Fault lines within the judiciary have been on public display for months now, and investigations by Sunday Standardsuggest a bench riven into two warring factions.
The case in which High Court Judge, Tshepo Motswagole is taking the state to task over questionable career progressions within the judiciary has opened a can of worms, further dividing an already polarized institution.
The controversial case has become a proxy war between the two apparent factions, and at least 15 judges have found themselves thrust into pitched battles on opposite sides of the legal row.
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