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Senzo Meyiwa

Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa of South Africa's Orlando Pirates is beaten by a shot from Mohamed Aboutrika of Egypt's Al Ahli at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on November 2, 2013.

The killing of a South African soccer star highlights the nation’s rising murder rate

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South African soccer star Senzo Meyiwa was known for his incredible skills in goal, recently earning the starting spot on his country’s national team. But he died on Sunday during a robbery at his girlfriend’s house, stunning South Africans and bringing even more attention to gun violence there.