Palesa madiba buried
Palesa Madiba’s killer due in court today for sentencing
Dumisani Mkhwanazi was found guilty of her murder earlier this year, seven years after Madiba was last seen at her friend's home in Phiri, Soweto.
Palesa Madiba disappeared in August 2013 while visiting a friend in Phiri, Soweto. Her skeletal remains were discovered at the same house two years later.
Palesa Madiba's skeletal remains were found in a shallow grave at a friend's home in Soweto in December of 2015, after police received a tip-off.
It’s been over two years since her remains were found in Phiri and over four years since she disappeared but her family still has no answers on who was responsible for her death.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura and community safety MEC Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane shared their condolences and are committed to tracking down her killers.
A funeral service was held for Madiba at the University of Johannesburg's Soweto campus at the weekend.
Palesa Madiba’s family says her death highlights that violence against women is still rife.