Trevor Ncube: Zimbabwean Media Entrepreneur and Activist

Generation Africa

English - August 20, 2020 20:07 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MB
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“That’s the thing dictators don’t realise, you make heroes out of common people who are just trying to do their work and that’s what they did with me….every time a dictator throws someone in prison they are recruiting for the other side.”

Trevor Ncube

Today I talk to Trevor Ncube about his journalism, standing up to Robert Mugabe, his dyslexia, going to prison for his beliefs, growing up poor and his daily routine.

Trevor runs Alpha Media Holdings and hosts a hugely popular YouTube channel, ‘In Conversation with Trevor.’ He’s edited and published some of southern Africa’s biggest publications including the Mail and Guardian (South Africa) and The Zimbabwe Independent.

Ncube grew up poor, in a village outside of Bulawayo. His parents worked as domestic workers in town and he was raised by his grandparents. Trevor didn’t have an easy childhood, but the fight out of poverty has given him an inner strength and drive. This strength saw him take on Robert Mugabe and go to prison for his belief in a free and independent press.

Trevor is brave but also humble. I found today’s conversation incredibly inspiring and a timely reminder of the power of the human spirit.

SHOW NOTES

'In Conversation with Trevor' can be found on Youtube

You can also find Trevor on Instagram and Facebook

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