'Please call me' inventor Makate says up to court to decide compensation figure Friday was the last day of the judicial review of the so-called 'please call me' trial, with Makate demanding compensation from Vodacom for his idea. FILE: Kenneth Nkosana Makate at the Constitutional Court, where he won his case against Vodacom over the 'Please Call Me' service. Picture: Mia Lindeque/EWN 19 days ago JOHANNESBURG - "Please call me" inventor Nkosana Makate said that his model and calculations for compensation that he wanted from Vodacom were now before the court and he believed that his legal team had presented a good case.