Live Streams for Wednesday 24th June
Madlanga Commission Of Inquiry Hearing
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry was formally known as the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System. Chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, the Commission of Inquiry represents one of South Africa's most significant probes into the integrity of its policing and judicial structures. The commission's terms of reference include investigating political meddling in police investigations, corruption within SAPS, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), and the judiciary, as well as the role of external influences in undermining justice. The high-profile judicial inquiry will hear allegations of criminality, political interference, and corruption in South Africa’s criminal justice system. The commission aims to uncover deep-rooted issues that have plagued the South African Police Service (SAPS) and related institutions, including allegations of sophisticated criminal syndicates infiltrating high-level operations. Claims were made by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi during a press briefing in July 2025. He highlighted the abrupt disbanding of a specialised task team probing assassinations linked to political figures, claiming it was done without his consultation and to protect connected individuals. He also pointed to a controversial drug bust involving Sibiya's nephew, who was allegedly released under dubious circumstances, and revealed cellphone records tying a close associate of Mchunu, identified as Brown Mogotsi, to criminal networks.
Click here to watch the Madlanga Commission Of Inquiry Hearing. This live stream is expected to start at 3:30am USA EDT.
Madlanga Commission Of Inquiry Hearing (Stream 2)
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry was formally known as the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System. Chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, the Commission of Inquiry represents one of South Africa's most significant probes into the integrity of its policing and judicial structures. The commission's terms of reference include investigating political meddling in police investigations, corruption within SAPS, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), and the judiciary, as well as the role of external influences in undermining justice. The high-profile judicial inquiry will hear allegations of criminality, political interference, and corruption in South Africa’s criminal justice system. The commission aims to uncover deep-rooted issues that have plagued the South African Police Service (SAPS) and related institutions, including allegations of sophisticated criminal syndicates infiltrating high-level operations. Claims were made by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi during a press briefing in July 2025. He highlighted the abrupt disbanding of a specialised task team probing assassinations linked to political figures, claiming it was done without his consultation and to protect connected individuals. He also pointed to a controversial drug bust involving Sibiya's nephew, who was allegedly released under dubious circumstances, and revealed cellphone records tying a close associate of Mchunu, identified as Brown Mogotsi, to criminal networks.
Click here to watch the Madlanga Commission Of Inquiry Hearing (Stream 2). This live stream is expected to start at 3:30am USA EDT.
Live YouTube Judges
Various Judges live on YouTube
Click here to watch the Live YouTube Judges. This live stream is expected to start at 8:00am USA EDT.
Blaise Taylor Trial
Blaise Taylor is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of felony murder. Taylor is believed to have poisoned his girlfriend, 25-year-old Jade Benning, on February 25, 2023. She was pregnant at the time and Taylor, a former Tennessee Titans scout, is alleged to have been the father of the fetus. Taylor allegedly called 911 after the poisoning, saying that his girlfriend appeared to have had an allergic reaction. unborn baby died on February 27, 2023 and Jade Benning died on March 6, 2023. A friend of Benning's claims that in a phone call she overheard Benning accusing Taylor of putting something in her drink and that her drink 'tasted funny'. A medical examiner has stated that Benning had so much cocaine in her system that it couldn't have been recreational drug use and that the amount of cocaine in Benning's blood could only be reached through ingestion, not inhalation or injection.
Click here to watch the Blaise Taylor Trial. This live stream is expected to start at 10:00am USA EDT.
Blaise Taylor Trial (Stream 2)
Blaise Taylor is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of felony murder. Taylor is believed to have poisoned his girlfriend, 25-year-old Jade Benning, on February 25, 2023. She was pregnant at the time and Taylor, a former Tennessee Titans scout, is alleged to have been the father of the fetus. Taylor allegedly called 911 after the poisoning, saying that his girlfriend appeared to have had an allergic reaction. unborn baby died on February 27, 2023 and Jade Benning died on March 6, 2023. A friend of Benning's claims that in a phone call she overheard Benning accusing Taylor of putting something in her drink and that her drink 'tasted funny'. A medical examiner has stated that Benning had so much cocaine in her system that it couldn't have been recreational drug use and that the amount of cocaine in Benning's blood could only be reached through ingestion, not inhalation or injection.
