The police said Zanokuhle Mbatha, 25, had been charged in connection with the case.
A suspect has been arrested for the killing of South African football star, Senzo Meyiwa, after witnesses picked him out in an identity parade, police said in a statement on Friday.
The police said Zanokuhle Mbatha, 25, had been charged in connection with the case, with local media confirming the charges included murder.
Meyiwa was hit by a single gun shot to the chest on Sunday night, while confronting two intruders, at the home of his girlfriend, actress and singer Kelly Khumalo.
He will be buried on Saturday, and his death has highlighted the phenomenon of gun violence in South Africa, coming just days after track star Oscar Pistorius was jailed, for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
The National Prosecuting Authority said Mbatha had made a brief appearance in the Boksburg Magistrate court east of Johannesburg. His case was adjourned until November 11.
Even though South Africa's murder rate has been gradually dropping, it remains one of the world's most violent countries, with police recording more than 17,000 murders in 2013, seven times the rate in the United States.
Meyiwa, 27, who also played for professional club Orlando Pirates, had legions of fans in sports-mad South Africa, and police, after huge public and political pressure, have launched
a massive hunt for his killers.
"Whilst we are pleased with the progress we are making and the overwhelming support from members of the public, there is still a lot of work to be done to finalise the investigation and ensure that we can link all suspects to the murder," the police statement said.
"Given the fact that our investigations are at a very sensitive stage, we will only be in a position to update the nation during a media briefing on Monday, 3 November 2014," concluded the statement.
The Johannesburg derby between Soweto giants, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, was postponed as a mark of respect for Meyiwa.
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