Robert Mugabe's son to be deported from South Africa over firearms offence
The 28-year-old was arrested in February after a man had been shot at his home in Johannesburg.
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"I do not know whether the second accused took the rap for you."
— Renier Boshoff , Other
"I did not know whether Matonhodze had 'taken the rap' for his cousin, but that he could only rule on the basis of the available evidence."
— Renier Boshoff , Other
Key People
Son of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.
The youngest son of Zimbabwe's late former President Robert Mugabe.
The second wife of Robert Mugabe.
Renier Boshoff is a magistrate in South Africa.
Robert Mugabe was a long-time ruler of Zimbabwe, serving from 1980 until his ousting in 2017.
Tobias Matonhodze is a co-accused alongside Bellarmine Mugabe in a shooting case.
Co-accused in the attempted murder case.
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The 28-year-old was arrested in February after a man had been shot at his home in Johannesburg.
Bellarmine Mugabe paid his R600,000 fine and was deported from South Africa after pleading guilty to firearm and immigration offences.
Bellarmine Mugabe, 29, pleaded guilty to brandishing an object resembling a firearm and being in South Africa illegally, leading to his immediate deportation.
Bellarmine Mugabe was fined $36,000 and ordered deported after pleading guilty to brandishing a toy gun and violating immigration laws.
Bellarmine Mugabe was fined R600,000 and ordered deported after pleading guilty to firearm and immigration offences unrelated to a February shooting at his family home.
Bellarmine Mugabe, 29, pleaded guilty to brandishing an object resembling a firearm and being in South Africa illegally, resulting in his immediate deportation.
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