mbenenge.
During the course of the tribunal, Mbenge has maintained that his actions were reciprocated by Mengo and that he was “never
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