South African telecom giant Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub has taken over talks with a former employee, who is demanding Sh45 billion as compensation for the 'please call ...

Just when the Please Call Me inventor thought his days in court were over after reaching a settlement with Vodacom, he is gearing up to fight a firm that is demanding 40% of the payout. Black Rock ...

The court on Tuesday morning found Vodacom was bound by an agreement with Kenneth Nkosana Makate who has said he invented the Please Call Me concept. Makate conceived the Please Call Me concept in ...

Nkosana Makate, the inventor of Please Call Me, wants a settlement of more than R10-billion. Vodacom is prepared to settle at R47-million. Settlement talks have broken-down (again) as both parties are ...

n a move that closes one of the most protracted chapters in South African tech history, Vodacom Group has reached an out-of-court settlement with Nkosana Makate, the inventor of the “Please Call Me” ...

As news about the “Please Call Me” secretive settlement was streaming, many wondered about the settlement amount. As someone who covered the “Please Call Me” matter, I reflected on this moment and its ...

Litigation funder Black Rock Mining has failed in its attempt to put a freeze on 40% of Please Call Me founder Kenneth Makate’s winnings from Vodacom. On Monday (8 December 2025), Judge Don Mahon of ...