High court secretary, Andiswa Mengo has testified that the senior judge made insinuations referring to his private parts during conversations with the junior on WhatsApp.

There ha been more startling revelations in the inquiry into sexual harassment claims against the Eastern Cape Judge President.

Mbenenge’s counsel, Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane, challenged Mengo’s claim that she was unaware of her December 2022 sexual harassment complaint when filing a new one in January 2023.

The sexual harassment inquiry into Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge has shocked South Africa’s legal and judicial circles as well as the public at large. Mbenenge is accused of sending ...

Eastern Cape High Court Judge President Selby Mbenenge, who is facing possible impeachment for sexually harassing a young secretary, had even on his own version admitted to “gross misconduct”.

Judicial tribunal hearings in South Africa reveal the pervasive issue of sexual harassment within the legal community, ...

The tribunal subsequently heard that one of the first WhatsApps sent by Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge to Mengo questioned her age, because he said her voice “sounds like that of a ...

Sikhakhane has been cross-examining high court secretary, Andiswa Mengo after she highlighted power relations between herself and Eastern Cape Judge President, Selby Mbenenge.

This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under ...

An independent, rigorous process for investigating complaints of abuse of power of a sexual nature must be set up to provide guidance for tribunal investigations ...

In many ways, 2025 is a watershed year for the judiciary. Several of the reforms initiated in previous years are meant to start bearing fruit. At the same time, there are major reforms that have yet ...

Sonke Gender Justice has labelled the precedent-setting sexual harassment hearing against Eastern Cape High Court Judge President Selby Mbenenge as the “epitome of secondary victimisation and re ...