Zimbabwe is now moving towards a crucial period of political transition, the BBC's Peter Biles in Johannesburg reports.

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The news that Mr Pistorius may have killed his girlfriend will shock the country as the athlete is regarded as one of South Africa's national icons, reports the BBC's Peter Biles from Cape Town.

BBC: Oscar Pistorius 'shoots girlfriend' - local media