Mengo responds to sexual conversations with Judge Mbenenge

AN EXPERT said judge's clerk, Andiswa Mengo, was embarrassed and in agreement with the sexual conversations between her and the Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge.

- NOMONDE ZONDI

Mbenenge's counsel, advocate Griffits Madonsela SC, put this to the witness, Dr Zakeera Docrat, a researcher, forensic, and legal linguist, at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal yesterday, held in Sandton.

Mbenenge, who presides at the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, is accused by Mengo of sexual harassment.

She alleges several disturbing communications from the Judge President.

During the cross-examination, where Docrat described the functions of the emojis used by Mengo in her conversations with Mbenenge, she agreed with Madonsela that Mengo was embarrassed and in agreement with the sexual conversations. However, she disagreed with Madonsela that Mengo did not at any point rebuff any sexual conversations from Mbenenge.