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FILE: Palesa Madiba. Picture: Supplied

Palesa madiba

Palesa Madiba's killer sentenced to 31 years behind bars

By Gladys Mutele

The Johannesburg High Court sentenced Dumisani Mkhwanazi to 20-years for murder, three for theft, eight for defeating the ends of justice and more for further...

  • FILE: Palesa Madiba. Picture: Supplied

    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.

    486 days ago
  • A mourner holds a placard demanding justice for Tshegofatso Pule at her funeral in Meadowlands, Soweto. The murdered 28-year-old was laid to rest on 11 June 2020. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    SA’s second pandemic of 2020: gender-based violence

    President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the scourge of gender-based violence a second pandemic which the country had to contend with in 2020.

    545 days ago
  • FILE: Palesa Madiba. Picture: Supplied

    Palesa Madiba's family says justice has been served after killer found guilty

    After seven years, the man accused of killing the 19-year-old University of Johannesburg student was convicted of her murder on Friday.

    569 days ago
  • FILE: Palesa Madiba. Picture: Supplied

    Palesa Madiba’s mother plans to visit her grave after murderer convicted

    Dumisani Mkhwanazi was earlier on Friday found guilty of the 19-year-old’s murder as well as on charges of defeating the ends of justice by burying her body.

    570 days ago
  • FILE: Forensic pathologists on scene where the remains of Palesa Madiba were found in a shallow grave at a friend's home in Soweto in December 2015. Picture: EWN.

    Palesa Madiba murder: Judge praises State witnesses for being credible, reliable

    Dumisani Mkhwanazi was on Friday found guilty of the 19-year-old’s murder as well as on charges of defeating the ends of justice by burying her body.

    570 days ago
  • FILE: Palesa Madiba. Picture: Supplied

    Dumisani Mkhwanazi guilty of murdering Palesa Madiba

    The remains of Palesa Madiba were found buried in a shallow grave at her friend's home in 2015 after she went missing in 2013.

    570 days ago
  • FILE: Forensic pathologists on scene where the remains of Palesa Madiba were found in a shallow grave at a friend's home in Soweto in December 2015. Picture: EWN.

    Frustration as Palesa Madiba’s alleged killer shows up without a lawyer

    Magistrate Zweli Zwakhe warned Dumisani Mkhwanazi that the court wouldn’t tolerate any more excuses preventing proceedings from getting under way.

    1041 days ago
  • FILE: Palesa Madiba. Picture: Supplied

    Man accused of murdering Palesa Madiba expected back in court

    Dumisani Mkhwanazi, the man accused of killing Madiba and burying her in a shallow grave, will be back at the Protea Magistrates Court.

    1041 days ago
  • FILE: Palesa Madiba. Picture: Supplied

    6 years later, man arrested for Palesa Madiba’s murder

    University of Johannesburg student Palesa Madiba went missing in 2013 and her remains were discovered two years later.

    1062 days ago
  • FILE: Palesa Madiba. Picture: Supplied

    NPA denies receiving Palesa Madiba's docket

    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.

    1554 days ago
  • FILE: The Gauteng provincial government officially handed over the remains of Palesa Madiba to her family.Picture: EWN

    Palesa Madiba’s murder: Family feel let down by police

    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.

    1554 days ago
  • FILE: Palesa Madiba. Picture: Supplied

    Police hand over Palesa Madiba murder investigation to NPA

    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.

    1554 days ago
  • Acting SAPS Commissioner Khomotso Phahlane. Picture: Vumani Mkhize/EWN.

    'Arrest will soon be made in Palesa Madiba case'

    The acting national commissioner of police says although he can’t share details, officers are hard at work.

    2337 days ago
  • FILE: Palesa Madiba went missing on 12 August 2013 while on her way to the University of Johannesburg's Soweto Campus. Picture: Supplied.

    Makhura vows to bring Palesa Madiba’s killers to book

    The Gauteng premier says criminals took away the life of a student who had great potential.

    2345 days ago
  • The Gauteng provincial government officially handed over the remains of Palesa Madiba to her family.Picture: Kgothatso Mogale/EWN

    Palesa Madiba’s remains handed over to her family

    Gauteng Premier David Makhura and community safety MEC Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane shared their condolences and are committed to tracking down her killers.

    2346 days ago
  • Palesa Madibas family and friends gathered at the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus for her memorial service on 9 January 2016. Picture: Emily Corke/EWN.

    Palesa Madiba's remains finally handed over to her family

    She went missing in 2013 before her skeleton was found in a shallow grave at a house in Phiri in December.

    2346 days ago
  • Palesa Madibas family and friends, who have gathered at the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus for her funeral service on 9 January 2016. Picture: Emily Corke/EWN.

    Palesa Madiba’s family wants to know her cause of death

    A funeral service was held for Madiba at the University of Johannesburg's Soweto campus at the weekend.

    2359 days ago
  • Palesa Madibas family and friends, who have gathered at the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus for her funeral service on 9 January 2016. Picture: Emily Corke/EWN

    Anger as Palesa Madiba is laid to rest

    Palesa Madiba’s family says her death highlights that violence against women is still rife.

    2360 days ago
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