Nkosana Makate did not invent Please Call Me. However, this incorrect statement — that he is the Please Call Me inventor — has been repeated so often that most media outlets and commentators quote it ...

As Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate continues to pursue a battle for compensation, a tech expert has questioned if the inventor had ever patented the call-back service. Makate, a former trainee ...

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 ...

Paying out Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate's demand of R9.4bn will not cause the demise of Vodacom as it already paid out more than that in dividends to shareholders each year, with its ...

Vodacom says Please Call Me’s Nkosana Makate was not entitled to an “annuity for life” compensation for being the brains behind the free service and that the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling on ...

The Please Call Me millions: The cast of characters By Nicola Mawson, Contributing journalistJohannesburg, 14 Jul 2026'Please Call Me' inventor Nkosana Makate. (Source: File) Like a Facebook ...

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 ...