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Mbenenge fights JSC bid to recommend that Parliament impeach him
The Eastern Cape judge president says the Judicial Service Commission ruling that he committed gross misconduct is irrational and procedurally flawed
Judiciary adopts sexual harassment policy to curb abuse of power
The policy prohibits consensual sexual intimacy in court buildings and discourages romantic relationships between members of the judiciary
Judge claims his actions were persuasive but evidence leader argues it was harassment
The evidence leader in the sexual harassment tribunal suggests Mbenenge’s accuser seemed to be distancing herself via the tone of her responses to his texts
Mbenenge tribunal postponed as lawyers argue relevance of gender expert
A dispute over gender expert Lisa Vetten’s testimony in judicial misconduct has forced the tribunal to postpone, allowing the respondent time to study the evidence summary report
Tribunal hears forensic proof of WhatsApp communication in Mbenenge sexual harassment case
The judicial conduct tribunal’s outcome could reshape women’s rights, workplace safety and equality in South Africa’s male-dominated judiciary
Hlophe’s return would undermine integrity of JSC, court told
The unrepentant conduct of the impeached-judge-turned-politician makes him unsuitable for a body that chooses and disciplines judges
Judicial Conduct Tribunal hears Parker was initially adamant Hlophe assaulted him
The Western Cape high court judge faces two complaints of impeachable misconduct
Editorial: Mbenenge must resign regardless of the tribunal’s finding
The judge president has damaged his reputation and by extension that of the wider judiciary
Power at play in Judge Mbenenge sexual harassment hearing
Andiswa Mengo has been accused of being a liar who indulged the judge president’s advances
Politics will continue to play out in courts in 2025
From parliament’s rejection of the Phala Phala report to the president’s signing of the NHI Act, the courts are again due to pronounce on consequential political acts
Judge replied to text on GBV with picture of half-naked woman, hearing told
The secretary who has accused Eastern Cape judge president Mbenenge of sexual harassment told a judicial conduct tribunal the message left her feeling ‘naked’
Secretary alleges Judge Mbenenge hounded her for sex after she said no
The Eastern Cape judge president routinely sent sexual texts until she tried to placate him in the hope he would leave her in peace, Andiswa Mengo told a judicial conduct tribunal
EFF headquarters a halfway stop on the road to Nxamalala
The SACP appears ready to embrace undemocratic centralism in its search for a new alliance partner
Mabindla-Boqwana ‘comes home’ to heal troubled Western Cape high court
The respected appellate court judge has a plan to create an atmosphere of trust and transparency in the division
JSC selects Mabindla-Boqwana to head ‘notoriously troubled’ Western Cape court division
The commission selected an outsider over five local candidates to steady a division long headed by John Hlophe