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Senzo Meyiwa, South African Soccer Star, Dies in Shooting Senzo Meyiwa, South African Soccer Star, Dies in Shooting
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South Africans, including President Jacob Zuma, expressed grief and anger on Monday after the death of the national soccer team’s captain, Senzo Meyiwa, in a robbery attempt that ended in a shooting at a township near Johannesburg.South Africans, including President Jacob Zuma, expressed grief and anger on Monday after the death of the national soccer team’s captain, Senzo Meyiwa, in a robbery attempt that ended in a shooting at a township near Johannesburg.
After months of hearings in the trial of the South African track star Oscar Pistorius, who was sent to prison last week for shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, the death of Mr. Meyiwa, a commanding presence as goalkeeper in both the national squad and his own team, the Orlando Pirates, showed once again the prevalence of gun violence in the nation.After months of hearings in the trial of the South African track star Oscar Pistorius, who was sent to prison last week for shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, the death of Mr. Meyiwa, a commanding presence as goalkeeper in both the national squad and his own team, the Orlando Pirates, showed once again the prevalence of gun violence in the nation.
It also seemed to reinforce the perception that, while the death of Ms. Steenkamp, 29, and the trial of Mr. Pistorius, 27, generated enormous global news media attention, many more people die far from the spotlight, often in once-segregated townships such as Vosloorus, where Mr. Meyiwa died.It also seemed to reinforce the perception that, while the death of Ms. Steenkamp, 29, and the trial of Mr. Pistorius, 27, generated enormous global news media attention, many more people die far from the spotlight, often in once-segregated townships such as Vosloorus, where Mr. Meyiwa died.
According to figures by the police, the number of people killed in South Africa from April 2013 to March 2014 rose to more than 17,000, an increase of 800 deaths compared with the previous year. The country has one of the world’s highest murder rates.According to figures by the police, the number of people killed in South Africa from April 2013 to March 2014 rose to more than 17,000, an increase of 800 deaths compared with the previous year. The country has one of the world’s highest murder rates.
In a statement on Twitter, the South African Police Service said seven people were inside the home of Mr. Meyiwa’s girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo, an actress and singer, when two gunmen entered while a third waited outside.In a statement on Twitter, the South African Police Service said seven people were inside the home of Mr. Meyiwa’s girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo, an actress and singer, when two gunmen entered while a third waited outside.
“Two guys entered the house and demanded cellphones, money and other valuables,” a provincial official, Sizakele Nkosi-Malubane, told reporters outside the small redbrick home. “Senzo tried to protect Kelly because one of the men had a gun pointed toward her.” “Two guys entered the house and demanded cellphones, money and other valuables,” a provincial official, Sizakele Nkosi-Malubane, told reporters outside the small red-brick home. “Senzo tried to protect Kelly because one of the men had a gun pointed toward her.”
The three attackers escaped and the authorities offered a reward of about $14,000. Mr. Meyiwa was shot through the chest by a single round and was declared dead on arrival at a hospital, the police said. The three attackers escaped, and the authorities offered a reward of about $14,000. Mr. Meyiwa was shot through the chest by a single round and was declared dead on arrival at a hospital, the police said.
Mr. Zuma instructed the police to “leave no stone unturned in finding his killers and bring them to justice” and said in a statement, “Words cannot express the nation’s shock at this loss.” Mr. Zuma instructed the police to “leave no stone unturned in finding his killers and bring them to justice.”
“Words cannot express the nation’s shock at this loss," he said in a statement.
Mr. Meyiwa played his last game on Saturday when his team qualified for the semifinals of the South African League Cup. In the last four African Nations Cup qualifying matches played by Bafana Bafana, as the national team is known, he had not conceded a goal, according to news reports. The team’s nickname is usually translated as meaning “the boys, the boys.”Mr. Meyiwa played his last game on Saturday when his team qualified for the semifinals of the South African League Cup. In the last four African Nations Cup qualifying matches played by Bafana Bafana, as the national team is known, he had not conceded a goal, according to news reports. The team’s nickname is usually translated as meaning “the boys, the boys.”