Eastern Cape High Court Judge President Selby Mbenenge is currently under a judicial tribunal investigating allegations of sexual harassment made by Andiswa Mengo, a judge's secretary in his court. Mengo accuses Mbenenge of making sexual advances between June 2021 and November, including sending sexually explicit messages. Mbenenge acknowledges sending flirtatious messages such as "Can we be intimate?" but denies any harassment, describing the exchanges as consensual and pushing back against claims that he pressured Mengo. He also disputes Mengo's claim that he sent inappropriate images, calling her a liar. Mbenenge has expressed that it was a "criminal offence" for Mengo to post excerpts of his messages on WhatsApp. During the tribunal, the evidence leader has argued that Mbenenge's actions constituted harassment and tested his claims that Mengo lied. The proceedings have seen tensions rise, with Mbenenge criticizing the evidence leader and labeling parts of the cross-examination as "malicious." The tribunal also debated the fairness of expecting timestamps for deleted messages between Mbenenge and Mengo. Additionally, the Democratic Alliance has opened a case against an individual named Mchunu for allegedly deliberately lying, though this is separate from the tribunal's focus.