Tag: Please Call Me
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Nkosana Makate and UK Investor Agree to Freeze 40% of ‘Please Call Me’ Payout Amid Legal Battle
Background: The ‘Please Call Me’ Idea and Its Dispute The tale of Vodacom’s “Please Call Me” service has long captured attention in the telecom world. Nkosana Makate, the mind behind the popular feature, has been embroiled in a high-profile dispute with Black Rock Mining, a British Virgin Islands-based firm asserting a 40% share of the…
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Nkosana Makate and UK Investor Freeze 40% Payout in ‘Please Call Me’ Dispute
Overview of the Interim Arrangement In a continuation of the long-running saga surrounding Vodacom’s popular “Please Call Me” service, Nkosana Makate and the United Kingdom–based investor Black Rock Mining have reached an interim agreement. The provisional pact freezes 40% of the payout that Black Rock claims as part of the 200-cellphone-era litigation, allowing both sides…
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Nkosana Makate, UK Investor Reach Interim Deal on Please Call Me Payout
Overview of the Case The ongoing dispute surrounding Vodacom’s popular service “Please Call Me” has taken a new turn as Nkosana Makate and the British Virgin Islands-based investor Black Rock Mining announced an interim agreement. The agreement centers on Black Rock Mining’s claim to a 40% share of the eventual payout associated with the Please…
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POLL | Was Nkosana Makate’s decades-long fight against Vodacom worth it?
Introduction: The end of a landmark saga The long-running dispute between Nkosana Makate and Vodacom has reportedly moved toward a resolution with an out-of-court settlement. What began as a quest for recognition of an idea that would become the ubiquitous Please Call Me service evolved into a decades-long fight over fair compensation, corporate accountability, and…
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Was the Please Call Me Saga Worth It? The Makate Settlement Examined
Introduction: A saga that defined a generation The settlement between Vodacom and Nkosana Makate marks the end of a long and contentious chapter in South Africa’s tech and business landscape. The Please Call Me invention—intended to be a simple, free way for people to indicate they’d call back—began as a spark of ingenuity in Makate’s…
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Was Makate’s Fight Worth It? Reexamining the Please Call Me Saga and Its Fallout
Introduction: A saga that captured a nation The Please Call Me saga—an emblem of innovation meeting corporate power—has finally reached a settlement after decades of public dispute. Nkosana Makate, who conceived the idea that launched one of South Africa’s most recognizable telecom features, and Vodacom, the mobile giant he challenged, have agreed to an out-of-court…