Tracker Becomes a Techco | ITWeb Tech Headlines | 15 – 19 September 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Tracker is evolving from a vehicle recovery service into a full technology company, with CEO Dillan Fernando telling ITWeb TV that it now serves more than one million customers and processes 200 million data points a day, using AI to deliver insights for fleets.
Errol Elsdon offered a stake in a separate court case as security for funding Nkosana Makate’s Please Call Me battle, but the trust says he had no agreement with it.
Errol Elsdon, who claims he is entitled to 40% of Nkosana Makate’s ‘winnings’, vanished from the Please Call Me story for years, then reappeared as the face of a company few can verify exists.
Vodacom says the data behind Please Call Me’s success never existed, though its own documents show revenue tracking was discussed and dropped.
Raining Men has been in business rescue since 2019, but the man who stepped into the shoes of its directors has a troubled history.
Court papers show how Nkosana Makate’s early funders turned against each other, trading conspiracy claims and alleging a hidden romance over who gets a cut.
A deregistered company, a forged signature and a shelf-company swap – how Black Rock Mining’s rights to millions became a ghost claim.
From London funders, to Bermuda shell entities and a struck-off Singapore company – ITWeb unpacks the offshore web behind Black Rock's claim.
From a disbarred advocate, to offshore funds and Cyprus shell companies, ITWeb unpacks the people behind the Please Call Me litigation.
A deep dive into the funding saga behind the Please Call Me settlement – starting with Nkosana Makate’s claim that Black Rock Mining was a facade for businessman Errol Elsdon.
Errol Elsdon, the man behind Black Rock Mining, allegedly diverted litigation funds to a Cyprus bank account and Cyprus-based company.
The company that agreed to fund his ‘Please Call Me’ legal battle never existed, leaving him to fund the litigation against Vodacom, says Nkosana Makate.
‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate says Errol Elsdon’s defamation threat is baseless, as the decades-long legal battle takes another twist.