Legal expert Mpumelelo Zikalala weighed in as Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge denied sexually harassing court secretary Andiswa Mengo, claiming their WhatsApp exchanges were mutual and consensual. Testifying before the Judicial Conduct Tribunal, Mbenenge admitted to flirtatious chats but denied sending explicit images or soliciting sex, calling the claims defamatory and part of a smear campaign to publicly shame him.