South Africa’s Vodacom reaches landmark settlement with ‘Please Call Me’ inventor

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – South African telecoms firm Vodacom and Kenneth Nkosana Makate have reached an out-of-court settlement, ending nearly two decades of legal wrangling over the hugely popular “Please Call Me” service.

The agreement, concluded on November 4, 2025, brings to a close one of South Africa’s longest-running intellectual property battles — a dispute that began in 2001 when Makate first proposed the idea to Vodacom while working at the company.

Vodacom confirmed the resolution in a statement, saying:

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