Vodacom can afford to pay Please Call Me inventor close to R10bn, Makate's counsel argues to ConCourt

Vodacom had applied for leave to appeal the Supreme Court of Appeal judgment, but the legal representative of inventor Nkosana Makate said he only wants R9.4bn

21 October 2024 - 21:28

Paying out Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate's demand of R9.4bn will not cause the demise of Vodacom as it already paid out more than that in dividends to shareholders each year, with its majority shareholder being international company Vodafone, said his legal representative...

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