Click here to watch the Blaise Taylor Trial (Stream 2). This live stream is expected to start at 10:00am USA EDT.
Blaise Taylor Trial (Stream 3)
Blaise Taylor is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of felony murder. Taylor is believed to have poisoned his girlfriend, 25-year-old Jade Benning, on February 25, 2023. She was pregnant at the time and Taylor, a former Tennessee Titans scout, is alleged to have been the father of the fetus. Taylor allegedly called 911 after the poisoning, saying that his girlfriend appeared to have had an allergic reaction. unborn baby died on February 27, 2023 and Jade Benning died on March 6, 2023. A friend of Benning's claims that in a phone call she overheard Benning accusing Taylor of putting something in her drink and that her drink 'tasted funny'. A medical examiner has stated that Benning had so much cocaine in her system that it couldn't have been recreational drug use and that the amount of cocaine in Benning's blood could only be reached through ingestion, not inhalation or injection.
Click here to watch the Blaise Taylor Trial (Stream 3). This live stream is expected to start at 10:00am USA EDT.
Zarrius Hildabrand Trial
Zarrius Hildabrand faces charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence in the death of his 21-year-old wife, Saria Barney. Both the defendant and the victim served in the military. Hildabrand was a soldier in the U.S. Army assigned to work in Alaska, while Barney was a combat medic in the Alaska Army National Guard. Saria Barney was found dead in a storm drain along a trail near her Anchorage on August 10, 2023. Zarrius Hildabrand was arrested the following day. The newlyweds were out late celebrating Zarrius' birthday on August 5, 2023 and returned to their Anchorage home at 2am. the next day. At around 2:45am, a neighbor reported hearing a gunshot. Zarrius claimed that Saria was hungover from the previous night and decided to walk to Bread and Brew, her workplace, about a mile away, between 9 and 10am, adding that she didn't bring her phone. Saria's colleagues, however, told police they received a text from her phone at 10:45am saying she was calling out of work. Zarrius has denied sending the text. When a co-worker texted back advising Saria to check in with her boss, she did not respond. Police say that Zarrius allegedly bought new bedding, hydrogen peroxide, and a 96-gallon trash can with wheels. A police drone search eventually discovered evidence that led to Saria's body, which authorities say had been concealed with a pillow. Saria had a gunshot wound to her left temple. After obtaining a warrant, investigators searched the Hildabrands' apartment, and when they lifted a mattress, they described it as 'saturated by human blood' and 'There was so much blood on the mattress that the blood soaked through onto the carpet and into the wood frame'. More blood was in the bathtub and on some of the floors. Blood was also found in a trash can adjacent to the local trail where Saria's body was discovered. The first-degree murder charge carries a maximum penalty of 99 years in prison.
Click here to watch the Zarrius Hildabrand Trial. This live stream is expected to start at 12:30pm USA EDT.
