"The man, Zanokuhle Mbatha... is facing a charge of murder and robbery of Mr Senzo Meyiwa," National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Nathi Mncube said.
"He will appear in court again on November 11 for a formal application for legal aid."
Mncube said he did not know when the man was arrested.
Meyiwa, who was also the Orlando Pirates captain, was killed when two attackers entered his girlfriend Kelly Khumalo's house around 8pm on Sunday.
They apparently demanded cellphones and money. One cellphone was stolen. The men then fled the scene on foot.
According to Sapa senior prosecutor Henk Strydom confirmed the arrest and court appearance to TimesLive.com, while eNCA identified him as Zanokuhle Mbatha.
"I can confirm that a suspect has appeared this afternoon [at the Boksburg Magistrate's Court]," Strydom was quoted as saying.
"That's all I can say at the moment, other than to add that the suspect in question has applied for legal assistance and the matter has been postponed to 11 November."
Earlier police denied reports that a man was arrested at Beit Bridge on the border with Zimbabwe.
At the time police spokesperson Neville Malila said:"I still maintain that no arrests have been made. We don't have [anybody]."
He said investigations were continuing.
The Star reported that police had arrested two suspects believed to be linked to Meyiwa's killing around 06:00 at the border as they were trying to skip the country into Zimbabwe.
According to a local South African Revenue Service (Sars) official, the pair had passed the main gate and the Sars office and were at the last gate before Zimbabwe when they were arrested.
The men reportedly resembled the two men in the identikits released by the police earlier this week, The Star reported.
A second source reportedly told the newspaper that the two would be transferred to Johannesburg.
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