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 it happened allegedly due to an argument
• One person was shot and is in critical condition as the police arrested Chatunga Bellarmine Mugabe for allegedly shooting a security guard

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.

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. The South African Police Service (SAPS) arrested Mugabe's son, Chatunga Bellarmine Mugabe.

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According to Eyewitness News, the incident happened recently, and an employee of the house is in critical condition. Yusuf Abramjee tweeted about the incident and revealed that he was shot after he and Mugabe's son allegedly got into an argument. Mugabe was arrested.

Read Abramjee's X tweet here:

South Africans react to the incident

Netizens commenting on social media were worried that if granted bail, he would skip the country.

P_MAX asked:

"Which jail is he going to be sent to?"

Dube jeered:

"Why are they in South Africa and not in their father's paradise called Zimbabwe?"

Nemzee slammed the late Mugabe.

"Mugabe terrorised Zimbabweans for decades, but failed to discipline his boys. The South African justice system doesn't do political favours of the kind his family is used to in Zimbabwe."

Kane remarked:

"He'll get bail and disappear just like his mother. Is there any country that is as useless as ours?"

Lungile Khubone pointed out:

"Mugabe and Grace failed these boys, or it's a punishment for destroying Zimbabwe and its people?"

Uncle Dee observed:

"This is a problem with a life of entitlement. He failed to accept that power is temporary. Now there's no one to protect him, and he's supposed to stand on his own as an ordinary person. This should be a lesson to all children not to ride on the success or power of their parents."

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Nayr added:

"The late president didn't just fail to fix the economy. Leadership starts at home. The conduct of his own children speaks volumes about the values he's truly instilled. Legacy is more than just policy; it's character."

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• Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) announced that it would be culling its elephant population due to a rapid increase in the animal's population. ZimParks made the announcement on 3 June 2025 and said that it would begin with 50 elephants in the southeast of the country.
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• The Zimbabwe government has given foreign-owned businesses, including South African businesses, three years from 2025 to sell 75% of their shares to locals in an attempt to increase the number of locally owned businesses. The move caused a debate on social media.

Proofreading by Kelly Lippke, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.

Source: Briefly News