Vodacom to Pay South African 'Please Call Me' Inventor Billions?
The inventor of the Vodacom service which allows users to send free messages requesting a call back, Nkosana Kenneth Makate, has refused a U.S.$3 million (R47 million) settlement offer from the cellular service provider in favour of seeking an amount "owed" to him - U.S.$656 million (R10 billion).
Vodacom shop (file photo).
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Supporters of Nkosana Makate, inventor of Vodacom's "Please Call Me", have vowed to shut down the service provider's head offices in Midrand. The protesters maintain that Vodacom ... Read more »