Zimbabwe: MDC head disowns rebel candidates

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has distanced himself from Movement for Democratic Change members who registered as election candidates. This week 26 MDC members registered to stand in Senate elections next month. Mr Tsvangirai had earlier announced the MDC would not field candidates. The dispute over the Senate election has left the MDC in its worst-ever crisis. Mr Tsvangirai's spokesman, William Bango, said state security services were sowing divisions in the MDC.