An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Have you ever sent or received an email at work that said, "Please call me," or, "I need to speak to you, please give me a ring," with no ...

Nkosana Kenneth Makate did not invent Please Call Me. However, this false statement has been repeated so often that most media outlets and commentators quote it as fact. Recent reports referring to ...

As Please Call Me inventor Nkosana Makate continues to pursue a battle for compensation, a tech expert has questioned if the inventor had ever patented the call-back service. Makate, a former trainee ...

Vodacom has finally settled its long-standing dispute with Kenneth Nkosana Makate over the "Please Call Me" feature, bringing nearly two decades of legal battles to a close. This week, Vodacom and ...

Nkosana Makate leaves a Johannesburg court in August 2008 during the long-running Please Call Me saga. (Photo by Tshepo Kekana/Sowetan/Gallo Images/Getty Images) In late 2000, telecoms engineer Ari ...