please call me

  1. Luis

    Please Call Me idea-man strikes back against Black Rock Mining

    Please Call Me idea-man strikes back against Black Rock Mining Please Call Me idea-man Nkosana Kenneth Makate launched legal action aimed at defeating the claims of Black Rock Mining and former backer Errol Elsdon to 40% of his settlement with Vodacom. This followed Black Rock’s conditional...
    • Luis
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    • black rock mining errol elsdon nkosana kenneth makate please call me vodacom
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Former Makate backer says Please Call Me was not his invention

    Former Makate backer says Please Call Me was not his invention Errol Elsdon, who financially backed Nkosana Kenneth Makate’s legal case against Vodacom between 2011 and 2014, says he originated the idea that became Please Call Me, but did not invent it. Elsdon first acknowledged the...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Another round in the courts for Makate

    Another round in the courts for Makate Nkosana Kenneth Makate is heading back to court to contest a claim for 40% of his multi-million-rand settlement with Vodacom for pitching the idea that was developed into "Please Call Me". Sunday Times reports that Makate's former legal funder, Black Rock...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    How much tax Makate will have to pay on Please Call Me settlement

    How much tax Makate will have to pay on Please Call Me settlement Please Call Me idea-man Nkosana Kenneth Makate will have to pay a substantial amount of tax on his over–R500 million settlement from Vodacom, two partners from Webber Wentzel Attorneys have said. Speaking to MyBroadband about...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Real Please Call Me inventor calls Makate payout a "great crime"

    Real Please Call Me inventor calls Makate payout a "great crime" Ari Kahn, the man who invented, patented, and helped launch “Call Me” while on contract with MTN in November 2000, says Vodacom’s settlement with Nkosana Kenneth Makate is “absolutely unconscionable”. Vodacom and Makate announced...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom SA operating profit takes a hit from Makate settlement

    Vodacom SA operating profit takes a hit from Makate settlement Vodacom South Africa recorded a decline in operating profit in its latest interim financial year, in part due to a settlement with Please Call Me idea-man Nkosana Kenneth Makate. In the six months ended 30 September 2025, Vodacom...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodacom's revised earnings estimates reveal potential Makate payout

    Vodacom's revised earnings estimates reveal potential Makate payout Vodacom potentially paid Kenneth Nkosana Makate between R353 million and R748 million in a settlement for his "Please Call Me" idea. The estimated range is based on the impact that the settlement had on Vodacom's expected...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Makate dejected over legal costs in Vodacom court battle loss

    Makate dejected over legal costs in Vodacom court battle loss Nkosana Makate has criticised the Constitutional Court for requiring him to pay Vodacom's legal costs in the latest round of his case against the operator over compensation for his Please Call Me Idea. In an interview with the...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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    • constitutional court kenneth nkosana makate nkosana makate please call me sunday times supreme court of appeal (sca) vodacom
    • Replies: 63
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Vodafone denied access to court in Vodacom-Makate battle

    Vodafone denied access to court in Vodacom-Makate battle Vodafone has been denied access to the court in Vodacom's continued legal battle against Please Call Me idea-man Kenneth Nkosana Makate. Sunday Times reports that the Constitutional Court found the UK-based telecoms company, which owns...
  11. Jan

    Makate accepts Vodacom's invitation back to the negotiating table

    Makate agrees to reopen negotiations with Vodacom Kenneth Nkosana Makate has accepted Vodacom’s invitation to return to the negotiating table to settle their 16-year legal fight over Please Call Me out of court. This comes after Vodacom filed papers in the Constitutional Court this week...
  12. Jan

    Supreme Court hearing Vodacom Please Call Me case today

    Vodacom Please Call Me case back in court — idea-man wants billions The Supreme Court of Appeal is hearing arguments in the latest round of the “Please Call Me” battle between Vodacom and Kenneth Nkosana Makate. The hearing in the Bloemfontein court kicked off at 10:00 on Tuesday, and is...
  13. Jan

    Please Call Me case - Vodacom granted leave to appeal

    Vodacom wins leave to appeal in Please Call Me case — here is the full judgement Vodacom has won leave to appeal a High Court judgement in the Please Call Me case on the grounds that the judge may have applied a legal principle called the Bekker test incorrectly. Judge Wendy Hughes granted...
  14. Jan

    Vodacom applies for leave to appeal Please Call Me ruling

    Vodacom launches appeal in Please Call Me case Vodacom has applied for leave to appeal a North Gauteng High Court ruling in the “Please Call Me” case brought against it by Nkosana Makate. Makate is a former Vodacom finance manager who launched legal action against Vodacom, claiming that he was...
    • Jan
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    • nkosana makate please call me shameel joosub vodacom wendy hughes
    • Replies: 72
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. Jan

    Full 7 February 2022 High Court judgement in Vodacom Please Call Me case

    Here is the full judgement in the Vodacom Please Call Me case The battle over the invention of Please Call Me took another turn last week when the Pretoria High Court delivered a judgement in favour of former Vodacom finance manager Nkosana Makate. This comes after the case made it to the...
    • Jan
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    • nkosana makate please call me pretoria high court shameel joosub vodacom wendy hughes
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. Jan

    Vodacom didn't always plan to offer Please Call Me for free

    Vodacom tried to charge 15c per Please Call Me An official Vodacom notice regarding its Please Call Me feature has surfaced online, and it revealed that the mobile network provider never intended on keeping the service free forever. In fact, Vodacom had attempted to charge 15 cents per Call Me...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • high court nkosana makate please call me shameel joosub vodacom
    • Replies: 187
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Jan

    Big victory for Makate in Please Call Me battle

    Makate scores big victory in Vodacom Please Call Me fight The Pretoria High Court has ruled that Vodacom must go back to the drawing board to calculate fair compensation to Nkosana Makate for his invention of the Please Call Me (PCM), SowetanLive has reported. In a ruling on Monday, Judge...
  18. J

    Nkosana Makate wants R20 billion from Vodacom

    Nkosana Makate wants R20 billion from Vodacom Nkosana Makate has filed papers in the North Gauteng High Court to force Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub to disclose the company’s finances related to the Please Call Me matter. Makate wants the court to force Joosub to disclose all documentation and...
  19. J

    We tried sending a Please Call Me in 2019

    We tried sending a Please Call Me in 2019 Many cellphone features have gone out of fashion, but there are perhaps none that evoke more nostalgia in South Africans than the Please Call Me. Whether it's because of the ongoing legal battle between its "inventor" and Vodacom over the revenue from...
  20. Kevin Lancaster

    Please Call Me negotiations stalled after Makate court application

    Please Call Me negotiations stalled after Makate court application Please call me “founder” Nkosana Kenneth Makate has stalled negotiations with Vodacom by going back to the Constitutional Court.
  21. Kevin Lancaster

    Please Call Me inventor and financial backers fight over Vodacom payout

    Please Call Me inventor and financial backers fight over Vodacom payout The inventor of Vodacom’s Please Call Me service has cancelled an agreement with a group which funded his legal battle against the mobile operator, according to a report.
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