Live Streams for Tuesday 18th August
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.Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial
Senzo Meyiwa the Bafana Bafana soccer team captain was shot in October 2014 while visiting his girlfriend, singer Kelly Khumalo, at her mother's house in Vosloorus. Five men are accused of killing him. The men charged are Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, Mothobisi Mncube, Mthokoziseni Maphosa and Sifisokuhle Ntuli.
Click here to watch the Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial. This live stream is expected to start at 4:00am USA EDT.Truth and Reconciliation Commission Of Inquiry Hearing
A Judicial Commission of Inquiry will inquire Into allegations regarding efforts or attempts having been made to stop the investigation or prosecution of Truth and Reconciliation Commission cases. The Honourable Madam Justice S Khampepe is its Chairperson and the Honourable Mr Justice F D Kgomo and Adv A Gabriel, SC, are members of the Commission. Important to the Inquiry's work is to establish the reasons why cases that were referred to the South African Police Services for investigation and to the National Prosecuting Authority for prosecution by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission never made it to court.
Click here to watch the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Of Inquiry Hearing. This live stream is expected to start at 4:30am 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.Michael Banks Trial
Michael Banks is charged with First-degree murder with a firearm; Attempted first-degree murder (multiple counts); Attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer; and Illegal possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. The charges stem from a shooting on 17 January 2024, at a family residence north of downtown Tampa. Banks allegedly became enraged after overhearing his mother and her friend discussing plans to evict him from the home. This discussion occurred after they discovered Banks had written a letter to his 17-year-old daughter, insisting she enter a romantic relationship with him and refrain from dating anyone else. Banks allegedly retrieved a revolver and shot his 60-year-old mother (grazing her head) and shot her 52-year-old friend, Josephine Muentes, who died at the scene. He then targeted his daughter, shooting through a bathroom door and striking her in the leg as she tried to flee. When Tampa Police Department officers arrived, Banks allegedly opened fire on them. Officers returned fire, and though no one was struck during the exchange, Banks surrendered shortly afterward.
Click here to watch the Michael Banks Trial. This live stream is expected to start at 9:00am USA EDT.Lindsay Clancy Trial
Lindsay Clancy is charged with the murder and strangulation of her children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 7 months. Clancy was hospitalized after the murders, Police said she strangled her children to death on January 24, 2023 using exercise bands before using a knife to cut her own wrists and neck and then jumped out of a second-story window. Cora and Dawson's deaths were ruled a result of asphyxiation, while Callan's death was caused by complications from asphyxiation. During their autopsies, Clara and Dawson were found to have bruising on their legs and arm, ligatures around their necks and petechiae in their faces as well as inside of their eyelids and upper and lower lips. Callan was found to have abrasions to his neck and petechiae 'all over' his face. Lindsay's husband Patrick told police that Lindsay had been suffering from anxiety and had been having suicidal thoughts for which she was self-admitted to a hospital for several days earlier that January. The trial is expected to explore the complicated and rare phenomenon of postpartum psychosis, which afflicts a very small percentage of women who develop delusions and sometimes hallucinations after childbirth.
Click here to watch the Lindsay Clancy Trial. This live stream is expected to start at 9:00am USA EDT.Lindsay Clancy Trial (Stream 2)
Lindsay Clancy is charged with the murder and strangulation of her children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 7 months. Clancy was hospitalized after the murders, Police said she strangled her children to death on January 24, 2023 using exercise bands before using a knife to cut her own wrists and neck and then jumped out of a second-story window. Cora and Dawson's deaths were ruled a result of asphyxiation, while Callan's death was caused by complications from asphyxiation. During their autopsies, Clara and Dawson were found to have bruising on their legs and arm, ligatures around their necks and petechiae in their faces as well as inside of their eyelids and upper and lower lips. Callan was found to have abrasions to his neck and petechiae 'all over' his face. Lindsay's husband Patrick told police that Lindsay had been suffering from anxiety and had been having suicidal thoughts for which she was self-admitted to a hospital for several days earlier that January. The trial is expected to explore the complicated and rare phenomenon of postpartum psychosis, which afflicts a very small percentage of women who develop delusions and sometimes hallucinations after childbirth.
