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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 87374, member: 27"] A missing gun and a collapsed accused couldn't stop South Africa's attempted murder case against Chatunga Mugabe from gaining more legal weight. The case against Chatunga Mugabe [LIST] [*]Robert Mugabe's son Chatunga Bellarmine Mugabe, 28, and co-accused Tobias Matonhodze, 33, are both locked up in South Africa. [*]Their bail hearing is scheduled for March 3, 2026, at the Alexandra Magistrate's Court. [*]A 23-year-old employee is still in critical condition after getting shot at the Mugabe family's Hyde Park property in Johannesburg. [*]Private investigator Mike Bolhuis publicly shut down speculation that the missing firearm would tank the prosecution. [/LIST] Charges keep piling up [LIST] [*]What started as a single attempted murder charge ballooned into a three-count indictment after the February 23 court appearance. [*]Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi confirmed the charges of unlawful firearm possession and defeating the ends of justice. [*]Spent cartridges were recovered at the scene, but K9 units and forensic teams still haven't tracked down the weapon. [*]Investigators are also looking into whether the crime scene got tampered with before police showed up. [/LIST] Courtroom chaos and Mugabe's health scare [LIST] [*]Chatunga reportedly collapsed twice in custody, allegedly due to a pre-existing medical condition requiring medication. [*]Both accused got mistakenly shipped to the Randburg Magistrate's Court instead of Alexandra, which annoyed the presiding magistrate. [*]Lawyer Jason Saus confirmed his client was in good spirits but flagged that the defence wasn't formally notified of the defeating-the-ends-of-justice charge beforehand. [*]Saus stayed tight-lipped on defence strategy, citing ongoing investigations. [/LIST] The Mugabe family's South African legal history [LIST] [*]Grace Mugabe's 2017 assault controversy involving model Gabriella Engels put the family in South Africa's legal spotlight years earlier. [*]Then-Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane's diplomatic immunity grant for Grace was later struck down by the High Court. [*]An active arrest warrant keeps Grace Mugabe from crossing into South Africa to support her son. [*]Chatunga also faced arrest in Zimbabwe in 2025 following a violent confrontation at a gold-mining concession in Mazowe. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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