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Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe will be made to wait another week before seeking release.

The son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been charged with attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice.

He appeared alongside co-accused Thobias Mugabe Matonhdze at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 23 February.

The matter was postponed until 3 March where the pair are expected to submit their bail applications.

The men were arrested last week on Thursday after a gardener shooting at the Mugabe residence in Hyde Park, Johannesburg.

Police have been searching for the weapon alleged to have been used in the shooting, but have so far been unsuccessful.

Speaking to the media outside the court on Monday, the accused’s legal representative declined to comment on any family relations that the men may share.

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https://www.nairaland.com/8621983/mugabes-son-arrested-south-africa

This is what powerful people's children go through after the demise of their powerful parents.
Power indeed is transient!

Chatunga Bellarmine Mugabe, son of late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, was arrested in Johannesburg on Thursday.

Early information from the scene suggested an alleged labour dispute between the gardener and one of the suspects led to the violent exchange.

The victim was taken to hospital. It was indicated that he is in a critical condition.

saintopus:
This is what powerful people's children go through after the demise of their powerful parents.
Power indeed is transient!

He didn't have to go through anything if he didn't go messing around with a gun. His stupidity got him into that court room. I hope they make an example of him.

Let him face the full extent of the law

Mugabe that chased the White Farmers from Zimbabwe, He ruined the country after the White left,

Irrespective of the influence and the connections of an individual, there are some persons you can never get away with wickedness against them.

This guy looks too small to be Mugabe's son.

Mugabe's children should be grand parents by now.

Hmmmmm ...


Things dey happen o

I deadass saw Mugabe's face when I saw Bellarmine's nose in the second picture.

Genetics doesn't lie

Many things denied the average lower citizen are made abundant to the children of these powerful leaders including having very easy access to gun. Do you think if Wike son decides to own a gun today he won't have it? He will have it easily and used it and certainly with the courts in his favour he will go free of any crime. But when the father is no longer around, he may likely go to jail. What am saying is power is very intoxicating.

JuanDeDios:
He didn't have to go through anything if he didn't go messing around with a gun. His stupidity got him into that court room. I hope they make an example of him.

If Mugabe had not been ousted, this son of his would have been made president today and this offence wouldn't have come to limelight. That's why Mr Nubu is working very hard to see his son Seyi at the helms of power in his lifetime.

Na waoooo. When parents keep defending their childrens wrong doing

See the face. He actually look like Robert Mugabe

The weapon is never Gona be found. The gardener has already been paid as well.

No case submission soon

ZIM RULING PARTY AWAITS ANSWERS

Zimbabwe’s ruling party, ZANU-PF, is waiting for an official word from South African officials about the arrest of Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of the late President Robert Mugabe, following a shooting at his upscale home in Hyde Park. The 28-year-old was taken into custody on Thursday, 19 February 2026, along with a 33-year-old man, after a 23-year-old gardener was shot and left in critical condition. Police are probing the case as attempted murder, with searches turning up bullet casings but no gun yet. This incident has stirred worries in the quiet suburb, known for its luxury homes and tight security, and brought back memories of the Mugabe family’s past troubles in South Africa.

Back in Zimbabwe, ZANU-PF has taken note of the arrest but is holding back until South Africa gives a full account. Party leaders say they want clear facts before commenting more, showing care in handling a matter tied to their former leader’s family. Robert Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years until 2017, died in 2019, but his legacy still looms large in the party and country.

Some in Zimbabwe see the Mugabes as still powerful, with Grace Mugabe holding sway. Reactions there mix surprise with talks of how the family has been handled gently by the government. One view is that Grace remains influential, which might shape how officials respond. For now, ZANU-PF’s wait for South Africa’s statement points to the need for good ties between the two nations, especially on legal issues crossing borders.

WHO IS BELLARMINE CHATUNGA MUGABE?

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, born in 1997, is the youngest of Robert and Grace Mugabe’s three sons. He has lived a life of luxury but also under the spotlight for wrong reasons. His brothers, Robert Junior and an older stepbrother from Grace’s first marriage, have also made headlines for wild parties and legal scrapes. Bellarmine himself faced claims in 2023 of damaging property in Harare, adding to the family’s list of troubles.

The Hyde Park home belongs to Grace Mugabe, who has spent time there since her husband’s death. The family owns several spots in South Africa, using them as a base away from Zimbabwe’s politics. Grace, now in her 60s, has her own past issues here—a 2017 assault case where she allegedly hit a model with an extension cord, leading to a warrant that was never served. She got diplomatic immunity back then, but it has left questions about her status.

So what are you insinuating

Nomyth:
This guy looks too small to be Mugabe's son.

Mugabe's children should be grand parents by now.

Why is the topic saying murder charges but the actual charge is attempted murder?

Seems Grace Mugabe didn't train her children well.

With all the money he still looks like a junkie

Vilgax:
I deadass saw Mugabe's face when I saw Bellarmine's nose in the second picture.

