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 herself
Gender-based violence specialist Lisa Vetten tells a tribunal the complainant used ‘different strategies to communicate reluctance and unwillingness’
Experts say sexual harassment remains pervasive in South Africa’s legal system, especially among candidate attorneys and court secretaries
The director of facilities and security management at the office of the chief justice said he could not explain why the footage was not preserved
This week’s testimony explored whether Mengo’s WhatsApp replies reflected the careful diplomacy women use to reject senior officials without risking their careers
Lourentia Lombaard, the accused-turned-state-witness in the kidnapping and trafficking trial, has repeatedly lied to police
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
The tribunal also found her conduct as the chair of PRASA’s interim board to be equally unethical
The commission selected an outsider over five local candidates to steady a division long headed by John Hlophe
The retired judge has urged reform in the Judicial Service Commission, emphasising the need to prioritise judicial independence
The civil rights group argues that it was irrational and that parliament failed in its duty to oversee the commission
The president’s decision to remove him from the bench was flawed, Motata said, because the National Assembly was misled when it took a vote that triggered this step