The eldest son of Zimbabwe's first lady Grace
Mugabe has been convicted of manslaughter and
fined $800 (£520).
Russell Goreraza knocked down and killed an
unidentified man in his car in the capital, Harare,
in February.
"I regret and want to apologise for the incident,"
President Robert Mugabe's 31-year-old stepson
told the court.
The magistrate said he had considered cancelling
the accused's licence and sending him to jail but
opted for a fine because of his remorse.
Douglas Chikwekwe said that the fact that
Goreraza was a first-time offender had also
affected his decision.
The BBC's Brian Hungwe in the capital, Harare,
says many are shocked by the fact that Goreraza
did not get a jail term.
Sentencing for culpable homicide varies depending
on the magistrate and their interpretation of the
circumstances, but two-year prison terms have
been handed down in similar cases.
'Avoided the cameras'
Friends and relatives of Goreraza, who did not
have a lawyer to represent him, attended the
hearing, but not the first lady, our reporter says.
The name of the person run over by Goreraza was
not revealed in court, he says.
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After the sentencing, intelligence officers tried to
prevent prison officers from taking Goreraza away
to the cells to pay his fine.
Goreraza stayed inside the cells until the media
outside had left, so he could avoid the cameras,
our reporter says.
He is Mrs Mugabe's first son from her marriage
to Stanley Goreraza, a diplomatic military attache.
Unlike his mother, he has steered clear of politics
and has mining and farming interests.
Mrs Mugabe began a relationship with President
Mugabe whilst working as a typist in state house
in the late 1980s.
They married in 1996 and have three children.

Noted!

One law for the commoners another for the elites. Maybe sahara reporter's action wasn't that bad afterall.