Click here to watch the Lindsay Clancy Trial (Stream 2). This live stream is expected to start at 9:00am USA EDT.Lindsay Clancy Trial (Stream 3)
Lindsay Clancy is charged with the murder and strangulation of her children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 7 months. Clancy was hospitalized after the murders, Police said she strangled her children to death on January 24, 2023 using exercise bands before using a knife to cut her own wrists and neck and then jumped out of a second-story window. Cora and Dawson's deaths were ruled a result of asphyxiation, while Callan's death was caused by complications from asphyxiation. During their autopsies, Clara and Dawson were found to have bruising on their legs and arm, ligatures around their necks and petechiae in their faces as well as inside of their eyelids and upper and lower lips. Callan was found to have abrasions to his neck and petechiae 'all over' his face. Lindsay's husband Patrick told police that Lindsay had been suffering from anxiety and had been having suicidal thoughts for which she was self-admitted to a hospital for several days earlier that January. The trial is expected to explore the complicated and rare phenomenon of postpartum psychosis, which afflicts a very small percentage of women who develop delusions and sometimes hallucinations after childbirth.
Click here to watch the Lindsay Clancy Trial (Stream 3). This live stream is expected to start at 9:00am USA EDT.Lindsay Clancy Trial (Stream 4)
Lindsay Clancy is charged with the murder and strangulation of her children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 7 months. Clancy was hospitalized after the murders, Police said she strangled her children to death on January 24, 2023 using exercise bands before using a knife to cut her own wrists and neck and then jumped out of a second-story window. Cora and Dawson's deaths were ruled a result of asphyxiation, while Callan's death was caused by complications from asphyxiation. During their autopsies, Clara and Dawson were found to have bruising on their legs and arm, ligatures around their necks and petechiae in their faces as well as inside of their eyelids and upper and lower lips. Callan was found to have abrasions to his neck and petechiae 'all over' his face. Lindsay's husband Patrick told police that Lindsay had been suffering from anxiety and had been having suicidal thoughts for which she was self-admitted to a hospital for several days earlier that January. The trial is expected to explore the complicated and rare phenomenon of postpartum psychosis, which afflicts a very small percentage of women who develop delusions and sometimes hallucinations after childbirth.
Click here to watch the Lindsay Clancy Trial (Stream 4). This live stream is expected to start at 9:00am USA EDT.Mario Fernandez Saldana Trial
Mario Fernandez Saldana was initially charged with first-degree murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony, conspiracy to commit murder and child abuse in the death of Jared Bridegan. The conspiracy to commit murder and child abuse charges have since been dropped as has the possibility of the death penalty. Bridegan, was an executive for Microsoft at the time of his death. He was found shot to death on a quiet road in Jacksonville Beach, Florida on February 16, 2022. Bridegan was killed after dropping off his twins at the home of his ex-wife Shanna Gardner and her husband Mario Fernandez Saldana. Bridegan was in his vehicle with his 2-year-old daughter from his current marriage and driving home when he came across a damaged tire in the middle of the road. Surveillance video showed Bridegan stopped his car, turned on his hazard lights and opened his door to move the tire and was then shot. The surveillance video showed the tire had not been in the roadway prior to the shooting, and investigators believed it was placed specifically in the road to force Bridegan out of his vehicle. Nothing was stolen from the scene. Bridgegan's watch, wedding ring, phone, wallet and money were all intact and left at the scene. Police identified the gunman as Henry Tenon, who originally pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges and agreed to testify for the prosecution against Mario Fernandez Saldana. However, Tenon has since changed his plea to not guilty. Fernandez Saldana is accused of conspiring with Gardner to hire Tenon to permanently dispose of Bridegan due to a long and bitter divorce and custody dispute.
