Makate guns for man behind ‘attempts to extort me’

Dailydispatch · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · Jun 07, 2026 · 65 words · By Isaac Mahlangu

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Story audio is generated using AI “Please Call Me” inventor Nkosana Makate seeks to privately prosecute a British investor who is claiming 40% of his multimillion-rand settlement with Vodacom.

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What happened

Story audio is generated using AI “Please Call Me” inventor Nkosana Makate seeks to privately prosecute a British investor who is claiming 40% of his multimillion-rand settlement with Vodacom.

Why it matters

After a two-decade battle with Vodacom for compensation which ended with an out-of-court settlement last year, Makate has entered a fresh battle against an investor claiming almost half his money.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: a British investor who is claiming 40% of his multimillion-rand settlement with Vodacom.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Makate guns for man behind ‘attempts to extort me’?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that a British investor who is claiming 40% of his multimillion-rand settlement with Vodacom?
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Claim 1: “a British investor who is claiming 40% of his multimillion-rand settlement with Vodacom”

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Multiple independent sources confirm that British investor Errol Elsdon is claiming 40% of the settlement payout from Vodacom.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vodacom Group Limited is a South African mobile communications company, providing voice, messaging, data and converged services to over 130 million customers across Africa. From its roots in South Afr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodacom

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web search NEUTRAL — Nkosana Kenneth Makate continues his legal battle over the Vodacom 'Please Call Me' saga, challenging the validity of a funding agreement with Black Rock Mining, which he claims was based on misrepres…
https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/new-twist-in-makate-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Makate settled with the telecom giant earlier this month, after nearly two decades of litigation, for Vodacom to compensate him for his “Please Call Me” idea. The exact amount of the settlement has no…
https://www.businessday.co.za/news/law/2025-11-16-please-cal…

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Claim 2: “After a two-decade battle with Vodacom for compensation which ended with an out-of-court settlement last year”

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Web search results confirm that Makate settled with Vodacom 'earlier this month' (relative to the report date) after 'nearly two decades of litigation'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alan Knott-Craig (Sr) (born 8 May 1952, Oudtshoorn, South Africa) is a retired South African former CEO of Vodacom (1996 - 2008) and Cell C (2012 - 2014).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Knott-Craig

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wendy Hughes (born 28 February 1968), formerly known as Wendy Hughes-Madondo, is a South African judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal. Formerly an attorney in private practice, she was a judge of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Hughes_(judge)

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Claim 3: ““Please Call Me” inventor Nkosana Makate seeks to privately prosecute a British investor”

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Multiple independent web search results (Daily Dispatch and other news reports) confirm that Nkosana Makate is seeking to privately prosecute British investor Errol Elsdon.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article displays the various political parties' party candidate lists for the 2024 South African general election. The National Assembly of South Africa is elected every five years by party-list …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_lists_for_the_2024_South…

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web search NEUTRAL — “Please Call Me” inventor Nkosana Makate seeks to privately prosecute a British investor who is claiming 40% of his multimillion-rand settlement with Vodacom.
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-07-makate-guns-…

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