Genetics doesn't lie

Mugabe had two wives the last one he married not too long before he passed

Nomyth:
This guy looks too small to be Mugabe's son.

Mugabe's children should be grand parents by now.

- He had those three children late in life, he was then in his mid sixties. These children Bona(f), Robert jr and Bellarmine C, were born from his second wife whom he married in the mid-late 90’s. He’s late first wife Sally originally from Ghana birthed a son who sadly passed away while RGM was detained by the colonial authorities in the mid 1960’s.

kingthreat:
Seems Grace Mugabe didn't train her children well.

I recall reading about her going on global shopping sprees. Apex vanity and materialism. Even now it is reported she lives in a 25 bedroom mansion, and may own numerous properties around the globe.

Nomyth:
This guy looks too small to be Mugabe's son.

Mugabe's children should be grand parents by now.

They are his children from his second wife.

saintopus:
This is what powerful people's children go through after the demise of their powerful parents.
Power indeed is transient!

Most of them don't keep low profiles after their parents demise, power is transient and things change so rapidly but those children seems to be blinded by the illusion of the power and lack of accountability that they once enjoyed.

If u only give ur children money and no sense they will either waste it or destroy themselves with it.

osuofia2:
Mugabe that chased the White Farmers from Zimbabwe, He ruined the country after the White left,

Be quiet! You have no understanding of history.
Mugabe was one of the least corrupt people to ever rule any country. He didn't ruin the country, rather, the West decided to place multiple economic embargoes on the country because he decided to redistribute Zimbabwe lands to the Black owners - infuriating the West.
After several attempts to assassinate him, Mugabe told the Western powers that he cannot step down for their stooge. That was why he stayed in power for decades, true to his words.
The most educated and intelligent head of state ever. He had several Degrees.

Liveair:
Be quiet! You have no understanding of history.
Mugabe was one of the least corrupt people to ever rule any country. He didn't ruin the country, rather, the West decided to place multiple economic embargoes on the country because he decided to redistribute Zimbabwe lands to the Black owners - infuriating the West.
After several attempts to assassinate him, Mugabe told the Western powers that he cannot step down for their stooge. That was why he stayed in power for decades, true to his words.
The most educated and intelligent head of state ever. He had several Degrees.

Mugabe was a dictator like Paul Biya and other sit tights African leaders, He was the president of Zimbabwe from the year 1980-2017, what legacy did he leave behind, He was the old and useless and still held on to power, he refused to hand conduct elections and hand over power, you all will keep blaming the West for everything.
SA that the White people Stayed back , can you compare the rate of development in terms of economic and everything to Zimbabwe? Many Zims are all over SA doing menial jobs

He should face the law
No mercy

osuofia2:
Mugabe was a dictator like Paul Biya and other sit tights African leaders, He was the president of Zimbabwe from the year 1980-2017, what legacy did he leave behind, He was the old and useless and still held on to power, he refused to hand conduct elections and hand over power, you all will keep blaming the West for everything.
SA that the White people Stayed back , can you compare the rate of development in terms of economic and everything to Zimbabwe? Many Zims are all over SA doing menial jobs

If you had a proper understanding of what the world actually is, you'd swallow your own words.
It's there in plain sight if only you could see.
GoodLuck Jonathan was called weak and was hated. The West, particularly the US Govt. supported the APC to demarket his administration and defeat him. This was because he tried to develop the country.
Buhari, who was a terrible rudderless leader leader was never criticized. Weapons were sold to him.
How many times have you heard the West criticize Tinubu for bad leadership or terrible economic outlook?
When you are mature enough, you will see and understand.

Liveair:
If you had a proper understanding of what the world actually is, you'd swallow your own words.
It's there in plain sight if only you could see.
GoodLuck Jonathan was called weak and was hated. The West, particularly the US Govt. supported the APC to demarket his administration and defeat him. This was because he tried to develop the country.
Buhari, who was a terrible rudderless leader leader was never criticized. Weapons were sold to him.
How many times have you heard the West criticize Tinubu for bad leadership or terrible economic outlook?
When you are mature enough, you will see and understand.

What brought about those useless Nigerian leaders you are mentioning, is Mugabe better than them, why didn't Mugabe hand over power to another zims, he wanted to hold on to power till death, Greed.
The West never supported Gadafi but he made impacts in the lives of the Libyans, can that be said of Mugabe?

osuofia2:
What brought about those useless Nigerian leaders you are mentioning, is Mugabe better than them, why didn't Mugabe hand over power to another zims, he wanted to hold on to power till death, Greed.
The West never supported Gadafi but he made impacts in the lives of the Libyans, can that be said of Mugabe?

You are all over the place.
It is on record that Mugabe successfully redistributed the much needed lands to their rightful Zimbabwean owners.
The Ghadafi you mentioned, was he not called a totalitarian evil leader by the West. Why did they kill him?