Tinotenda Hove- Members of the Zimbabwean community in South Africa have expressed alarm following reports that Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, son of the late former President Robert Mugabe, was arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Johannesburg.

Ngqabutho Nicholas Mabhena, chairperson of the Zimbabwe Community in South Africa, told Independent Online (IOL) that the allegations were deeply troubling.

“As the Zimbabwean community in South Africa, we are alarmed by such allegations. It is believed the son of former president Robert Mugabe shot his worker. It is quite a sad thing for us,” he said.

Mabhena added: “We wish the injured person a speedy recovery. Secondly, we hope that the South African justice system will pursue this case to the end. We expect that the law will take its course. This is not the first time we have been faced with such. In 2017, her mother was alleged to have assaulted a young lady. We are hoping that the law will take its course without any challenges.”

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 28, was arrested along with a 33-year-old man following a shooting at a Hyde Park home in Johannesburg, which left a 23-year-old employee critically injured. Both men have been charged with attempted murder and are scheduled to appear in court on Monday.