In 2016, the Constitutional Court ordered Vodacom to negotiate a 'reasonable compensation' with Nkosana Makate, but the two are still at loggerheads over what that amount should be.
JOHANNESBURG – Vodacom has labelled the billions Nkosana Makate claims he’s owed for inventing the Please Call Me “grossly exaggerated”.In 2016, the Constitutional Court ordered Vodacom to negotiate a “reasonable compensation” with Makate.Vodacom has offered Makate R47 million, but he wanted 5% of the generated revenue, which he puts at around R9 billion. And so, the matter is now back before the courts.
Vodacom is now appealing that decision, with the matter set to come before the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein on Tuesday.
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