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A son of late Zimbabwe leader Mugabe is ordered deported from South Africa

The Seattle Times·MICHELLE GUMEDE The Associated Press·about 1 month ago
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April 29, 2026 at 4:39 am Updated April 29, 2026 at 5:14 am JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A magistrate ordered a son of the late Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to be immediately deported from South Africa on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to two criminal charges earlier this month. Magistrate Renier Boshoff ordered that Bellarmine Mugabe be taken by police to an international airport in Johannesburg and be sent back. Mugabe, 29, had pleaded guilty to brandishing an object “likely to lead a person to believe it is a firearm” and being in South Africa illegally. He was ordered to pay around $36,000 in fines or serve two years in prison. Mugabe and another man, identified as his cousin, were arrested in February and initially faced charges of attempted murder over the shooting of an employee at Mugabe’s home in Johannesburg. The police have not found the gun used. Mugabe pleaded guilty to lesser charges unrelated to the shooting in a deal with prosecutors.…

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