00:00The son of Zimbabwe's late former leader, Robert Mugabe, has pleaded guilty to lesser charges
00:06in a high-profile shooting case in South Africa.
00:11Belamin Chatunga Mugabe, 29, admitted in Johannesburg court to illegally being in the country
00:18and pointing a firearm, but denied shooting and seriously injuring his gardener
00:24during an altercation in the obscure Hyde Park suburb.
00:28He had been arrested alongside his cousin and co-accused Tobias Mugabe Montuhotzi
00:35following the February incident.
00:39While Belamin Mugabe denied the attempted murder charge, Tobias pleaded guilty to attempted murder
00:46as well as violating immigration and fire-harm laws.
00:50The defense has rejected claims that Tobias is taking responsibility on behalf of Mugabe,
00:56calling such suggestions ludicrous.
00:58Police say the firearm used in the shooting has still not been recovered.
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