Zarrius Hildabrand Trial (Stream 2)
Zarrius Hildabrand faces charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence in the death of his 21-year-old wife, Saria Barney. Both the defendant and the victim served in the military. Hildabrand was a soldier in the U.S. Army assigned to work in Alaska, while Barney was a combat medic in the Alaska Army National Guard. Saria Barney was found dead in a storm drain along a trail near her Anchorage on August 10, 2023. Zarrius Hildabrand was arrested the following day. The newlyweds were out late celebrating Zarrius' birthday on August 5, 2023 and returned to their Anchorage home at 2am. the next day. At around 2:45am, a neighbor reported hearing a gunshot. Zarrius claimed that Saria was hungover from the previous night and decided to walk to Bread and Brew, her workplace, about a mile away, between 9 and 10am, adding that she didn't bring her phone. Saria's colleagues, however, told police they received a text from her phone at 10:45am saying she was calling out of work. Zarrius has denied sending the text. When a co-worker texted back advising Saria to check in with her boss, she did not respond. Police say that Zarrius allegedly bought new bedding, hydrogen peroxide, and a 96-gallon trash can with wheels. A police drone search eventually discovered evidence that led to Saria's body, which authorities say had been concealed with a pillow. Saria had a gunshot wound to her left temple. After obtaining a warrant, investigators searched the Hildabrands' apartment, and when they lifted a mattress, they described it as 'saturated by human blood' and 'There was so much blood on the mattress that the blood soaked through onto the carpet and into the wood frame'. More blood was in the bathtub and on some of the floors. Blood was also found in a trash can adjacent to the local trail where Saria's body was discovered. The first-degree murder charge carries a maximum penalty of 99 years in prison.
Click here to watch the Zarrius Hildabrand Trial (Stream 2). This live stream is expected to start at 12:30pm USA EDT.
Zarrius Hildabrand Trial (Stream 3)
Zarrius Hildabrand faces charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence in the death of his 21-year-old wife, Saria Barney. Both the defendant and the victim served in the military. Hildabrand was a soldier in the U.S. Army assigned to work in Alaska, while Barney was a combat medic in the Alaska Army National Guard. Saria Barney was found dead in a storm drain along a trail near her Anchorage on August 10, 2023. Zarrius Hildabrand was arrested the following day. The newlyweds were out late celebrating Zarrius' birthday on August 5, 2023 and returned to their Anchorage home at 2am. the next day. At around 2:45am, a neighbor reported hearing a gunshot. Zarrius claimed that Saria was hungover from the previous night and decided to walk to Bread and Brew, her workplace, about a mile away, between 9 and 10am, adding that she didn't bring her phone. Saria's colleagues, however, told police they received a text from her phone at 10:45am saying she was calling out of work. Zarrius has denied sending the text. When a co-worker texted back advising Saria to check in with her boss, she did not respond. Police say that Zarrius allegedly bought new bedding, hydrogen peroxide, and a 96-gallon trash can with wheels. A police drone search eventually discovered evidence that led to Saria's body, which authorities say had been concealed with a pillow. Saria had a gunshot wound to her left temple. After obtaining a warrant, investigators searched the Hildabrands' apartment, and when they lifted a mattress, they described it as 'saturated by human blood' and 'There was so much blood on the mattress that the blood soaked through onto the carpet and into the wood frame'. More blood was in the bathtub and on some of the floors. Blood was also found in a trash can adjacent to the local trail where Saria's body was discovered. The first-degree murder charge carries a maximum penalty of 99 years in prison.
Click here to watch the Zarrius Hildabrand Trial (Stream 3). This live stream is expected to start at 12:30pm USA EDT.
Carlos Dominguez Trial
Former UC Davis student Carlos Reales Dominguez faces murder and attempted murder charges following a deadly stabbing spree that left David Breaux and Karim Abou Najm dead and Kimberlee Guillory who survived. Dominguez is charged with two counts of premeditated murder with deadly weapon enhancements, a third count of attempted murder with a deadly weapon enhancement and two other case enhancements for special circumstances. David Henry Breaux, 50, was found dead with multiple stab wounds April 27, 2023, in the city of Davis Central Park. Karim Abou Najm, 20, was was attacked and killed on the night of April 29, 2023 as he walked through Sycamore Park. Kimberlee Guillory, then 64, was attacked on May 1, 2023. She was stabbed repeatedly through the tent where she slept. On June 27, 2025, Dominguez's trial ended in a mistrial after jurors acquitted him of first-degree murder but failed to reach a unanimous verdict on the second-degree murder charges. Dominguez cannot be retried for first-degree murder.
Click here to watch the Carlos Dominguez Trial. This live stream is expected to start at 12:30pm USA EDT.