Robert Mugabe's son to be deported from South Africa over firearms offence

Mugabe was also previously charged with attempted murder, but after Matonhodze pleaded guilty, the charge was dropped.The charge of pointing a gun relates to a separate, unrelated incident but Mugabe agreed to have the two cases heard together, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) told the BBC earlier this month. Handing down his sentence, the judge said the gun was a toy but that it was "likely to lead a person to believe it was a firearm".Mugabe has had multiple brushes with the law.In 2024, he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer in the Zimbabwean border town of Beitbridge.He was given bail but a warrant for his arrest was later issued after he failed to appear in court, Zimbabwe's state-run Herald newspaper reported at the time.The following year, he was arrested for assaulting a security guard at a mining site in Mazowe, an hour's drive north of the capital, Harare. The case remains ongoing.Bellarmine Mugabe is one of two sons Robert Mugabe had with his second wife, Grace.