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The True Life Story Of Nkosana Makate

He is a South African finance executive. He was born in 1977 and raised in Katlehong. He is also the creator of the please call me service at Vodacom.

He envisioned a solution to communicate without the burden of excessive airtime costs.

The please call me service was launched in 2001. In 2008 he initiated a legal battle against Vodacom alleging that they had breached their verbal agreement and claimed his rightful compensation.

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In 2024, the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that Vodacom had to pay him 5-7% of the total revenue generated by the service over 18 years.

He is married to Rebecca Makate and they have three children. His networth will be $30 billion if he is paid out the damages by Vodacom that he was recently awarded by the  courts.

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