{South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday said he was saddened, shocked and outraged at the shooting death of the national football team’s talismanic captain Senzo Meyiwa.
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Zuma voiced his “shock, sadness and outrage” at the death of 27-year-old Meyiwa, who was gunned down at a house near Johannesburg.<\/p>\n
Meyiwa was the goalkeeper and captain of national side Bafana Bafana and the Orlando Pirates, one of the country’s biggest clubs.<\/p>\n
“We mourn the death of this young footballer and team leader whose life has been taken away at the prime of his career,” Zuma said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The president said that law enforcement authorities “must leave no stone unturned in finding his killers and bring them to justice.”<\/p>\n
“Words cannot express the nation’s shock at this loss.”<\/p>\n
\u00a9 2014 AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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