{"id":56860,"date":"2026-02-19T08:37:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/son-of-robert-mugabe-detained-in-south-africa-after-reported-shooting\/19\/02\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T08:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:37:42","slug":"son-of-robert-mugabe-detained-in-south-africa-after-reported-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/son-of-robert-mugabe-detained-in-south-africa-after-reported-shooting\/19\/02\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Son of Robert Mugabe detained in South Africa after reported shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police in South Africa have detained the youngest son of Zimbabwe&#8217;s late former President Robert Mugabe after a reported shooting at a property in an upmarket suburb in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bellarmine Mugabe, thought to be in his late 20s, was taken into custody following allegations that a 23-year-old man, believed to be a gardener, was shot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police are currently at the house in Hyde Park, where Mugabe was staying, and are searching for a firearm in what they are describing as a case of attempted murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bellarmine Mugabe is the youngest son of Robert and his second wife Grace Mugabe. Robert Mugabe, who died in 2019, led Zimbabwe for 37 years before being forced out of power at the age of 93 in 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two people have been detained for questioning as the South African police determine the circumstances of the shooting, police spokesperson Col Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police are not yet officially naming Bellarmine Mugabe as one of those being held, but reporters at the scene saw him in handcuffs and he has been widely named by local media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The victim is in hospital and in a critical condition, the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white 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