Missing KwaZulu-Natal woman Zinhle Muthwa's body found

- The body that had been recovered at Ndaya Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal is that of Zinhle Muthwa

- Muthwa went missing on New Year's Eve and her body was found next to a road the following day

- Her parents positively identified her body on Thursday

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Zinhle Muthwa, a 20-something young woman from KwaZulu-Natal, was found dead on the side of a road on New Year's Day.

Muthwa's parents positively identified her body on Thursday, News24 reported. The young woman - who went missing after an unidentified person in a white car picked her up in New Germany - was found with injuries to her head and several bruises.

Briefly.co.za learned police confirmed her body was found at the Ndaya Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal.

According to police spokesperson Captain Nqobile Gwala, the circumstances surrounding her death have yet to be determined and they are underway with an investigation.

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South Africans were outraged over her death and many were heart-broken that another young woman succumbed to the cruelty from which women and children suffer in Mzansi.

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Source: Briefly News