Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa's father said on Monday that the bullet that took son's life killed a part of him.
A visibly upset Sam Meyiwa told reporters outside his house in Umlazi, Durban, that he wanted the men who killed his son arrested as soon as possible.
"They [the police] must make sure they get these people who killed my son. I want them in jail. I want them in custody. I want to talk to them and ask them why they killed my son. It's like they killed myself."
Standing upright and biting his lips, Meyiwa said his son had been expected to return home over the weekend, but changed his plans.
He said he was still battling to comprehend that his son was dead.
"I don't know if I'm coming or going. My heart is broken. I'm just finished."
The narrow road outside his house in Umlazi's K-section was cordoned off by eThekwini metro police. Relatives and friends were inside the property. Photographers, journalists and cameramen milled around outside as children and curious onlookers watched from a little further away.
By late afternoon, a large crowd gathered outside Meyiwa's parents' house singing songs.
KwaZulu-Natal premier Senzo Mchunu, Orlando Pirates chairman Irvin Khoza, KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo, and senior ANC officials arrived at the house.
Rows of white chairs were placed at the back of the house. A banner from the Orlando Pirates Umlazi supporters' club adorned the wall at the front of the house.
At one stage during the afternoon a crying woman emerged in tears carrying a framed picture of the former Bafana Bafana captain. She danced with supporters and went back into the house
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