This has been one of those classic cases of the small-fry against the big soul-less corporation: sometimes the small-fry wins and we all have a warm, fuzzy moment, our faith in humanity briefly bolstered.
This was not such a case…
Nkosana Makate took the cell-phone giants to court as he claims that he was actually the one who invented the Please Call Me service that all mobile networks in SA now use. He has not seen any share of the profits, as Vodacom promised they would arrange with him.
The court case has now been dismissed, although the details as to why have yet to emerge.
More scant details available at Times Live but watch this space for an explanation of the dismissal.
