Trevor Ncube
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Trevor Vusumuzi Ncube is a Zimbabwe
an entrepreneur and newspaper
publisher now living in South Africa
.
Ncube was born in Bulawayo
, Zimbabwe
. He publishes South Africa
's Mail & Guardian
weekly newspaper, part of The Guardian
group of newspapers and in Zimbabwe, sister publications The Zimbabwe Independent,The Sunday Standard and Newsday.
Ncube holds a Bachelor of Arts
(Honours) degree in Economic History from the University of Zimbabwe
. He was a teacher at Pumula High School in the early 1980s. In 1989 he became assistant editor at The Financial Gazette
, and became executive editor in 1991. In 1994 he was named Zimbabwean Editor of the Year.
On the 10 December , 2005 Ncube had his passport taken away by the government of Robert Mugabe
, in the first application of restrictive press freedom laws. The passport was later returned after the seizure was exposed to be illegal. The government of Zimbabwe tried again, unsuccessfully, to strip him of his citizenship on the basis that his father was born in Zambia. The attempt was seen by many as an attempt to close his newspapers which are highly critical of the government of Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwean law does not allow foreigners to own newspapers.
In 2008, Trevor Ncube won the prestigious German Africa Award, given by the German Africa Foundation for his dedication for press freedom, human rights and democracy in Zimbabwe and the whole of Southern Africa.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
an entrepreneur and newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
publisher now living in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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Ncube was born in Bulawayo
Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. He publishes South Africa
Media in South Africa
The media of South Africa has a large mass media sector and is one of Africa's major media centres. While South Africa's many broadcasters and publications reflect the diversity of the population as a whole, the most commonly used language is English. However, all ten other official languages are...
's Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
The Mail & Guardian is a South African weekly newspaper, published by M&G Media in Johannesburg, South Africa, with a strong focus on politics, government, the environment, civil society and business.- The Mail & Guardian newspaper :...
weekly newspaper, part of The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
group of newspapers and in Zimbabwe, sister publications The Zimbabwe Independent,The Sunday Standard and Newsday.
Ncube holds a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(Honours) degree in Economic History from the University of Zimbabwe
University of Zimbabwe
The University of Zimbabwe in Harare, is the oldest and largest university in Zimbabwe. It was founded through a special relationship with the University of London and it opened its doors to its first students in 1952. The university has ten faculties offering a wide variety of degree programmes...
. He was a teacher at Pumula High School in the early 1980s. In 1989 he became assistant editor at The Financial Gazette
The Financial Gazette
The Financial Gazette is a weekly English language newspaper published in Zimbabwe. The paper, established in 1969, focuses on business, finance, and politics throughout Southern Africa. Headquartered in Harare, the paper also maintains a bureau in Bulawayo. Its slogan is "Southern Africa's...
, and became executive editor in 1991. In 1994 he was named Zimbabwean Editor of the Year.
On the 10 December , 2005 Ncube had his passport taken away by the government of Robert Mugabe
Robert Mugabe
Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the President of Zimbabwe. As one of the leaders of the liberation movement against white-minority rule, he was elected into power in 1980...
, in the first application of restrictive press freedom laws. The passport was later returned after the seizure was exposed to be illegal. The government of Zimbabwe tried again, unsuccessfully, to strip him of his citizenship on the basis that his father was born in Zambia. The attempt was seen by many as an attempt to close his newspapers which are highly critical of the government of Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwean law does not allow foreigners to own newspapers.
In 2008, Trevor Ncube won the prestigious German Africa Award, given by the German Africa Foundation for his dedication for press freedom, human rights and democracy in Zimbabwe and the whole of Southern Africa.