It’s hoped the part, found on a beach on Mozambique, may provide some answers to the two-year long mystery.

JOHANNESBURG - The South African Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed it has now collected the debris, which could be from the missing MH370 flight, from a family in KwaZulu-Natal.

Investigators were sent to Wartburg to collect the part, which is hoped may provide some answers to the two-year long mystery.

The Malaysia Airlines plane vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, with 239 people on board.

Earlier this month, Australian authorities confirmed debris found on a beach in Mozambique is consistent with the missing plane's modelling.

The Civil Aviation Authority says the debris has been taken from the Lotter family and handed over to Malaysian officials in Midrand.

The family was in Mozambique on holiday when they came across debris on the beach and brought it back to South Africa.

There has been no confirmation that the item is indeed from the plane.

The Civil Aviation Authority says it will now be sent to Australia for identification.

The mystery of the missing plane has sparked much speculation in the past two years with no conclusive answers for relatives of the passengers and crew on board.