A source within the Magazine industry made some serious allegations against Move Magazine Editor, Noluthando
Philisane Gweba. The allegations were that she was assisted by former Jet Club Magazine
Journalist (Sive Booi) to lift a story from the Jet Magazine to the Move
Magazine. “She’s fraud, evil and pretending to be holy,” Alleged the source. As
these were very malicious allegations we thought why not call all the parties
involved.
The first person we called was Sive Booi
whom we believed was the main source of the story. He told us that he worked
for Jet Magazine for a good number of four years and he got dismissed last year
October for a bridge of contract.
GXN Reporter: I believe you worked for Jet
Magazine?
Sive: Yes.
GXN Reporter: How long have you worked for
them?
Sive: I worked there for four years.
GXN Reporter: We also learnt from our
source that they fired you this year if I am not mistaken?
Sive: No that was last year, October.
GXN Reporter: Can you please relate to me
the events that led to your dismissal?
Sive: What does that have to do with the
article?
GXN Reporter: Okay it is fine let me just
relate to you the alleged events.
Sive: Yes.
GXN Reporter: We have allegations that you
assisted the Move Magazine Editor Noluthando to lift an article from Jet
Magazine, can you comment on that?
Sive: I am not sure about that.
GXN Reporter: So you are not sure about
that?
Sive: No am not really sure what’s going
on…
GXN Reporter: Our source also told us that
you were fired on the spot, did you perhaps get a disciplinary hearing?
Sive: Yes I did.
GXN R: So the outcome was that you are
being released from your duties?
Sive: What happened is that I was dismissed
on a Friday, they asked me to leave the premises. And I think that was the
correct procedure to follow, I mean if you have done something and the company
tells you to leave the premises (They got a right actually), you have to leave
the keys and all that and that is what they did.
GXN R: Yes…
Sive: They asked me to come back on Monday
and we had a meeting together with the HR Manager, the Publisher, the Editor
and the Associate publisher.
GXN R: What was that you did that led them
to dismiss you?
Sive: Well I am not at liberty to disclose
that.
GXN R: Oh well, are you working as a
journalist now?
Sive: I am actually freelancing.
GXN R: Freelancing, so after that did you manage to apply for any full time job within the respective industry?
GXN R: Freelancing, so after that did you manage to apply for any full time job within the respective industry?
Sive: I did apply for position but I did
not get anything yet and I started to apply from December already. And things
have been really hard and still I haven’t got a job.
GXN R: So you believe your dismissal was
correct?
Sive: Not really, but bridge of contract
what else can you do?
GXN R: I think so far this is fine because
the main part of my story is the allegations of lifting of articles.
Sive: I could tell you what happened, just
be clear on me what the story has to do with because I got nothing to hide.
GXN R: Okay, we doing a story on the Move
Magazine editor and a source has alleged that she’s been lifting stories from
Jet Magazine with your assistance. So I am also calling you as the source and
I’ll also call Linda Mali of Jet Club maybe she will also be able to assist us
with a comment.
Sive: Oh okay, let’s be clear on one thing,
there was no story that was leaked to Move by Sive Booi.
GXN R: Yes…
Sive: What I usually do is to freelance for
Move Magazine and I have got an idea that I proposed to Thandi.
GXN R: Yes…
Sive:
I suggest to her my ideas – we help each other. And if she’s happy with
the story she would send me to go and do some research and work on the story.
And that is the same thing with Jet Club Magazine, at Jet Club there’s
something they call Check Book List, there that’s where people come up with
different ideas.
GXN R: Oh yes…
Sive: I also get into that process,
discussing what needs to be done and all that and all that. So I write my ideas
in a piece of paper in my diary. So the ideas that were not used by the Jet
Magazine which I suggested I also proposed to Noluthando Philisane Gweba (Move
Mag Editor). Unfortunately for me when I came back from the office since I was
on leave and I left the paper on my desk which was the print out of the email I
sent to Noluthando with the ideas that I suggested to her, unfortunately again
Linda Mali (Editor) and Christine (Associate Publisher) saw the paper and then
they took it to HR. And that is how I got dismissed by Jet Club Magazine.
GXN Reporter: Oh I see now, so you had your
ideas and they were never used and you proposed them to Noluthando.
Sive: Yes, it was about two or three ideas
but most of the ideas that I had on that paper were my ideas.
GXN R: Oh okay I see, so where does the
bridge of contract fits in here?
Sive: When you suggest ideas for the
publication, they literally become the ideas of that publication or property so
to say.
GXN R: Yes that’s correct.
Sive: Being the property of the
publication, unfortunately I only understood that after my dismissal that
you’re not supposed to give them to anyone because you’re bridging contract and
that is what happened and I think that is how I see it.
