LIVE: Madlanga Commission of Inquiry | 2 July 2026

🔴 WATCH LIVE: IOL brings you ongoing live coverage from the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry as hearings dive into the structural and institutional decay behind South Africa's most controversial narcotics scandal. The Commission is methodically dismantling Nku’s narrative that he was simply an "ethical hacker" and business consultant trying to pass tips to the late top cop Mfazi. Evidence leaders are pressing him on direct electronic leaks proving he was tracked alongside the 715kg drug truck from Durban to Joburg. Focus Areas for Today’s Session: The "Alpha" WhatsApp Leaks: Expect grueling cross-examination regarding the recovered texts between Nku and a mysterious handler named "Alpha." The messages show Alpha aggressively demanding photos of the shipping container seals, warning Nku, "I need you to open the container and take things out urgently... we are gonna be in big s if we don't get this stuff today."*The Fake "Bust" Orchestration: Evidence leaders are putting it to Nku that he and suspended Traffic Chief Samuel Mashaba didn't intercept the Aeroton shipment to secure it for the state, but rather staged a fake police raid to "hijack" and skim the R286-million consignment for rival cartels. The Unregistered Informant Question: Commissioner Sesi Baloyi SC is expected to push Nku further on why he had no official informant number, no registered SAPS handler, and yet felt entitled to carry R64,000 in cash to the physical scene of a high-stakes drug interception. The Moving Target Route: The state’s tower data explicitly places Nku’s phone traveling directly along the N3 highway on the exact same route and timeline as the narcotics container moving from Durban harbor to the Aeroton Scania warehouse. #MadlangaCommission #Day131 #TumeloNku #AerotonBust #SAPS #Hawks #SouthAfrica #BreakingNews #LiveStream #Justice #StateCapture #PoliceCorruption #CocaineTheft