Makate: Fight with Vodacom emotionally draining, taxing
On Monday, the Pretoria high court ordered the mobile company to make a fresh determination on a payment due to the “Please Call Me” inventor, rejecting a R47m offer made by CEO Shameel Joosub in 2019
“Please Call Me” inventor Nkosana Makate says his proverbial David vs Goliath legal battle with mobile giant Vodacom has been emotionally draining and taxing on his family.
Makate, who hailed his latest victory in the courts as “significant and nearer to the finish”, has waged a 21-year legal battle to seek compensation for his idea...
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