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Old Mutual's legal team says Dali Mpofu is clutching at straws by suggesting that the insurer's board members should be jailed.

‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate wants his billions from Vodacom Share Pretoria - What Vodacom once described as a brilliant idea led to the betrayal of its inventor, legal counsel acting for “Please Call Me” inventor Nkosana Makate argued yesterday In the saga that has been going on for nearly 21 years, Makate again turned to court to get what he claimed was owed to him – not the R47 million as calculated by Vodacom, but rather closer to R10 billion, without interest. The Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, is presiding over Makate’s review application over th...

Nkosana Makate Please Call Me inventor Photo: Leon Sadiki Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub is not opposing the application to review the R47 million compensation offered to 'Please Call Me' inventor Nkosana Makate. Vodacom maintains that Joosub acted reasonably in determining that Makate should receive 47 million. Vodacom proposed the model that 20% be given to Makate for each call made after a 'Please Call Me' was sent within an hour. Makate says Vodacom was not transparent when reaching the proposed model.    Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub took an "insightful and reasonable" app...

Nkosana Makate and Vodacom have entered another round in the 20-year 'Please Call Me' saga.  After a Constitutional Court ruling in 2016, Makate was offered R47 million as compensation for his idea.  Back in court over three days, Makate's legal team is seeking a legal remedy only allowed in exceptional circumstances.  The inventor of Vodacom's "Please Call Me" offering, Nkosana Makate, is back in court this week for a review hearing of the R47 million in compensation for coming up with the concept. The amount offered was calculated by Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub. Makate is not satisfied an...

By Sr Bibiana Densia On 2 February 2021, the Mass to mark the World Day for Consecrated Life, which was scheduled to be celebrated at Sacred Heart Cathedral, was cancelled as a consequence of the extension of the Movement Control Order (MCO) imposed by the government. It created sadness and nostalgia for those of us who were looking forward to celebrate as we had done in previous years. According to Br Thomas Paul, SG, chairperson of the Council of Religious (COR), Archbishop did suggest to have an Online Mass for the religious to celebrate the World Day for Consecrated Life but the COR inste...