DNA tests revealed the body found on 5 April in an informal dump site in Market Street, Pietermaritzburg is that of the 45-year-old woman who had been missing since Monday, 30 March.
Mystery surrounded her disappearance for months, as her flat in Ross Street had no sign of forced entry and her vehicle was also missing.
Her killer has also been identified as 32-year-old Zama Francis Mkhize of Beach Road, who himself was recently murdered by his brother in Bulwer during an argument over a tractor.
Investigating officer, Lt Col Anton Booysen of the Durban Organised Crime Unit, who was tasked with assisting local detectives with the case, suspected Mkhize after he gave conflicting responses under interrogation.
