âPlease Call Meâ inventor Nkosana Makate wants his billions from Vodacom
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Pretoria - What Vodacom once described as a brilliant idea led to the betrayal of its inventor, legal counsel acting for âPlease Call Meâ inventor Nkosana Makate argued yesterday
In the saga that has been going on for nearly 21 years, Makate again turned to court to get what he claimed was owed to him â not the R47 million as calculated by Vodacom, but rather closer to R10 billion, without interest.
The Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, is presiding over Makateâs review application over the next three days in which he is asking that the R47m which Vodacom claimed is owed to him be reviewed and set aside.
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.
Sunday Times
Vodacom says the R47 million its CEO offered Please Call Me inventor, Nkosana Makate, is already overly generous .
This comes ahead of a hearing next month for the review of the compensation which SA s largest cellular company offered Makate for coming up with the Please Call Me concept two decades ago when he was a trainee accountant.
Makate says the R47 million is not enough and is demanding an amount that is more than R10 billion. The multibillion-rand figure is based on Makate s argument that he was promised compensation for the concept on the basis of a share in the revenue that it would generate.