Tsvangirai not stepping down in October

Proponents of leadership renewal within the Movement for Democratic Change who have since been expelled from the party may have been right after all.

Party leader Morgan Tsvangirai has no intention of stepping down in October.

Tsvangirai was forced to call an early congress because of pressure on him to step down.

He only announced the date after rebels from his party suspended him, but he in turn expelled them from the party and announced that the party is holding an extraordinary congress in October.

Though he has repeatedly said that he has no intention of hanging on to power, Tsvangirai told people at a rally in Epworth on Sunday that he will relinquish his position if he is voted out of power.