South African Nkosana Makate to get over $3M for “Please Call Me” invention from Vodacom

A South African court has declared that Nkosana Makate, the creator of the "Please Call Me" call back service, is entitled to 5% of the total voice revenue earned by the micro-text service from March 2001 to March 2021. This is a significant increase above the sum Vodacom previously provided following a Constitutional Court ruling in 2019. The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria also ruled that the inventor is entitled to 27% of the revenue generated by the 'Please Call Me' service's returned calls. Judge Wendy Hughes ordered Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub to complete the agreement within a month of the directives being made. Joosub was also ordered to recalculate Makate's payment of 5% of overall voice revenue earned by the service, as well as the total voice revenue acquired from the prepaid, contract, and interconnect fees. Makate was clearly pleased with the court's verdict, and he expressed his delight on his Twitter account. "Madam Justice Hughes 4A concise and solid judgment. I am refueled with energy,"...

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