Bellarmine Mugabe, son of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, has pleaded guilty to pointing a firearm and contravening South Africa’s immigration laws, while his co-accused Tobias Matonhodze has admitted guilt to attempted murder and related charges.
The two appeared before the Alexandra Regional Court, north of Johannesburg, on Friday, where their pleas were formally entered following the signing of Section 112 statements.
Matonhodze pleaded guilty to attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, possession of a firearm and ammunition, as well as being in the country illegally. Mugabe, meanwhile, admitted to pointing a firearm and breaching immigration regulations.
The charges stem from a February shooting at Mugabe’s Hyde Park residence, where a 23-year-old employee, later identified as Sipho Mahlangu, was critically injured.
The firearm used in the incident has yet to be recovered.
The matter has been postponed to April 24, when the court is expected to determine whether the victim has been compensated and to establish further details regarding the missing weapon.
Earlier this month, proceedings were delayed to April 17 after the State indicated that plea agreements had not yet been finalised.
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