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'''Trevor Ncube''' is a [[Zimbabwe]]an newspaper |
'''Trevor Vusumuzi Ncube'''(b. [[9 September]], [[1962]], [[Bulawayo]], [[Zimbabwe]]) is a [[Zimbabwe]]an entrepreneur and newspaper publisher now leaving in [[South Africa]]. |
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He publishes [[Media in South Africa|South Africa]]'s [[Mail & Guardian]] weekly newspaper, part of [[The Guardian]] group of newspapers and in Zimbabwe, sister publications [http://www.thezimbabweindependent.com/ The Zimbabwe Independent] and [http://www.thezimbabwestandard.com/ The Sunday Standard]. |
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Ncube holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the [[University of Zimbabwe]] where he was was an assistant lecture for a while. He was a teacher at [[Pumula High School]] in the early 80's. |
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|title=Zim 'undermines press freedom' |
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|date=2005-12-10 |
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|work=News24.com}}</ref> The passport was later returned after the seizure was exposed to be illegal.<ref name=news24-2>{{cite news |
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|title=Zim returns Ncube's passport |
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|date=2005-12-14 |
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|work=News24.com}}</ref> The government of Zimbabwe tried again unsuccessfully, to strip him of his citizen on the basis that his father was born in Zambia. The attempt was seen by many as an attempt to close him newspapers which are highly critical of Zimbabwean president, [[Robert Mugabe| Mugabe's]] government. <ref name=bizcommunity-1>{{cite news |
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|url=http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/238/15/12930.html |
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|title=Trevor Ncube's Zim citizenship saga |
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|work=BIZCOMMUNITY.COM}}</ref> Zimbabwean law does not allow foreigners to own newspapers. |
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*[http://www.mg.co.za/ Mail & Guardian Online] |
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[[Category:Year of birth missing|Ncube, Trevor]] |
[[Category:Year of birth missing|Ncube, Trevor]] |
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Revision as of 10:47, 3 August 2007
Trevor Vusumuzi Ncube(b. 9 September, 1962, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean entrepreneur and newspaper publisher now leaving in South Africa.
He publishes South Africa's Mail & Guardian weekly newspaper, part of The Guardian group of newspapers and in Zimbabwe, sister publications The Zimbabwe Independent and The Sunday Standard.
Ncube holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Zimbabwe where he was was an assistant lecture for a while. He was a teacher at Pumula High School in the early 80's.
On the 10th of December, 2005 Ncube had his passport taken away by the government of Robert Mugabe, in the first application of restrictive press freedom laws.[1] The passport was later returned after the seizure was exposed to be illegal.[2] The government of Zimbabwe tried again unsuccessfully, to strip him of his citizen on the basis that his father was born in Zambia. The attempt was seen by many as an attempt to close him newspapers which are highly critical of Zimbabwean president, Mugabe's government. [3] Zimbabwean law does not allow foreigners to own newspapers.
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- ^ "Zim 'undermines press freedom'". News24.com. 2005-12-10.
- ^ "Zim returns Ncube's passport". News24.com. 2005-12-14.
- ^ "Trevor Ncube's Zim citizenship saga". BIZCOMMUNITY.COM.