{"id":12814,"date":"2026-02-19T20:44:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T20:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12814"},"modified":"2026-02-19T20:44:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T20:44:57","slug":"south-africa-police-arrest-son-of-former-zimbabwe-leader-robert-mugabe-robert-mugabe-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12814","title":{"rendered":"South Africa police arrest son of former Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe | Robert Mugabe News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The youngest son of the former Zimbabwe president was detained after a gardener was shot at his home in South Africa.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span 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France Presse<!-- --> and <!-- -->The Associated Press<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 19 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">19 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The youngest son of former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has been arrested after a gardener was shot at his home in South Africa,\u00a0police and a family lawyer said.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer Ashley Mugiya told The Associated Press news agency that Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe was one of two men detained and questioned on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>South African police said that both men were later placed under arrest and will face charges of attempted murder.<\/p>\n<p>The authorities confirmed that an employee at the house had sustained a single gunshot wound and was in a critical condition, though it wasn\u2019t clear how many shots in total were fired.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe motive of the shooting is unknown at this stage, and police investigations are under way,\u201d Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said.<\/p>\n<p>Police did not name the two men who were arrested, though South African police typically decline to name suspects until they have appeared in court and been formally charged.<\/p>\n<p>South African national broadcaster SABC said the shooting occurred at the younger Mugabe\u2019s home in a plush Johannesburg suburb.<\/p>\n<p>Photographs on local media outlet IOL News showed pictures of Mugabe, 29, in handcuffs and being escorted away by police.<\/p>\n<p>Nevhuhulwi said that both suspects had been uncooperative when police first arrived on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have not told us where the gun is,\u201d Nevhuhulwi said. \u201cWe cannot definitely say who shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mugiya, a lawyer based in Zimbabwe, said lawyers in South Africa would represent Mugabe in the case.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"zimbabwe-s-former-leader\">Zimbabwe\u2019s former leader<\/h2>\n<p>Mugabe is the youngest son of\u00a0Zimbabwe\u2019s former leader, who died in Singapore in 2019, and his second wife, Grace Mugabe. The late Zimbabwean leader was ousted in a 2017 military takeover after 37 years in power.<\/p>\n<p>The former president\u2019s two sons with Grace Mugabe, Robert Jr and Bellarmine, sometimes live in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>The Mugabe family has been embroiled in several criminal cases over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe\u2019s older brother, Robert Mugabe Jr, was fined $300 last year after admitting to possession of marijuana in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<p>Grace Mugabe\u00a0was accused of assaulting a model by beating her with an electrical cord in the presence of her sons at a luxury Johannesburg hotel in 2017. She was Zimbabwe\u2019s first lady at the time and was initially ordered to appear in court before later being granted diplomatic immunity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The youngest son of the former Zimbabwe president was detained after a gardener was shot at his home in South Africa. 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