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SOUTH AFRICA, JUL 30 – The Constitutional Court found procedural errors in the Supreme Court of Appeal's ruling and sent the case back for reconsideration by a new panel of judges.
- On July 31, 2025, South Africa’s Constitutional Court issued a ruling in the long-running legal battle involving Nkosana Makate and the telecommunications company Vodacom in Johannesburg.
- The case followed nearly two decades of litigation after Vodacom initially offered Makate R47 million for his Please Call Me invention, which he rejected, prompting further legal challenges and appeals.
- The Constitutional Court determined that the Supreme Court of Appeal mishandled key legal issues and instructed that the appeal be reheard by a new panel of judges at the SCA.
- Makate is pursuing R9.4 billion in compensation, emphasizing his unwavering determination to continue fighting, with his legal team aiming to secure a Supreme Court of Appeal judgment that will hold firm.
- The ruling sends the case back to the SCA for reconsideration, indicating that the dispute over compensation for Vodacom’s profitable exploitation of Makate’s invention, which dates back to 2001, will continue for some time.
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Please Call Me: ConCourt overturns billion-rand ruling
Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga described the nearly 20-year legal battle between Nkosana Makate and Vodacom as ‘unending litigation’ and slammed the Supreme Court of Appeal for multiple errors in its February 2024 ruling, which would have awarded Makate billions for his Please C...
Vodacom gets reprieve: ConCourt puts brakes on Makate's mega payout!
Judgment in the long-running Please Call Me case between inventor Nkosana Makate and Vodacom has been delivered. The Constitutional Court heard Vodacom’s appeal against the Supreme Court of Appeal’s decision, which overturned the telecoms firm’s initial R47 million compensation offer to Nkosana Makate. CONCOURT DELIVERS RULING ON PLEASE CALL ME MATTER In its ruling, the Constitutional Court found that the SCA had not properly dealt with the issu…
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