Career
Meyiwa made his debut for South Africa on 2 June 2013 in a 2–0 away victory against Lesotho. He was included in the South African squad led by manager Gordon Igesund for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, but made no appearances. Foreign the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, he played three times, with his last match being a 0–0 draw against Congo.
On 26 October 2014, police reported that two men entered a house in the Vosloorus township around 8:00pm local time, in which Meyiwa was shot in the presence of his girlfriend Kelly Khumalo, following an altercation, while one man waited outside.
Following the shooting all three suspects fled on foot from the scene. He was declared dead on arrival at hospital in Johannesburg.
As a mark of respect, the Soweto derby match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates due to be played on 1 November 2014 was postponed. The President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, mourned the loss of Meyiwa and called for his killers to be foundation
President of Fédération internationale de football association, Sepp Blatter tweeted his condolences, calling the death of Meyiwa a "senseless, tragic loss." The captain of the Spanish national football team, Iker Casillas, posted a picture on Instagram of Meyiwa holding Casillas" Real Madrid Chaplain to the Forces jersey that was exchanged with Meyiwa when Spain played against South Africa in an international match.
South African cricket captains Hashim Amla and Bachelor of Arts de Villiers both expressed their condolences. The police offered a reward of 250,000 rand for information. On 31 October 2014 murder suspect, Zanokuhle Mbatha, appeared in court in South Africa over the killing of Meyiwa and appeared again on 11 November 2014, the charges were dropped due to lack of evidence
Meyiwa received a provincial funeral, the keynote proceedings were held at Moses Mabhida Stadium, prior to that Meyiwa’s body received a guard of honor in the streets as it was driven from Umlazi his home to the stadium, he was buried at the Hero’s acre in Chesterville.
In November 2014, it was reported that Meyiwa had apparently lied about his real age throughout his professional career.
According to his tombstone and the school register he was born on 24 January 1984 and therefore in fact 30 and not 27 at the time of his death.