Mugabe's son pleads guilty to pointing a gun in South Africa

Bellarmine Mugabe was arrested in February following the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his home in Johannesburg.

Bellarmine Mugabe and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, have pleaded guilty to multiple charges. Mugabe has admitted to pointing a firearm and being illegally in the country. Matonhodze admitted to attempted murder, shooting Sipho Mahlangu twice in the back. The matter will be back in court on 24 April 2026.

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, entered a plea deal in South Africa to avoid an attempted murder charge. He admitted to pointing a gun-like object at someone and violating immigration laws by entering and staying in South Africa unlawfully. He and his cousin, Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze, had been in custody since mid-February after Sipho Mahlangu, an employee at the residence, was shot and hospitalized.