For once, the small guy prevailed against the lawyered-up corporation, but it appears Makate only won a battle, not the war.
If Makate is reading this, please call me.
With the latest ruling, Mr ‘Please Call Me’ is set to bag around R20 billion, with the legal fees also set to be settled by Vodacom.
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…Sometimes!