Travor Ncube is Chairman of Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) (Zimbabwe) a company he confounded 14 years ago. AMH owns three newspaper titles in Zimbabwe namely NewsDay (daily), The Zimbabwe Independent (business weekly) and The Standard (Sunday). AMH also owns Munn Marketing, a magazine and newspaper distribution company in Zimbabwe and Strand Multiprint a commercial and newspaper printing company.

Ncube is also controlling shareholder and Executive Deputy Chairman of the Mail & Guardian Media Group (South Africa).

He was awarded the International Publishers Association Freedom Prize Award 2007.  He has also won the German Africa Award 2008. In 2010 Ncube was bestowed the Nation Media Group Life Achievement Award for his work in media on the continent. He is co-chair of the African Media Initiative (AMI) a continent wide organization focusing on strengthening the sectors viability and enhancing its professionalism