‘Please call me’ inventor, Nkosana Makate, said he remains resilient despite a Constitutional Court setback in his long-running battle with Vodacom.
Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga handed down a judgment on Thursday, which set aside a supreme court ruling in Makate’s favour and referred the matter back to be heard by a different panel.
After nearly 20 years of legal battles, Makate is demanding compensation from Vodacom for the ‘Please call me’ product, with the company offering R47 million, while he maintains he is entitled to billions.
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Justice Madlanga handed down a scathing judgment against the Supreme Court ruling that it made several errors in its ruling that ultimately favoured Makate.
The Constitutional Court has referred the matter back to the Supreme Court, but ordered that it be heard before a different panel.
However, Makate believes the apex court could have come to a conclusive finding on Thursday.
“The CC could have finalised the matter. I mean, we still had a hearing in the high court, which they could have gone to as well and ignored the SCA completely.”
But Makate is ready to head back to the supreme court in line with Madlanga’s judgment.
“We will go to the SCA, it must provide us with a judgment that will stand the test.”
Makate said he remains confident that he will be able to convince the SCA to award him billions for his brainchild, the ‘Please call me’ product.
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