Zuko Komisa
- Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe received fines totalling R600,000 for firearm and immigration offences in a Johannesburg court.
- The court penalised him for pointing a firearm and for residing in South Africa illegally in breach of the Immigration Act.
- Under the terms of his sentence, Mugabe faces immediate deportation to Zimbabwe following the conclusion of the legal proceedings.
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of the late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, has been sentenced in Johannesburg following a criminal conviction.
The court handed down a R400,000 fine (or 24 months’ imprisonment) for pointing a firearm, alongside a further R200,000 fine (or 18 months) for violating South Africa’s Immigration Act by being in the country without valid documentation.
His cousin, Tobias Matonhodze, was sentenced to various jail terms, all of which will run concurrently for three years.
The charges stem from an incident where Mugabe was found to have brandished a weapon, leading to a police investigation that subsequently exposed his illegal residency status.
His presence in South Africa has often been a subject of public scrutiny due to high-profile incidents involving his lifestyle and previous legal brushes in the Gauteng province.
Following the sentencing, the court ordered his immediate deportation to Zimbabwe.
This marks a significant fall from grace for the former “first son,” whose legal troubles in South Africa have finally resulted in a formal expulsion from the country.
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