The search for Meyiwa's killers goes on

The police are confident that the man they have arrested for the killing of soccer star Senzo Meyiwa is implicated in his killing.

Zanokuhle Mbatha, a resident of Vosloorus who is still in police custody, appeared in court on Friday.

However, his family told DRUM this morning that Mbatha was innocent, saying the police had got the wrong man.

Lieutenant-General Vinesh Naidoo, the police divisional commissioner for detective services, said the investigators were sure that Mbatha was linked to the crime.

He said the two men picked up at Beit Bridge and those who were arrested in KwaNongoma were released after questioning.

In total 13 people were taken in for questioning.

The police still maintain that the killing was a robbery horribly gone wrong, and have ruled out any other motive so far.

“The three people taken in for questioning over the weekend could not be positively linked to the case and were subsequently released.

“There is a great deal of speculation out there in the public domain. We are certainly not going to respond to each and every rumour. Suffice to say we appreciate the support we have received from the members of the public and the media,” he said.

Moonoo said the R250 000 reward for information that could lead to the arrest of the rest of the suspects is still up for grab.

The private firm hired by the Meyiwa family to probe his murder is continuing with its investigation.

Vincent Mdunge, the spokesperson for the private sleuths, said half of the team of 10 was in Gauteng and the other half was working from KwaZulu-Natal.

He also ruled out another motive for Meyiwa’s killing, saying their investigation had yielded none.

Mdunge revealed that they had interviewed and cleared the man who appears with Meyiwa’s companion Kelly Khumalo in a picture circulating on social media. The man was cleared after the investigators established that he had merely posed for picture with Khumalo at a restaurant, and had not links with her.

Senzo wanted to marry me

 Johannesburg - Singer and actress Kelly Khumalo said slain Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa planned to divorce his wife Mandisa Mkhize and marry her, the Sunday Times reported.

"I have never been loved by anyone the way Senzo loved me," Khumalo told the newspaper. "He was willing to do anything for me...His heart was with me."

Meyiwa was shot dead on 26 October in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, while visiting Khumalo.

Two men allegedly entered the house, demanding cellphones, and shot him before fleeing.

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If it wasn't for Kelly my son would still be alive today

Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa’s father Sam Meyiwa says they will only allow singer, Kelly Khumalo’s daughter to attend his son’s funeral.

“We had already accepted the child. Kelly’s mother and another woman came to show us the baby and I even burned incense (impepho) for her because Senzo was complaining that the baby is always sick.”

A teary Meyiwa senior says he’s not ready to forgive Kelly for what happened in the past, ‘splitting his son with their beloved daughter-in-law, Mandisa’.

When DRUM asked what would happen if Kelly decided to attend the funeral,  Meyiwa senior said: “I will have people to kick her out. I don’t want her in my house, she knows that very well.”

He went as far as blaming Kelly for his son’s death. “If it wasn’t for Kelly my son would still be alive today,” he said before bursting in tears.

Meyiwa senior said Senzo and Mandisa were supposed to be in Sunninghill, north of Joburg, attending Rooi Mahamutsa’s birthday party.

“Mandisa spoke to Senzo who said he was on his way to Rooi ‘s place before he was shot. But he changed his mind and went to Kelly’s house.”

What frustrated the Meyiwa family even more is that Kelly did not call or inform them about the shooting.

Tumelo Madlala, who grew up together in Umlazi with Senzo and was at the house at the time,  called the family to inform them of the tragedy.

Kelly Kumaro returns Senzo Meyiwa's cars

Controversial singer Kelly Khumalo has returned Senzo Meyiwa’s cars.

DRUM understands that Kelly, who witnessed the murder of her boyfriend, has returned the Golf GTi and the BMW X6.

Since the murder of the Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain on Sunday night, Kelly had held on tight to the two vehicles.

“The Meyiwa family collected the cars and some of his belongings last night,” says our source who stays at the same townhouse in Mulbarton, south of Johannesburg.