Click here to watch the Mario Fernandez Saldana Trial. This live stream is expected to start at 9:00pm USA EDT.Mario Fernandez Saldana Trial (Stream 2)
Mario Fernandez Saldana was initially charged with first-degree murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony, conspiracy to commit murder and child abuse in the death of Jared Bridegan. The conspiracy to commit murder and child abuse charges have since been dropped as has the possibility of the death penalty. Bridegan, was an executive for Microsoft at the time of his death. He was found shot to death on a quiet road in Jacksonville Beach, Florida on February 16, 2022. Bridegan was killed after dropping off his twins at the home of his ex-wife Shanna Gardner and her husband Mario Fernandez Saldana. Bridegan was in his vehicle with his 2-year-old daughter from his current marriage and driving home when he came across a damaged tire in the middle of the road. Surveillance video showed Bridegan stopped his car, turned on his hazard lights and opened his door to move the tire and was then shot. The surveillance video showed the tire had not been in the roadway prior to the shooting, and investigators believed it was placed specifically in the road to force Bridegan out of his vehicle. Nothing was stolen from the scene. Bridgegan's watch, wedding ring, phone, wallet and money were all intact and left at the scene. Police identified the gunman as Henry Tenon, who originally pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges and agreed to testify for the prosecution against Mario Fernandez Saldana. However, Tenon has since changed his plea to not guilty. Fernandez Saldana is accused of conspiring with Gardner to hire Tenon to permanently dispose of Bridegan due to a long and bitter divorce and custody dispute.
Click here to watch the Mario Fernandez Saldana Trial (Stream 2). This live stream is expected to start at 9:00pm USA EDT.Mario Fernandez Saldana Trial (Stream 3)
Mario Fernandez Saldana was initially charged with first-degree murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony, conspiracy to commit murder and child abuse in the death of Jared Bridegan. The conspiracy to commit murder and child abuse charges have since been dropped as has the possibility of the death penalty. Bridegan, was an executive for Microsoft at the time of his death. He was found shot to death on a quiet road in Jacksonville Beach, Florida on February 16, 2022. Bridegan was killed after dropping off his twins at the home of his ex-wife Shanna Gardner and her husband Mario Fernandez Saldana. Bridegan was in his vehicle with his 2-year-old daughter from his current marriage and driving home when he came across a damaged tire in the middle of the road. Surveillance video showed Bridegan stopped his car, turned on his hazard lights and opened his door to move the tire and was then shot. The surveillance video showed the tire had not been in the roadway prior to the shooting, and investigators believed it was placed specifically in the road to force Bridegan out of his vehicle. Nothing was stolen from the scene. Bridgegan's watch, wedding ring, phone, wallet and money were all intact and left at the scene. Police identified the gunman as Henry Tenon, who originally pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges and agreed to testify for the prosecution against Mario Fernandez Saldana. However, Tenon has since changed his plea to not guilty. Fernandez Saldana is accused of conspiring with Gardner to hire Tenon to permanently dispose of Bridegan due to a long and bitter divorce and custody dispute.
Click here to watch the Mario Fernandez Saldana Trial (Stream 3). This live stream is expected to start at 9:00pm USA EDT.Mario Fernandez Saldana Trial (Stream 4)
Mario Fernandez Saldana was initially charged with first-degree murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony, conspiracy to commit murder and child abuse in the death of Jared Bridegan. The conspiracy to commit murder and child abuse charges have since been dropped as has the possibility of the death penalty. Bridegan, was an executive for Microsoft at the time of his death. He was found shot to death on a quiet road in Jacksonville Beach, Florida on February 16, 2022. Bridegan was killed after dropping off his twins at the home of his ex-wife Shanna Gardner and her husband Mario Fernandez Saldana. Bridegan was in his vehicle with his 2-year-old daughter from his current marriage and driving home when he came across a damaged tire in the middle of the road. Surveillance video showed Bridegan stopped his car, turned on his hazard lights and opened his door to move the tire and was then shot. The surveillance video showed the tire had not been in the roadway prior to the shooting, and investigators believed it was placed specifically in the road to force Bridegan out of his vehicle. Nothing was stolen from the scene. Bridgegan's watch, wedding ring, phone, wallet and money were all intact and left at the scene. Police identified the gunman as Henry Tenon, who originally pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges and agreed to testify for the prosecution against Mario Fernandez Saldana. However, Tenon has since changed his plea to not guilty. Fernandez Saldana is accused of conspiring with Gardner to hire Tenon to permanently dispose of Bridegan due to a long and bitter divorce and custody dispute.
