Sphamandla Dlamini31 July 2025 | 14:46
[WATCH] 'Please call me' inventor's case heads back to supreme court
After nearly 20 years of legal battles, Nkosana Makate is demanding compensation from Vodacom for the 'Please call me' product, with the company offering R47 million, while he maintains he is entitled to billions.
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'Please call me' inventor Nkosana Makate in the Constitutional Court on 31 July 2025. Picture: Kgomotso Modise/EWN
After nearly 20 years of legal battles, Nkosana Makate is demanding compensation from Vodacom for the 'Please call me' product, with the company offering R47 million, while he maintains he is entitled to billions.
Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga handed down a scathing judgment against the supreme court ruling that it made several errors in its ruling that ultimately favoured Makate.
The Constitutional Court has referred the matter back to the supreme court, but ordered that it be heard before a different panel.