Mandisa: Senzo chose Kelly

Slain Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa’s wife has said her husband was leaving her for singer and actress Kelly Khumalo, City Press reported on Sunday.

Days before Meyiwa was killed Mandisa Mkhize told the paper she had accepted she had lost him forever.

“I respect Senzo’s decision to be with Kelly Khumalo,” Mkhize reportedly said in a sms when asked if she felt betrayed after Meyiwa told her he and Khumalo had broken up.

“We did not end things on a sour note. He is the father of my daughter and despite all he is not a bad person.

“I wish him well; I am at peace with everything,” she said.

In April, Meyiwa and Mkhize featured on the cover of Drum magazine, and spoke of their love for each other. The two said during a interview that they were working on their marriage and that Meyiwa had ended his relationship with Khumalo.

When Mkhize discovered her husband was back with Khumalo she moved out of their apartment in Buccleuch, Johannesburg.

Meyiwa was shot dead last Sunday, October 26, in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, while visiting Khumalo. Two men allegedly entered the house, demanded cellphones, and shot him before fleeing.

Khumalo told the Sunday Times Meyiwa planned to divorce Mkhize and marry her.

“I have never been loved by anyone the way Senzo loved me. He was willing to do anything for me… His heart was with me,” she told the newspaper.

Rest in peace Senzo

 Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa’s coffin was lowered into a grave at the Heroes Acre cemetery in Chesterville, KwaZulu-Natal, on Saturday afternoon.

As the coffin descended, a police bugler performed a rendition of The Last Post.

Meyiwa’s wife wept, and appeared to be speaking to the slain Orlando Pirates goalkeeper as she threw a flower into the grave.

Meyiwa’s father Samuel looked lost and forlorn, and seemed to be confused after being handed the South African flag that was draped over Meyiwa’s coffin.

A heavy rain then began to fall.

As relatives approached the grave, they too began to weep.

Kaizer Chiefs players, led by goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune, placed flowers in the grave.

Mining magnate Patrice Motsepe, SA Football Association president Danny Jordaan and Deputy Agriculture Minister Bheki Cele also paid their respects.

Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula stood at the grave with a bowed head.

Meyiwa’s grave was next to anti-apartheid journalist Nat Nakasa, who was buried at the cemetery in September, 49 years after he was buried in New York.

Meyiwa’s former team-mate Andile Jali greeted Orlando Pirates chairman Irvin Khoza and Jordaan before going to speak to Meyiwa’s parents.

A funeral service, attended by thousands of fans was held earlier at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

Meyiwa was shot and killed on Sunday evening in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, while visiting his girlfriend, actress and singer Kelly Khumalo. Two men entered the house, demanding cellphones, and shot him before fleeing.

Senzo meyiwa

"We will take those guns to the furnace and build a statue of Senzo Meyiwa. You will decide how big that statue will be. That statue will stand in front of Safa house. When you walk in, you must walk past Senzo," Danny Jordaan.

You can run but you can't hide': Mbalula to Meyiwa killers

Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa's killers will be caught and brought to book, Sport Minister Fikile Mbalula warned at a memorial service in Johannesburg on Thursday.

"You can run but you can't hide," Mbalula said at the Standard Bank Arena to pay homage to three sporting figures who died in the past week.

"If they are your friends, if they are your boyfriends, release them," he said to the cheers of sports fans.

"This nation will ever be at ease until we've found them and the machinery of justice is grinding. Each one of us has the responsibility because somewhere, somehow, someone knows who killed Senzo Meyiwa."

He was shot dead in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, while visiting his singer girlfriend Kelly Khumalo on Sunday evening. Two men entered the house demanding cellphones. They shot him before fleeing.

Khumalo not welcome at Meyiwa's funeral: Report

Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa's family have barred his girlfriend and mother of his child, Kelly Khumalo, from attending his funeral in Durban.

"The service is open to anyone who wants to come to pay their last respects to Senzo, but that girl [Kelly Khumalo] is not welcome. She mustn't even think about coming," Meyiwa's father, Samuel was quoted as saying."

