Judge's secretary receives handwritten death threat amid ongoing harassment inquiry

THE Women’s Legal Centre, which is representing the Eastern Cape High Court judge's secretary, Andiswa Mengo, in her sexual harassment complaint against Judge President Selby Mbenenge, has condemned the recent death threat sent to the court employee.

- ZELDA VENTER

This is after it had been reported that Mengo received a handwritten note left at her desk at court on Friday, with the words “a bullet is waiting for you”. Mengo is still working at the high court.

In a statement, the Women's Legal Centre confirmed that Mengo received a written death threat at her place of work.

“We can further confirm that this is not the first threat she has received since filing a complaint of sexual harassment against the Judge President of the Eastern Cape,” the centre said.

The Judicial Conduct Tribunal is conducting a hearing into sexual harassment complaints made by Mengo against Mbenenge, which is due to resume on June 30.