{"id":51792,"date":"2026-03-06T05:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T05:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=51792"},"modified":"2026-03-06T05:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T05:22:06","slug":"no-bail-for-chatunga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/06\/no-bail-for-chatunga\/","title":{"rendered":"No Bail For Chatunga \u2013 Eduzim News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>By A Correspondent \u2013 Court proceedings involving Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the 28-year-old son of late former president Robert Mugabe, were delayed again after a power failure disrupted operations at the Alexandra Magistrates\u2019 Court in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>Chatunga Mugabe appeared briefly in court on Thursday alongside his co-accused, Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze. However, the hearing could not continue due to the electricity outage, forcing the magistrate to postpone the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The case has now been rescheduled for 11 March 2026, when the two men are expected to formally apply for bail.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors have charged the pair with attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Authorities have indicated that additional charges may also be introduced, including pointing a firearm and violating provisions of the Immigration Act.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations stem from an incident that reportedly occurred on 19 February at the Mugabe family\u2019s residence in Hyde Park, Johannesburg. <\/p>\n<p>According to investigators, a 23-year-old gardener, believed to be employed at the property, was shot in the back during the confrontation and suffered injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The matter remains under investigation as prosecutors prepare to proceed with the case at the next court appearance.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- #comments --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Bail #Chatunga #ZimEye<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By A Correspondent \u2013 Court proceedings involving Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the 28-year-old son of late former president Robert Mugabe, were&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,11],"tags":[491,5640,6694,202],"class_list":["post-51792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi","category-world","tag-bail","tag-chatunga","tag-eduzim","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51794,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51792\/revisions\/51794"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}