US EditionRobert Mugabe's son, Bellarmine, pleads guilty to pointing a gun in South Africa
- On Friday, April 17, 2026, Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matonhodze pleaded guilty in the Alexandra Regional Court to charges stemming from a February shooting at a Hyde Park residence.
- The shooting incident occurred in February at the Hyde Park residence where employee Sipho Mahlangu was shot during an altercation, prompting arrest and custody since March.
- Mugabe pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and illegal immigration, while Matonhodze admitted to attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, and possession of ammunition.
- Defense advocate Laurence Hodes requested non-custodial sentences citing 2010 case law, while National Prosecuting Authority prosecutor Vincent Maphiri contended the accused showed no remorse regarding the unrecovered firearm.
- Sentencing has been postponed until Friday, April 24, to allow the South African Police Service time to investigate the weapon recovery and the pair's compensation offers.
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Mugabe's son pleads guilty to lesser charges in Johannesburg shooting case
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, son of Zimbabwe’s former leader, pleaded guilty to being in South Africa illegally and pointing a gun, but denied shooting his gardener in Johannesburg.
A son of ex-Zimbabwe President Mugabe enters a plea deal to avoid attempted murder charge
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe avoided being charged with attempted murder on Friday after reaching a plea deal in which he admitted to pointing a gun and breaking immigration laws in South Africa.
Mugabe, co-accused plead guilty to charges in attempted murder case, argue for voluntary deportation
Bellarmine Mugabe and his cousin, Tobias Matonhodze, have requested no jail time and voluntary self-deportation, saying they have money for a fine and reparations, citing ‘far more serious’ cases that didn’t result in imprisonment, like that against rugby player Jacobus Stephanus ‘Bees’ Roux.
BREAKING | Robert Mugabe's son pleads GUILTY in shooting case
The case involving a shooting incident at a residence in Hyde Park has continued in the Alexandra Regional Court on Friday, where two accused men have pleaded guilty to multiple charges linked to the February incident. Bellarmine Mugabe, 28, son of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and contravening South Africa’s immigration laws, while co-accused Tobias Matonhodze, 33, pleaded guilty to attempted murd…
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