Media & Journalism
Landmark
Trevor Ncube
born 1962
Publisher who kept an independent press alive under Mugabe
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Why they are here
He published newspapers critical of Robert Mugabe's government through the years when that was genuinely dangerous, and won the International Publishers Association Freedom Prize for it.
Trevor Vusumuzi Ncube is a Zimbabwean entrepreneur and newspaper publisher.
He co-founded Alpha Media Holdings, which owns NewsDay, Southern Eye, The Zimbabwe Independent and The Standard. As editor and publisher he was a persistent critic of Robert Mugabe's government, and was awarded the International Publishers Association Freedom Prize in 2007.
He co-founded Alpha Media Holdings, which owns NewsDay, Southern Eye, The Zimbabwe Independent and The Standard. As editor and publisher he was a persistent critic of Robert Mugabe's government, and was awarded the International Publishers Association Freedom Prize in 2007.
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