GXN R: So there was no story as alleged
that you assisted Noluthando to steal from Jet to Move Magazine?
Sive: No, I would be lying on that one and
there’s nothing as such.
GXN R: Okay, it is fine. I think I will get
back to my sources and also see if I can get Linda and Noluthando to comment as
well. Thanks man hey…
Sive: And I hope you will not misquote what
I have said.
GXN R: No man not at all and I will send
you the link to the story when I am done…
Sive: Sure then “sharp.”
That was the end of my interview with Sive
Booi former employee of Jet Club Magazine who claims to have known the
condition he bridged on his contract after his dismissal from the Magazine.
On the 5 of current month at 12:29 sharp I
call Noluthando Philisane the editor of Move Magazine.
GXN R: Hi, (Introduced myself and my
publication name).
Noluthando: How may I assist you?
GXN R: Do you know a person called Sive
Booi?
Noluthando: Yes I do know him.
GXN R: Is he one of your freelance
journalists?
Noluthando: No.
GXN R: We have received from a source who
did not want to be named some serious allegations against you… (Without finishing)
Noluthando: What are the allegations?
GXN R: The source alleges that you did
fraud/plagiarism by lifting a story of ideas from Jet Magazine for Move
Magazine and Sive who got fired last year October assisted you in doing so.
Noluthando: I never did any fraud or
plagiarism, you can call my bosses and ask and if there was such the police
will be investigating me/assist you on that. We have a good working
relationship with Jet Magazine.
GXN R: The reason I am calling you is to
comment on the allegations it’s either you dismiss them or you give me your
side of the story.
Noluthando: I will not dismiss any
allegations; do you want to speak with my boss?
GXN R: All I am looking for is your comment Mam
and that’s all.
Noluthando: It will be pointless for you to
make a story about me for a stupid online publication because I am not a
celebrity. You can also call Jet Magazine I am sure they will be able to assist
you.
GXN R: A stupid online publication? Bhuti I
don’t care! (Drops the phone)
That was the end of my interview with
Noluthando Philisane (Move Magazine Editor) which started with nice greetings
and ended up our publication being called a “stupid” online publication. At least we are "stupid" but we have a footprint in 51 countries - unlike the struggling Move Magazine...
The next person on my list of contacts was
Linda Mali (Jet Club Magazine Editor) who was so humble in assisting me with
Sive Booi’s numbers day before. I then called her again and she was waiting for
as promised yesterday that if anything involves Jet Mag she will be able to
assist me. As soon as I was done with Noluthando I called her and she was on
the phone – so I wanted 10 minutes and tried again.
(Phone Rings and she picks up)
GXN R: Hi sis’, I am from GoXtra News,
remember I called you yesterday?
Linda: Yes I do remember you, how can I
assist you?
GXN R: We have allegations here that Noluthando
was assisted by Sive Booi to lift articles or story ideas from your magazine to
Move Mag.
Linda: I am not aware of that and there’s
no other misconduct that I am aware of. We do exchange copy with Move Magazine
and it is always written at the bottom “Courtesy of Jet Club Magazine” in a
very small font. So we have a very good working relationship with Move and I
know Sis’ Thandi.
GXN R: Oh I get your side of the story.
Linda: So this source is Sive?
GXN R: No the source did not want to be
named.
Linda: (Laughs) Oh okay then, there’s
nothing that I really have to say about company policy.
GXN R: I don’t know whether I should see
this as a joke as well and laugh with you because a source alleges this, Sive
says that, Noluthando dismisses the allegations and you say your own side of
the story.
Linda: You know what whoever your source
is; really I don’t think this is something worth talking about.
GXN R: Thanks for your time Linda really it
was worth it as to hear all sides of the story.
Linda: Thank you very much bye…
That brings us to the end of our story –
we’ve heard all sides of the story and Noluthando dismissed all the allegations
about her as she told us she never did fraud or plagiarism. Sive ended up
understanding after he was fired that he was not allowed to share ideas
suggested to the publication by him with anyone else. Linda told us that Sive
understood his contract as he had a copy with him from the beginning of his
duties at Jet Club Magazine.
We don’t see why Sive did not understand
his terms and conditions as a journalist where was his curiosity to read and
comprehend it? Is there something fishy here? We also know that the Check Book
List is a very private document and it cannot be shared outside the
publication, so he did not know that according to him?
Though he got fired for bridging a contract
the Move Magazine editor does not remember him sharing personally ideas from
Jet Club to her Move Magazine. There are many side in the above story it can
either the source was misleading us, the editors are not willing to fully
disclose the details of what really happened or and not limited to Sive Booi
hiding the real facts leading to his dismissal.
We thank all our sources equally and that’s
the pure end…
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