#PleaseCallMe: Protesters take to the streets as police guard Vodacom’s offices [VIDEO]
MIDRAND – Makate and Vodacom have been in a battle regarding a settlement for years, and in 2016, the Constitutional Court ruled that the mobile company must pay Makate.
Members of the #PleaseCallMeMovement have taken to the streets on 31 January, outside the gates of Vodacom’s offices in Midrand.
Vodacom has not yet paid a former employee best known for inventing the Please Call Me concept, Nkosana Makate.
Makate and Vodacom have been in a battle regarding a settlement for years, and in 2016, the Constitutional Court ruled that the mobile company must pay Makate.
The two parties have met on numerous occasions to try and reach a settlement but, to date, no amount has been agreed upon.
The movement also protested last year on Mandela Day, 18 July. More updates will follow as information becomes available.
Journalist, Andrei van Wyk, reports from the scene:
Tussles at the gate between #PleaseCallMeMovement and police #Midrand #Joburg #SouthAfrica pic.twitter.com/9UaVtiLdsQ
— Midrand Reporter (@MidrandReporter) January 31, 2019
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