Click here to watch the Mario Fernandez Saldana Trial (Stream 4). This live stream is expected to start at 9:00pm USA EDT.Shelby County Jail Deputies Trial
Shelby County jail deputies Stevon Jones and Cortney Parham are charged in the 2022 death of 33-year-old inmate Gershun Freeman. Gershun Freeman died inside Shelby County Jail on October 5, 2022. An autopsy report says Freeman suffered cardiac arrest while he was restrained and that his manner of death was classified as homicide. Stevon Jones and Cortney Parham are charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault in concert resulting in death. Seven others have been indicted for the death of Freeman who was having a psychotic episode when jailers punched, kicked and knelt on his back during a confrontation. A video shows Freeman being wrestled to the ground by officers who then begin to punch, kick and pepper-spray him after he ran naked from his cell. Another camera shows officers stepping and kneeling on his back before he becomes still. One officer remained on Freeman’s back for several minutes before he was lifted. Freeman had been booked in jail on October 1, 2022 on charges of attacking and kidnapping his girlfriend.
Click here to watch the Shelby County Jail Deputies Trial. This live stream is expected to start at 11:00am USA EDT.Duane Davis Trial
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis allegedly ordered the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. He is one of four suspects who was identified early in the investigation. He isn't the accused gunman but was described as the group's ringleader. He has been charged with Tupac Shakur's murder because In Nevada you can be charged with a crime, including murder, if you help someone commit the crime. Davis admitted in interviews and in his 2019 tell-all memoir, 'Compton Street Legend', that he provided the gun used in the drive-by shooting. He is indicted on one count of murder with a deadly weapon with a sentencing enhancement to the murder charge for gang activity that could add up to 20 additional years if he's convicted.
Click here to watch the Duane Davis Trial. This live stream is expected to start at 12:00pm USA EDT.Duane Davis Trial (Stream 2)
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis allegedly ordered the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. He is one of four suspects who was identified early in the investigation. He isn't the accused gunman but was described as the group's ringleader. He has been charged with Tupac Shakur's murder because In Nevada you can be charged with a crime, including murder, if you help someone commit the crime. Davis admitted in interviews and in his 2019 tell-all memoir, 'Compton Street Legend', that he provided the gun used in the drive-by shooting. He is indicted on one count of murder with a deadly weapon with a sentencing enhancement to the murder charge for gang activity that could add up to 20 additional years if he's convicted.
Click here to watch the Duane Davis Trial (Stream 2). This live stream is expected to start at 12:00pm USA EDT.Duane Davis Trial (Stream 3)
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis allegedly ordered the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. He is one of four suspects who was identified early in the investigation. He isn't the accused gunman but was described as the group's ringleader. He has been charged with Tupac Shakur's murder because In Nevada you can be charged with a crime, including murder, if you help someone commit the crime. Davis admitted in interviews and in his 2019 tell-all memoir, 'Compton Street Legend', that he provided the gun used in the drive-by shooting. He is indicted on one count of murder with a deadly weapon with a sentencing enhancement to the murder charge for gang activity that could add up to 20 additional years if he's convicted.
Click here to watch the Duane Davis Trial (Stream 3). This live stream is expected to start at 12:00pm USA EDT.Duane Davis Trial (Stream 4)
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis allegedly ordered the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. He is one of four suspects who was identified early in the investigation. He isn't the accused gunman but was described as the group's ringleader. He has been charged with Tupac Shakur's murder because In Nevada you can be charged with a crime, including murder, if you help someone commit the crime. Davis admitted in interviews and in his 2019 tell-all memoir, 'Compton Street Legend', that he provided the gun used in the drive-by shooting. He is indicted on one count of murder with a deadly weapon with a sentencing enhancement to the murder charge for gang activity that could add up to 20 additional years if he's convicted.
Click here to watch the Duane Davis Trial (Stream 4). This live stream is expected to start at 12:00pm USA EDT.
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