The Please Call Me saga spanned several courts in South Africa and at least one in London. (Image created with GenAI) Amid Nkosana Makate’s 18-year case against Vodacom for his invention of Please ...

Nkosana Kenneth Makate did not invent Please Call Me. However, this false statement has been repeated so often that most media outlets and commentators quote it as fact. Recent reports referring to ...

Vodacom and Nkosana Makate have settled the years-long 'Please Call Me' battle out of court. In an announcement to shareholders this evening, Vodacom says the legal dispute has been settled and, as ...

The Please Call Me millions: The ghost in the deal By Nicola Mawson, Contributing journalistJohannesburg, 04 Aug 2026The Please Call Me saga spanned several courts in South Africa and at least one in ...

Ari Kahn, the man who invented, patented, and helped launch “Call Me” while on contract with MTN in November 2000, says Vodacom’s settlement with Nkosana Kenneth Makate is “absolutely unconscionable”.

As the Please Call Me inventor, Nkosana Makate, continues his battle for compensation, he faces another hurdle: a legal bill of nearly R13 million for one day’s arguments in the Constitutional Court.

In real life, Professor Balthazar is one of South Africa’s foremost legal minds. He chooses to remain anonymous, so it doesn’t interfere with his daily duties. The litigation between Nkosana Makate ...

Despite Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate stating that his quiet, out-of-court settlement with Vodacom to resolve the 17-year running legal battle is confidential, South Africans who have been ...