Tag: Vodacom
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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…