Former post office worker Luyanda Botha on Friday pleaded guilty to raping and killing UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana earlier this year, in terms of a plea and sentencing agreement heard in the Western Cape High Court.
Standing in the dock of the Western Cape High Court for a pre-trial on Friday, he said he understood the charges.
"The State has also consulted with the parents and family of the deceased fully and I have explained in great detail the contents of the document and the processes to be followed," said State prosecutor Advocate Rodney de Kock.
Mrwetyana's family were in court as proceedings continued.
Botha was charged with twice raping 19-year-old Mrwetyana, a first-year University of Cape Town student, before bludgeoning her to death on August 24.
Correction: Judge Gayaat Salie-Hlophe's name was spelled incorrectly during this stream. For that we apologise.