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e-soul technologies   Personal Articles  ‘Autocrat‘ leaves top Bay college without funds Sbongile Dimbaza HERALD REPORTER PORT Elizabeth College has run out of funds and is operating on overdraft due to the alleged “autocratic” style of its principal, according to a top college official. Ever since Joy Grobler took over as chief executive officer of the college five years ago, she has been embroiled in a bitter battle with governing council and staff members over her management style and alleged misuse of funds. At the centre of the row is the chairman of the council, Port Elizabeth businessman Mkhuseli Jack, who allegedly has a “sour relationship” with Grobler due to his constant questioning of her decisions. He was saved from being sacked earlier this year when Nehawu and Sadtu intervened and dissolved the new council, asking for its reappointment in full in terms of the Further Education and Training Act. Jack said: “I got fired because I had been trying to put things in order all the time and that did not go down well with some people. I made objections about certain funds that were to be spent because I found that the exercise was wasteful expenditure.” Grobler‘s “one-woman-show” management style has allegedly resulted in the loss of nearly R4-million, which was spent on consultancy work and lawyers, according to documents in The Herald‘s possession. She also allegedly transferred R1,9-million of government funds into an attorney‘s account in 2006, reflected as money to be spent on paying suppliers in a letter which she handed to a group of attorneys she hand-picked to manage the account, according to the documents. A top official at the college said the appointment of these attorneys raised suspicion as Grobler had ignored college procedures in the matter. The documents indicate she also conducted all college affairs without consulting the governing council, which claims Grobler often made it clear her decisions were “not to be challenged”. The official said the financial records also showed that the college had no funds. A letter the official wrote to ex-education MEC Mkhangeli Matomela in 2004 calls Grobler “autocratic” – someone who would tell staff members in meetings that “I‘m the boss” and by “virtue of powers vested in me as CEO, I am going to implement this whether you like it or not”. The revelations follow Grobler‘s recommendations to the council on employing IT company E-Soul to develop an ICT system for the easy registration of student records in 2004. The company allegedly worked on the system from 2004 until 2006, at a cost of R2,7-million, but the work was never completed. When the firm was told the contract would be terminated due to non-delivery, it requested all money owed to it be paid in full “for work done”. Grobler allegedly made an out-of-court settlement of R326 000 in separate instalments between September and October of 2006, after the contract was terminated. The source said there had been no logic from the start in Grobler employing the company as there were highly qualified IT practitioners at the college to develop the system. ROFL, That is absolute bull, can personally confirm that! No developers are present in PEC staff at that stage.  “The woman is an autocrat. She personally directed the finance office to pay an amount of R28 000 last year to a lawyer for work she described as pro- bono,” she said. “She went on to hire a consultant to assist with the tendering process for a company which was going to do garden and cleaning services.” Documents in the possession of The Herald also reflect an hourly rate which was paid to the consultant. He was paid R163 863 for work that was never done following a series of meetings he held with committee members, as well as time he spent on preparing documents for these. After these processes, the consultant was told the firm to be hired for cleaning services was no longer going to be used. “This college is doomed for closure if the government fails to investigate these activities,” said the source. “People are also worried that she was appointed to this powerful position even though she was a public relations officer in her previous job. “Because of the way she is conducting affairs, some educators have left and we have a critical staff shortage. “She has ignored the cries of managers regarding her behaviour after they refused to sign documents to approve any irregular financial activity.” Grobler is also accused of appointing her “friends” to the governing council without following legal processes. Her “sick” management style had allegedly driven out 45 lecturers, who chose to remain on the government‘s payroll rather than that of the college. This happened after colleges merged in 2006 and staff members were given a choice of being employed by the department of education or the college. The source said the group had for the past three months spent their days at the education district offices because they feared their future was not guaranteed under Grobler‘s management. The council is also concerned that although it raised its grievances with Further Education and Training (FET) and Adult Basic Education (Abet) director Khaya Ngaso, he apparently backs Grobler. When contacted by The Herald, Ngaso denied receiving any complaints. As far as he knew, audited financial statements reflected a “healthy financial balance”. “Everything that you are asking and telling me is news to me. If you furnish me with those documents then I‘ll be able to respond,” Ngaso said. Grobler said there was an “internal investigation” she was personally pursuing and the accusations against her were made by an individual who did not like this. She refused to elaborate and said the college was subject to external audit. Grobler said: “If there is substantial evidence that indeed I was mismanaging funds, then that would have been picked up a long time ago. This is just to slander my person – it will impair my reputation.” She referred further queries to Ngaso. Provincial education department spokesman Loyiso Pulumani said colleges were moving towards autonomy and the department had no right to intervene. “Colleges are governed by a board of directors or a council ... Even if the college had deposited any money from the government into a separate account, we would know because we have an internal audit mechanism which oversees how the money is being used. 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