Gauteng detective unit head Maj-Gen Norman Taioe told reporters in Johannesburg that Meyiwa was shot in his upper body while visiting his girlfriend, singer and actress Kelly Khumalo, in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, on Sunday night.

Two men entered the house as the 27-year-old national team and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper and captain and his friends were leaving. One of the attackers was waiting outside.

"Senzo and his friends were leaving when the two entered the house. One of the attackers bumped into the first friend and a scuffle ensued," Taioe said on Monday.

One shot was fired inside the house, and two more were fired randomly outside. The three fled the scene with a stolen cellphone.

A reward of up R250,000 was being offered for information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of the killers.

Police have released identikits of two dreadlocked men with gold teeth believed to be involved in Meyiwa's shooting.

Meyiwa would be buried in Durban on Saturday."

Meyiwa's burial date announced

Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa will be buried in Umlazi, Durban, on Saturday, his club Orlando Pirates said on Tuesday.

Senzo Meyiwa with his golden glove award during the Orlando Pirates Players Awards on the 23 July 2014 at Wanderes Ballroom Club. Meyiwa will be buried in Umlazi, Durban, on Saturday.

South Africa's Bafana Bafana Captain Shot Dead

South Africa officials have confirmed the killing of Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain Senzo Meyiwa by unknown armed attackers.

Meyiwa was said to have be gunned down by intruders when trying to protect his girlfriend during a robbery at her home near Johannesburg on Sunday night.

As reported on SuperSports, the 27-year-old goalkeeper died after suffering a single shot through the chest at the home of his girlfriend identified as Kelly Khumalo.

"Two guys entered the house and demanded cell phones, money and other valuables," provincial Community Safety official, Sizakele Nkosi-Malubane, told reporters at the scene.

"Senzo tried to protect Kelly because one of the men had a gun pointed towards her."

Police said two men entered Khumalo's house about 8p.m. local time (1800 GMT). A third waited outside the house and all three fled immediately after the shooting.

Meyiwa was declared dead on arrival at hospital, the police added.

"We can assure all South Africans that we will do all we can to bring Meyiwa's killers (to) book," the South African Police Service said on its Twitter account, offering a reward of R150 000.

Meyiwa captained South Africa in their last four matches in the African Nations Cup qualifiers without conceding a goal and playedon Saturday when his club advanced to the semi-finals of the South African League Cup.

"This is a sad loss whichever way you look at it -- to Senzo's family, his extended family, Orlando Pirates and to the nation," Pirates chairman Irvin Khoza said in a statement.

The death of Meyiwa makes it the second high profile death in sporting circles in South Africa in a matter of days as only recently 800m runner Mbulaeni Mulaudzi also died in a car crash.

South Africa: Meyiwa Jersey to be Retired

Johannesburg — In commemoration of Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa, Orlando Pirates chairman Irvin Khoza has announced the goalkeeper's number one jersey at the club will be retired.

"I don't think anyone can replace Senzo and his jersey will never be worn by anyone else again," Khoza said.

Meyiwa, the 27-year-old Pirates captain, was shot dead while visiting his girlfriend in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, on Sunday evening.

He is the second player to be honoured in this way, with former striker Lesley Manyathela's number 22 Pirates shirt retired after he died in a car accident in 2003.

Senzo Meyiwa

Curious bystanders opposite the Vosloorus house where Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa was shot the night before. Police lifted fingerprints from surfaces in the kitchen, where police say Meyiwa scuffled with armed robbers who stole a mobile phone

Soweto derby postponed following Meyiwa's death

The Premier Soccer League has confirmed that this weekend's Soweto Derby between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs has been postponed following the death of Pirates keeper Senzo Meyiwa.

The 27-year-old Meyiwa was shot and killed on Sunday in what is believed to have been a botched robbery at his girlfriend's house in Vosloorus.

The two clubs had written a letter to the PSL requesting that Saturday's fixture be rescheduled, with the PSL on Monday announcing that they had obliged.