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Mind boggling Vodacom does not know how much it made from âPlease Call Meâ invention - advocate
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Pretoria - On the first day, Advocate Gilbert Marcus SC, told Judge Wendy Hughes that she must put an end to this saga running more than 20 years and determine what is owed to Nkosana Makate.
While Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub came to the conclusion that R47 million was a fair amount, the Makate camp is of the opinion that closer to R10 billion was more to the point.
Marcus argued that in the light of how Vodacom has dealt with the matter in the past, it would be inappropriate to send the matter back to the CEO to determine a new amount. But, he said, if the judge chose to remit the matter back to Vodacom, she should issue strict guidelines on how the CEO should exercise his powers.
Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate wants closer to R10bn
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In a saga that has been ongoing for nearly 21 years, the inventor of âPlease Call Meâ, Nkosana Makate, yet again turned to court to get what is owed to him - not the R47 million as calculated by Vodacom, but rather closer to R10 billion, without interest, he said.
The Gauteng High Court Pretoria, is presiding over Makateâs review application over the next three days.
While counsel are presenting their case from offices at Menlyn Corporate Park, Judge Wendy Hughes is hearing the matter virtually.
Armed with a hefty team of senior advocates, Makate said that he is confident about the success of his application.