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In closing arguments, lawyer for judge Selby Mbenenge’s accuser says evidence clearly showed sexual harassment
Advocate Nasreen Rajab-Budlender said the case will probably determine whether other women with legitimate claims will come forward, but the tribunal chair disagreed
Gender expert biased towards judge president Mbenenge, lawyer says
Mbenenge’s counsel Muzi Sikhakhane said his sexual harassment accuser Andiswa Mengo did not fit gender expert Lisa Vetten’s description of a woman who could not stand up for…
Expert says power imbalances shaped Mengo’s response to alleged sexual harassment by judge
Gender-based violence specialist Lisa Vetten tells a tribunal the complainant used ‘different strategies to communicate reluctance and unwillingness’
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
Judge Mbenenge’s counsel suggests complainant was a willing participant in texts of sexual nature
Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane submitted that Andiswa Mengo’s responses to sexual advances did not communicate the ‘disgust’ she said she felt
Judge Dennis Davis slams politicians implicated in corruption for attacking Pravin Gordhan
The EFF has said that the legacy of Gordhan was that of failure, exploitation and corruption
Mpofu moves for removal of evidence leaders in Mkhwebane inquiry
One of the grounds is the publication of a list of counsel and the fees they earned from litigation around the reports of the suspended public protector
Zuma’s intended trial date likely to see application for Downer’s recusal
The long-running arms deal case is heading for further delays after Zuma’s attorney and senior counsel withdrew at the 11th hour
Zuma has ‘lost trust’ in his lawyers in bitter 11th-hour split that will delay trial
The former president is looking for new pro bono legal counsel to defend him on arms deal charges, on the brink of the matter going to trial after 17 years
Zuma’s legal team withdraws in wake of appeal court’s ruling on fees
Eric Mabuza notified the high court and NPA of his decision just weeks before the former president goes on trial for corruption
Apex court to rule on Zuma’s Zondo commission appearance
Last year, the former president walked out on the deputy chief justice, despite being summoned to give evidence
Zuma, Zondo play the waiting game
The former president says he will talk once the courts have ruled, but the head of the state capture inquiry appears resigned to letting the clock run out as the commission’s…
The politics of the Zuma-Zondo showdown
Any move made by the Zondo commission head or by former president Jacob Zuma must be calculated, because one mistake from either side could lead to a political fallout
Zuma won’t appear before Zondo commission on Monday, say his lawyers
Last year the commission asked the Constitutional Court to force the former president to appear. Although ruling has not been made, the summons remains valid, but Zuma’s lawyers…