What you need to know about Intellectual Property: "Please Call Me"

The Best of POWER Breakfast
08/11/2025 8 min
What you need to know about Intellectual Property: "Please Call Me"

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Bernadette Versfeld, Partner at Webber Wentzel, about how after 17 years of legal battles over the popular “Please Call Me” feature, Vodacom and Kenneth Nkosana Makate reached an out-of-court settlement on 4 November 2025. The deal, reportedly worth between R353 million and R748 million, ends a saga involving multiple court rulings, including a Constitutional Court mandate for fair compensation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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