Her remains were later found buried in a shallow grave at Tshidi s home.
Mkhwanazi was arrested, charged and convicted of Madiba s murder in 2020.
He was sentenced in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Friday to 20 years for murder, three for theft of Madiba s cellphone, eight for defeating ends of justice, 10 for the possession of an unlicenced firearm and two for the possession of ammunition.Judge Prince Mkhwanazi ordered the sentence to run concurrently, meaning he would serve an effective 31 years in jail.
#PalesaMadiba Convicted murderer Dumisani Mkhwanazi has been sentenced to 20 years for murder, 3 years for theft of cellphone, 8 years for defeating ends of justice, 10 years for possession of an unlicensed firearm and 2 years for possession of ammunition (@ntwaagae) Team News24 (@TeamNews24) February 26, 2021
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‘He’s shown no remorse,’ Palesa Madiba’s mother says of killer
Palesa Madiba’s murder trial is nearing the end more than seven years after she was killed as Dumisani Mkhwanazi, the man convicted is set to be sentenced in the South Gauteng High Court
She spoke ahead of his sentencing in the High Court in Johannesburg on Friday, 26 February 2021.
“Whenever I see Dumisani, I can tell that he has no regrets. He has shown no remorse and I see that for him, life goes on…my heart breaks,” Ms Madiba said in an interview with
Madiba was murdered in Phiri, Soweto in August 2013 while visiting her friend Matshidiso Mkhwanazi for a sleepover. The friend is also Mkhwanazi’s niece. The woman’s remains were later discovered in a shallow grave at Tshidi’s home in December 2015.
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 charges amounting to a total of 43-years in jail.