Overview
- The Office of the Chief Justice confirmed the leave after reports suggested he had resumed duty.
- The leave will remain in effect until the JSC issues its decision under section 20(6) of the Judicial Service Commission Act.
- A Judicial Conduct Tribunal found no gross misconduct, gross incompetence, or gross incapacity but concluded he was guilty of misconduct of a lesser nature.
- The complaint by clerk Andiswa Mengo centered on WhatsApp exchanges and workplace interactions, which Mbenenge maintains were consensual.
- The OCJ said it would make no further comment to preserve the independence of the JSC process.