Robert Mugabe's son, Bellarmine, to be deported from South Africa
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Bellarmine Mugabe, youngest son of late Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, has been ordered by a Johannesburg court to be deported from South Africa immediately after pleading guilty to pointing a firearm and illegal immigration.
- Mugabe was fined $36,000 (£26,700) following his arrest related to the shooting of a 23-year-old man at his Hyde Park home, where the victim was critically injured after being shot twice while trying to flee.
- Mugabe’s cousin, Tobias Matonhodze, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and other charges, receiving a three-year prison sentence; the attempted murder charge against Mugabe was dropped after Matonhodze’s plea.
- The firearm Mugabe pointed was determined by the judge to be a toy gun likely to be mistaken for a real firearm, and the pointing charge stemmed from an unrelated incident combined with the shooting case.
- Bellarmine Mugabe has a history of legal issues, including arrests for assault in Zimbabwe in 2024 and 2025, with ongoing cases pending.
