Overview
- Vodacom said its board approved the out-of-court settlement on 4 November 2025 in a Stock Exchange News Service notice.
- Notices were filed to withdraw Vodacom’s appeal at the Supreme Court of Appeal and to abandon the 8 February 2022 High Court judgment, closing the litigation.
- Financial terms were not disclosed, and Vodacom said the impact is reflected in interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2025.
- The Constitutional Court in July set aside the SCA’s 2024 ruling and ordered a rehearing, a process now made unnecessary by the settlement.
- The case arose from Kenneth Makate’s 2000–2001 Please Call Me idea, with previous proposals ranging from about R47 million to multi‑billion‑rand estimates.