Giving evidence before the Select Parliamentary Committee established to investigate the cause of the collapse of the BMC, the BMC Human Resource Manager (HRM) Mothusi Ntobedzi said Marshal earned P3,700 more than the CEO and P9,000 more than other general managers. Ntobedzi said when he joined the BMC in 2007; Marshal earned more than the then BMC CEO, Dr Motshodi Raborokgwe. He said the current acting CEO, Dr Akolang Tombale, earns P35,000. He said he did not have documented evidence with him yesterday, but would provide it later. The committee also addressed the issue of Marshal's academic qualifications. Ntobedzi confirmed that when he joined the BMC in 2007, Marshal did not qualify for the post he held. At this juncture, the committee asked what Ntobedzi's role in advising the HR committee was. "When the recommendation is made, it goes to the HR committee. Particulars of qualifications came up and they went to the closed session of the HR committee of the board. As senior management we did not attend board meetings. My take is that the renewal of his contract was based on his performance. And the renewal of Marshal's contract was signed by the acting CEO Mr (Sonny) Molapisi in 2010," said Ntobedzi. He also said the board always ignored his advice on many things at the BMC. He said they were aware that Marshal was paid outside the salary structure. The committee put it to Ntobedzi that it was said Marshal was not performing very well and had cost the BMC P2.2 million.
The committee also read from a document that alleged that Marshal had the tendency to ignore laid down BMC procedures. Ntobedzi repeated that he had nothing to do with Marshal's contract renewal since the renewal was the responsibility of the person he reported to, and that was the CEO.Concerning the P2.2 million that Marshal had cost the company, he said no disciplinary action was taken against him because the CEO "decided not to throw out the baby with the bath water". He added that he was told BMC needed to improve on input to bring the cattle to the BMC and Marshal was the man. "Personally, my main argument against livestock procurement was that there was a target for procuring animals. One could reach the target while the animals are not compliant.Performance should be accessed across the value chain. The performance of the procurement livestock department was somehow wanting," he revealed.The committee also asked Ntobedzi about the sacked BMC CEO Dr David Falepau. He described Falepau as a gem, adding that Falepau was a manager who believed in consultation of employees. "The staff morale was low when he arrived but he managed to talk to the workers and they gave him their support. When he was sacked the staff was disappointed."
