1 Person in Critical Condition After Shooting at Hyde Park House of Robert Mugabe’s Son

1 Person in Critical Condition After Shooting at Hyde Park House of Robert Mugabe’s Son

  • The South African Police Service (SAPS) rushed to the scene of a shooting that happened in Hyde Park, Gauteng, on 19 February 2026
  • The shooting took place at the house of Robert Mugabe's son, and the motive behind the shooting remains unknown
  • One person was shot and is in critical condition as the police continue to investigate the active crime scene

Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News’ Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk, South Africa, covered a range of criminal activities, including cash-in-transit heists, kidnappings, taxi violence, shootings, police investigations, police shootouts, and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

The South African Police Service is investigating a shooting that took place at the house of Robert Mugabe's son
One person was shot during a shooting at Robert Mugabe's son's house in Gauteng. Images: Nigel Jared and Desmond Kwande/AFP via Getty Images
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HYDE PARK, GAUTENG — One person was shot and is in critical condition after a shooting took place at the house of the son of Robert Mugabe in Hyde Park, Sandton, in Gauteng on 19 February 2026.

According to Eyewitness News, the incident recently happened, and an employee of the house is in critical condition. It is not clear what the motive behind the shooting was. The South African Police Service (SAPS) is currently on the scene to investigate the crime.

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a current affairs writer at Briefly News. With a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON, he has a strong background in digital journalism, having completed training with the Google News Initiative. He began his career as a journalist at Daily Sun, where he worked for four years before becoming a sub-editor and journalist at Capricorn Post. He then joined Vutivi Business News in 2020 before moving to Briefly News in 2023.